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SEC issues $12m Award to Joint Whistleblowers, who provided critical information and assistance in an SEC enforcement action

The joint whistleblowers provided the SEC significant information and extensive cooperation, which helped expand the scope of the investigation and the charges brought in the enforcement action and also saved the agency substantial time and resources. The joint whistleblowers met numerous times with SEC’s enforcement staff and certain of the joint whistleblowers suffered hardships due to their whistleblowing…

SEC alleges that Cumberland DRW has been operating as an Unregistered Dealer in the Crypto Asset Markets

Cumberland has acted as an unregistered dealer by buying and selling crypto assets offered and sold as securities for its own accounts as part of its regular business. As alleged in the complaint, Cumberland publicly calls itself “one of the world’s leading liquidity providers” in crypto assets and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week by trading with counterparties by the telephone or through its online trading platform, Marea…

EPPO Bulgaria accuses former mayor and ex-governor in an investigation into possible fraud, involving the reconstruction of a fishing port

The four are accused of forging official documents and submitting false information, in order to illegally receive EU funds for a €3.4 million project, co-funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. At issue is a project to improve the infrastructure of an existing fishing port in the outskirts of Varna, submitted by the Municipality of Varna (the beneficiary). However, according to the investigation, such a port did not exist when the application for EU funding was submitted…

SEC charges U.S based Moog Inc. with FCPA violations for subsidiary’s role in Indian bribery scheme

SEC announced that Moog Inc., a New York-based global manufacturer of motion controls systems for aerospace, defense, industrial and medical markets, agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1.1 million to resolve the SEC’s charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) arising out of bribes paid by its wholly owned Indian subsidiary, Moog Motion Controls Private Limited (Moog Motion Controls)….

EPPO Romania indicts five individuals for misuse of funds from programmes for the inclusion of Roma communities, co-funded by the EU

The Municipality of Deda (the beneficiary of the funds) launched procurement procedures, under which three contracts were concluded. According to the investigation, the defendants colluded to present simulated bids, so that the contracts would be granted to a pre-selected company – thus misleading the mayor of Deda, who, acting without guilt, submitted the applications to the managing authority.

EPPO Croatia arrests four individuals on suspicion of abuse of office and subsidy fraud in case involving family farms

The first suspect was – at the time of alleged fraudulent acts – an employee of the Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development. He allegedly used the username and password of another employee of the Agency and, without legal basis, entered false data in the appropriate system. By doing so, he overstated the size of the family farms owned by himself and the three other suspects and thus presenting a larger agricultural area eligible for subsidies from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)…

Global Witness uncovers evidence that leading collagen manufacturer, Rousselot, has been involved in deforestation and Indigenous rights violations in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco

Global Witness uncovered a combined 75,000 hectares of deforestation in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco linked to meat giants Minerva Foods and Frigorífico Concepción from 2021 to 2023.

TI publishes report on addressing land corruption in Africa

Contains recommendations based on the African Union’s land governance strategy.

US DOJ updates its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, providing new guidance for prosecutors to assess the effectiveness of corporate compliance efforts

The update emphasizes key factors for evaluating compliance, including risk assessments, training programs, and the enforcement of policies. It also highlights the importance of a company’s culture in supporting compliance initiatives. The DOJ aims to promote stronger corporate governance and accountability through these guidelines​…

GRECO urges Slovakia to make tangible progress to prevent corruption and strengthen integrity in Govt and police

This high-level visit followed the finding by GRECO in December 2023 that the Slovak Republic had not demonstrated sufficient progress in the implementation of the recommendations addressed to the country under its 5th Evaluation Round, triggering the application of GRECO’s non-compliance procedure…

 

 

GRECO evaluates anti-corruption progress in Ireland examining the effectiveness of measures aimed at preventing corruption among individuals holding top executive functions

Concludes that Ireland has satisfactorily implemented one of the eighteen recommendations set out in the evaluation report. Four recommendations have been partly implemented and thirteen have not been implemented.

 

B20 ‘Integrity & Compliance’ Taskforce expands focus beyond anti-corruption to include environmental and social principles

The Task Force advocates for stronger collaboration among the private sector, public institutions, and civil society to build more resilient, transparent, and accountable organisations. Rec 1 encourage the implementation of integrity and anti-corruption measures.

 

 

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