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The SFO “Operation Steamroller”

SFO will be returning over £1 million to more than 200 victims, following one of the largest boiler room frauds ever pursued by a UK authority. The SFO’s seven year investigation, codenamed Operation Steamroller, led to the successful prosecution of Australian national…

EPPO on Fraud concerning EU funds

After unjustly obtaining the funds, the beneficiary is suspected of transferring them in order to conceal their illicit origin, and to hide the fraud. The fraud scheme had a cross-border dimension because the beneficiary used, through intermediaries, companies based in Spain…

Council of Europe e-course: “Introduction to corruption prevention”

The course aims to support the understanding of preventive tools for a greater awareness of the integrity standards that apply to public officials. It puts in the spotlight ethical dilemmas and challenges in implementing anti-corruption measures…

TI-UK on reducing corruption risks in planning decisions

This assessment looked at how local authorities compared against good practice standards for managing corruption risks. Our research found that, overall, local authorities do not meet good practice standards…

 

TI on governance frameworks of five eco-finance funds

This report assesses four areas of governance: integrity, accountability, transparency and methods for assessing policy effectiveness. It also appraises the funds’ requirements for their implementing entities (IEs) in these areas…

SEC Charges Stericycle with Bribery Schemes in Latin America

The SEC’s order finds that Stericycle, a leading provider of medical waste and other services in 16 countries worldwide, paid millions of dollars in bribes to obtain and maintain business from government customers in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina from at least 2012 to 2016…

US Treasury on anti-corruption roundtable

US Treasury hosted an anti-corruption roundtable with leaders of NGO’s to discuss Treasury’s anti-corruption strategy and priorities, which longstanding commitment to identifying and countering corruption, particularly the way it intersects with the U.S…

Afrobarometer on level of trust and corruption

Afrobarometer examines levels of trust and tolerance in African countries and how these impact corruption. Analysts study social bonds and social divisions precisely because they believe that societies that are more cohesive, i.e. that have stronger, more positive relationships…

CPS sentences individuals for bribery and corruption schemes

The CPS announced that a group of individuals and entities were sentenced in the Southwark Crown Court for their roles in a bribery scheme involving a senior manager for Coca Cola Enterprises UK Limited (CCE), with each person avoiding prison for their role in the scheme…

FinCEN advisory on kleptocracy & foreign public corruption

FinCEN urges financial institutions to focus efforts on detecting the proceeds of foreign public corruption, a priority for the U.S. Govt. Kleptocratic regimes and corrupt public officials may engage in bribery, embezzlement, extortion, or the misappropriation of public assets…

SFO Business Plan 2022

This Business Plan outlines the key activities that the SFO will undertake in 2022-23 to deliver on our Mission and Strategic Objectives. The mission is to fight complex financial crime; to deliver justice to victims; and to protect the UK’s reputation as a safe place to do business…

SFO outlines strategic plan 2022-25

This Strategy for 2022-2025 sets out the SFO’s approach and goals for the next three years. We will modernise, build our skills and
capabilities, implement improvements in how we do things and seek to influence our operating environment, including the legislative…