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TI-UK publishes investigates corruption red flags in Covid-19 public procurement in new report, Behind the Mask

Report contains the most comprehensive analysis to date of public procurement and contracts issued during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SFO charges six former Glencore employees with bribery, accusing them of conspiring to make corrupt payments to advance the company’s oil operations in West Africa

This is the first time that the SFO has announced charges against David Perez, for conspiring to make corrupt payments in Cameroon and the Ivory Coast. Perez has also been charged in relation to the falsification of invoices to Glencore’s London office marked as service fees to a Nigerian oil consultancy…

SEC charged executives of Medly Health Inc. with defrauding investors on fake prescriptions and fraudulently inflated revenue

The SEC has charged Medly Health Inc.’s and Head of Rx Operations with defrauding investors during a US $170 million fundraising effort. The accused are inflating revenue figures, while Bhatt is alleged to have created fake prescriptions to support these figures. The SEC deems these actions as severe corporate misconduct and reaffirms its focus on preventing deceptive start up fundraising…

OCCRP reveals that Albanian prosecutors have indicted former Albanian PM for corruption related to a property deal

The Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Corruption (SPAK) has now formally indicted both men, presenting 500 pages of evidence to support charges of “passive corruption” against Berisha, according to court documents obtained by OCCRP. Malltezi has been charged with corruption and money laundering…

GRECO publishes a report evaluating how Kazakhstan has addressed and implemented its recommendations on anti-corruption measures

The report assesses Kazakhstan’s compliance with the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption standards regarding the independence, powers and means available to national bodies responsible for the prevention and fight against corruption, the extent and scope of immunities from investigation and prosecution for corruption offences, possibilities for seizure and confiscation of proceeds of corruption, corruption within the public administration, and the liability of legal persons for corruption offences…

NCA publishes updated list of restrictions on serious offenders

The latest list of ancillary orders, used to support the lifetime management of serious criminals and prevent future offending, include Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPOs), Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Orders, Financial Reporting Orders and Travel Restriction Orders.

SFO seizes 12 potentially luxury watches at a home in Dorset as part of a proceeds of crime investigation, related to a suspected £76 million care home fraud

SFO officers, with support from Dorset Police, attended a home in Dorset where they recovered watches branded as Patek Philippe, Rolex and Hublot, worth over £500,000 if authentic. A warrant was obtained on suspicion that evidence and items including luxury watches, that may have been acquired using the proceeds of crime, were being stored at the property.

GRECO urges Italy to improve the effectiveness of its system to promote integrity and prevent corruption in the government and the law enforcement authorities

The Fifth Round Mutual Evaluation report considers the effectiveness of the framework in place in Italy to prevent corruption among persons with top executive functions and members of the State Police, the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Finanza.

EPPO in Lithuania broadens a fraud investigation involving a former MEP, suspected of abuse of office, document falsification, illegal use of electronic documents, and acquiring high-value foreign assets

The investigation initially focused on the suspected non-performance or imitation of the actual duties of a parliamentary assistant, with the intent of fraudulently obtaining remuneration between 2014 and 2019, and unemployment benefits from 2019 to 2020. The potential damage to the financial interests of the EU exceeds half a million euros…

ABC News: South Africa is investigating alleged US$7 billion corruption at state-owned companies

The Special Investigative Unit updated a parliamentary committee on ongoing probes some dating back to 2018, into corruption involving six state-owned companies, including Transnet, Denel, and Eskom. The report highlights about 60 suspicious contracts and numerous conflict-of-interest cases at Transnet alone, totaling nearly US $4 billion. Nearly 40 other investigations into state-run entities and government departments are underway…

US DoJ launches a Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Programme, who awards to uncover crime, effective 1 Aug 2024

US DoJ’ s Criminal Division has introduced a Corporate Whistle blower Awards Pilot Program aimed at exposing and prosecuting corporate crime. Whistle blowers providing original and truthful information leading to successful prosecutions with forfeitures may be eligible for a percentage of the forfeited assets. The program focuses on crimes, corruption, and health care fraud involving private insurance plans…

 

 

The Guardian: Glencore’s former oil trading chief with conspiring to make corrupt payments to benefit the company’s West African oil operations

Alex Beard, Glencore’s former head of oil trading, along with ex-executives Andrew Gibson faces charges from a long-running bribery investigation. The charges relate to corrupt oil contract awards in Cameroon, Nigeria, and Ivory Coast from 2007 to 2014. This follows Glencore’s 2022 guilty plea to corruption and market manipulation in the US and UK for bribes in eight countries, including Brazil and South Sudan…

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