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US Congress expands US DoJ’s authority to pursue corrupt non-US government officials

February 13, 2024

FEPA reinforces the Biden Administration’s policy emphasis on tackling corruption as part of the broader US national security strategy. It also aligns US law with international anti-corruption conventions which frequently encourage state parties to address both sides of bribery through their national legislation…

RUSI welcomes Nick Ephgrave for his first public speech as SFO Director, where he offered insights into several challenges facing the organisation

February 13, 2024

The audience included representatives from the media, the UK criminal justice sector and law enforcement partners at RUSI. He mentioned that under his leadership, the SFO will play a greater role in the national effort to tackle fraud. SFO is also looking at ways in which it can support the Government’s Fraud Strategy…

TI publishes Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 indicating that corruption is widespread worldwide

February 12, 2024

Countries ranking high on the CPI have an impunity problem of their own, even if this isn’t reflected in their scores. Many cross-border corruption cases have involved companies from top-scoring countries that resort to bribery when doing business abroad. Others have implicated professionals who sell secrecy or otherwise enable foreign…

Spotlight on Corruption publishes new report revealing that regulators are falling short in holding senior executives accountable for economic crime

February 10, 2024

The new report highlights a concerning trend: top regulatory bodies struggle to prosecute senior executives in major firms for economic crimes, effectively shielding them from accountability. Only a mere 6% of investigations under the Senior Managers regime have led to enforcement actions. Regulators, including the CMA, SFO and the FCA, have had minimal success in prosecuting board-level executives…

Jenner & Block publishes “Anti-Corruption Enforcement 2023 Year in Review”

February 9, 2024

Provides a deep dive into 2023 trends in the US, UK, and around the world, covering US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions, impactful court decisions and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations, UK anti-corruption developments, and 2023 Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs), along with visual charts and summaries of key statistics for an informative and interactive experience.

US DoJ charges 70 current and former employees of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) with bribery and extortion offenses

February 6, 2024

These 70 defendants are accused of demanding kickbacks and bribes for access to no-bid contracts and lucrative, under-the-table deals. The alleged conduct identified during this investigation harms the effectiveness of housing programs that support more than 200,000 residents…

TI strongly denounces the unjust retaliations it is facing in response to its anti-corruption work in Brazil

February 6, 2024

TI strongly denounces the unjust retaliations it is facing in response to its anticorruption work in Brazil. The situation has escalated to a disturbing level following the Supreme Court minister’s order to initiate an investigation against Tl, based on misinformation…

European Parliament MEPs push for stricter EU-wide measures and penalties on anti-corruption

January 31, 2024

MEPs amended the draft anti-corruption provisions to cover more persons of interest, requesting the inclusion of “high-level officials”, military officials, senior executives of state-owned corporations, and managing officials of political parties represented in a parliament.

APG issues Mutual Evaluation Report on Guinea

January 30, 2024

Nepal fully complied with five of the 40 recommendations made by the FATF. It largely complied with as many as 16 recommendations, partially with 16 while not complying with three.

GRECO publishes Fourth Evaluation Round Addendum to the Second compliance Report on Ireland

January 30, 2024

Notes that concrete steps have been taken in reviewing the ethics and public office legislation and that a Bill is underway to reduce the Government’s discretion in the matter of judicial appointments.

GRECO releases its Fourth Evaluation Round Second Addendum to the 2nd Compliance Report on France

January 30, 2024

GRECO concludes that the level of implementation remains the same as in the previous report. France has implemented or dealt with in a satisfactory manner six of the eleven recommendations in the Fourth Round Evaluation Report.

RUSI on the journey of and response to the threat of bribery and corruption

January 29, 2024

This commentary covers a dizzying array of behaviours including hostile states engaging in strategic corruption to promote their interests in the UK, and corrupt politicians in countries with a weak rule of law looting their public purse to buy luxury property and goods…