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UK SFO returns over £400,000 to 9 victims of a 2001–02 global email advance-fee fraud, using a groundbreaking civil recovery approach that repays stolen funds directly rather than to the Treasury
UK SFO has announced that it has successfully recovered and will return more than £400,000 to nine individuals defrauded by an international email scam nearly 24 years after the offence, despite no conviction having been secured. It used civil recovery and worked with multiple international partners—such as the Australian Federal Police, Belgian and French authorities, and the FBI—to locate victims and secure consent, representing a significant development in returning proceeds of crime directly to victims rather than to the Treasury…
GRECO’s 4th Evaluation Round report reveals that Belgium has partially implemented anti-corruption reform for parliamentarians, judges, and prosecutors, with limited progress in govt and law enforcement
CRECO published two new assessments showing that Belgium has acted on part of its earlier recommendations—implementing eight of 15 on parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors—but several remain only partly done. It also concludes that Belgium has fully implemented only eight of 22 recommendations on preventing corruption in central government and law enforcement, with many still at the stage of consultation or intent, and has asked for progress updates by November 2026…
UK’s 2025 Anti‑Corruption Strategy, hailed by the Deputy PM as vital for national security and public trust, launches 123 commitments, stronger enforcement, and new institutions to fight corruption
The Deputy Prime Minister warns that corruption is now a direct threat to the UK’s national security, economy and democracy, fuelling instability overseas, driving illicit finance into the UK, and undermining public trust. The Security Minister reinforced this message, stressing that corruption empowers hostile states, organised crime groups and malign actors by granting them access, information and influence…
EPPO arrests four suspects in Poland, including a senior official, over alleged procurement fraud and corruption linked to an EU-funded tram project
The official is alleged to have provided confidential information to a favoured company to secure a contract worth over €1 million and is also suspected of corruption. During searches, authorities seized approximately €38,000 in cash and a gold bar. One suspect remains in pre-trial detention, while the investigation continues to clarify the facts and determine potential criminal offences. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty…
OECD’s Phase 4 Anti-Bribery Report on Estonia finds that while the country has strengthened its foreign bribery laws, detection, enforcement, and prioritisation still need improvement to tackle significant gaps
The OECD Working Group on Bribery’s Phase 4 evaluation acknowledges Estonia’s progress in aligning its laws and corporate liability regime with the Anti-Bribery Convention. However, it highlights that enforcement activity is low relative to the risks, that awareness and proactive detection of foreign bribery are limited, and that authorities must improve prioritisation and investigation capacity to effectively combat these offences…
OECD’s Phase 4 Anti-Bribery Report warns that Colombia’s fight against foreign bribery is hindered by weak prevention, enforcement, and whistleblower protections, demanding urgent reforms
The Phase 4 Report assesses Colombia’s implementation of its obligations under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and related instruments, noting both progress and significant challenges. It highlights persistent deficiencies in the country’s foreign bribery framework—particularly in enforcement outcomes, corporate liability, protection for whistleblowers and effective detection—and calls for targeted actions to address these gaps and improve international cooperation…
OECD’s Anti-Bribery Phase 3 Follow-Up report on Lithuania highlights reform progress but warns that enforcement of foreign bribery and corporate liability laws remains weak
The report assesses Lithuania’s progress against the recommendations from its Phase 3 evaluation of implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. It concludes that although some legal and procedural reforms have been enacted, challenges persist in effectively investigating, prosecuting and sanctioning foreign bribery and in ensuring robust corporate liability, indicating the need for further targeted improvements…
GRECO’s 5th Evaluation Round report praises Iceland’s strong anti-corruption and integrity reforms but flags persistent gaps in enforcement, oversight, and transparency
The report finds that Iceland has satisfactorily or appropriately addressed a majority of the original recommendations, with several measures adopted to strengthen ethics frameworks, conflict‑of‑interest rules and awareness‑raising for senior officials, and improvements in law enforcement integrity policies. However, some recommendations remain only partly implemented and at least one is still unimplemented, with GRECO urging the Icelandic authorities to complete outstanding reforms—particularly in areas such as enforcement, monitoring…
OECD’s Detection and Investigation of High-Level Corruption in Kazakhstan manual provides practical tools, modern investigative techniques, and global best practices to tackle elite corruption effectively
This OECD training manual offers comprehensive guidance on the detection and investigation of high-level corruption in Kazakhstan, covering topics such as sources of detection, open-source techniques, parallel financial investigations, asset search and seizure, and international cooperation. It aims to support capacity building and the sharing of effective practices from OECD Anti-Corruption Network members to enhance the quality and impact of complex corruption probes in Kazakhstan…
TI’s Public Debt Confidentiality report exposes how secrecy clauses in Govt loan contracts, used to conceal critical information, undermine transparency, accountability, and public oversight
The paper debunks common justifications for secrecy, showing that national security, commercial sensitivity, or better loan terms rarely require hiding debt information. Confidentiality increases corruption risks, raises borrowing costs, and reduces access to finance, ultimately harming public services. TI calls for legal and institutional reforms requiring proactive disclosure by both borrower and lender countries, stronger oversight, and the creation of a global sovereign debt registry, arguing that full transparency is essential for sustainable…
Council of the EU and EP reach deal on new EU law to boost the fight against corruption – the first EU Anti-Corruption Directive, with harmonised offences and penalties across member states
For the first time, the new law establishes EU-wide criminal definitions for a broad range of corruption offences, including public and private sector bribery, trading in influence, misappropriation and concealment, and requires member states to implement minimum sanctions, including prison terms and significant fines for companies. It also sets common jurisdictional rules, mandates national anti-corruption strategies and…
UK Govt publishes 2025 Anti-Corruption Strategy, expanding the Domestic Corruption Unit, tightening ML/TF oversight and launching an Ethics & Integrity Commission to protect public sector integrity
The strategy commits to expanding and resourcing the City of London Police’s Domestic Corruption Unit with £15 million in new funding, enhancing vetting and integrity checks across policing, prisons and border services, and holding corrupt public-sector actors and “professional enablers” to account through tougher enforcement and sanctions. It also introduces over 100 measures…