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SEC charges NovaTech and its principals and promoters with $650m crypto fraud
SEC announces charges against Cynthia and Eddy Petion, along with their company, NovaTech Ltd., for operating a fraudulent scheme that raised more than $650 million in crypto assets from more than 200,000 investors worldwide, including many in the Haitian-American community.
Europol arrests of Spanish lawyer for EUR 4.5 million fishery project bribe in Equatorial Guinea
The suspect’s company, which was registered in Spain, had reported limited commercial activity since its establishment. It had never developed any project, neither in Spain nor in any other country. However, between 2020 and 2022 the company reported two income streams for a total amount of over EUR 4.5 million. Further investigation showed that individuals close to the Equatorial Guinea government were among the beneficiaries of these sums.
GRECO publishes fifth round compliance report evaluating corruption prevention in Montenegro
GRECO concludes that Montenegro has implemented satisfactorily three of the twenty-two recommendations set out in the Fifth Round Evaluation Report. Of the outstanding nineteen recommendations, eleven have been partly implemented and eight have not been implemented.
SFO publishes strategy for 2024-29
Outlines how the SFO intends to build the necessary capability to effectively fight against serious and complex fraud, bribery and corruption.
GRECO makes public its Fifth Round Addendum to the Second Compliance Report on Iceland
GRECO concludes that Iceland has implemented satisfactorily or dealt with in a satisfactory manner nine of the eighteen recommendations contained in the Fifth Round Evaluation Report. Of the remaining recommendations, eight have been partly implemented and one not been implemented.
GFI examines the impact of the Beneficial Ownership Registry and Law on extractives sector in Tanzania
Report explores how these laws, designed to enhance transparency and accountability by identifying and registering the true owners of companies, affect the operations, governance, and economic outcomes within the extractive sector.
SFO releases Annual Report & Accounts 2023-24
During this period 5 sites were searched and 15 individuals arrested on SFO orders. Additionally, three cases were taken to trial during year, six criminal investigations were opened.
Basel Institute issues New Working Paper and framework for navigating the political context of anti-corruption and asset recovery
The report discusses the political and governance factors that affect the performance of the justice system in relation to anti-corruption and asset recovery. It also provides guidance on assessing these factors systematically – including through a novel Assessment and Monitoring Framework…
Guardian: UK to appoint corruption Tsar to recoup billions from COVID-19 fraud
The Chancellor believes the Treasury can recover £2.6billion lost to waste, fraud, and flawed pandemic contracts. A new Covid corruption commissioner will be appointed this week to work with the Department of Health and Social Care, as well as HMRC, SFO and the NCA Agency, to investigate £7.6 billion in Covid-related fraud…
US SEC announces an award of more than $37 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to a successful SEC enforcement action
The whistleblower persisted in reporting the misconduct internally, which led the employer to conduct its own investigation and eventually report the results to the Commission. This self-report caused the Commission to open an investigation. Further, without the whistleblower’s ongoing, extensive, and timely assistance, the staff would not have learned the full context and extent of the employer’s misconduct…
GRECO calls on Monaco to supplement and extend its mechanism for fighting corruption in the executive and the police
GRECO recommends that the rules of ethics and the obligation to declare interests and assets be made applicable to the persons who work most closely with ministers, to the Secretary of State for Justice and to the Prince’s advisers. For all of the most senior posts in the executive, these rules need to be supplemented with better assessment of the integrity of appointees, greater transparency of their activity and more monitoring of compliance with the rules, as well as a system of penalties…
Council of EU Barometer reveals that 65% of citizens believe that high-level corruption cases are not sufficiently pursued, and only 30% think that government efforts to combat corruption are effective
Europeans remain doubtful about their national governments’ anti-corruption efforts, with 65% believing high-level corruption cases are inadequately pursued and only 30% finding government measures effective. Additionally, 68% of citizens view corruption as widespread in their Member States…