American University Washington College of Law Biweekly Corruption-Related Reports, Releases, and Analyses (October 26, 2023)
Jonathan Rusch
Law Professor, Lawyer, Expert Witness, and Thought Entrepreneur on Law, Compliance, and Ethics Issues
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Anti-Corruption Measures and Policies
Brian Markley & Jennifer Potts, Avoiding Bribery, Corruption And Sanctions Risks In Int'l M&A, Law360 (Oct. 25, 2023), link?here?[subscription required].
Runestad drafting legislation to combat corruption, close ‘consultant loophole’ exploited by former House speaker, Michigan Senate Republicans (Oct. 24, 2023), link?here.
Anna Bianca Roach and Ana de Liz, David Fuhr named permanent FCPA unit chief, Global Investigations Review (Oct. 23, 2023), link?here?[subscription required].
IBA launches global anti-corruption survey, International Bar Association (Oct. 17, 2023), link?here.
General Corruption-Related Developments
Xiang Kai & Wang Xintong, Two Former China State Rail Firm Executives Behind Bars over Bribery in Singapore, Caixin Global (Oct. 26, 2023), link?here?[subscription required].
Blaze Lovell, Hawaii Bribery Scandal Casts a Shadow Over Lahaina’s Ruins, New York Times (Oct. 26, 2023), link?here?[subscription required].
Pierre Saint-Arnaud, UPAC is fighting more small-scale corruption schemes, Montreal Gazette (Oct. 25, 2023), link?here.
Benoit Berthelot & Irene Garcia Perez, Billionaire Drahi Cornered by Debt Mountain, Corruption Scandal, Bloomberg (Oct. 24, 2023), link?here?[subscription required].
Chris Buckley, China Dismisses Defense Minister Amid Swirl of Speculation, New York Times (Oct. 24, 2023), link?here?[subscription required].
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gets bail in corruption cases, Al Jazeera (Oct. 24, 2023), link?here.
Subhash Narayan, Road consultants need to sign corruption pact, Mint (Oct. 24, 2023), link?here.
Alice Gainer, Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to latest federal corruption charges, CBS News (Oct. 23, 2023), link?here.
Christopher Knaus, More than 80% of Australians believe pork barrelling is a form of corruption, The Guardian (Oct. 23, 2023), link?here.
Kyle Brasseur, OECD group questions Brazil’s momentum on anti-bribery, Compliance Watch (Oct. 23, 2023), link?here.
WPP fires executive detained on bribery charges in China, Reuters (Oct. 23, 2023), link?here.
Albanian prosecutors charge former Prime Minister Sali Berisha in corruption probe, Reuters (Oct. 22, 2023), link?here.
Patience Haggin & Clarence Leong, China Detains Current, Former GroupM Employees as Part of Commercial Bribery Case, Wall Street Journal (Oct. 22, 2023), link?here?[subscription required].
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Llazar Semini, Former Albanian prime minister says he’s charged with corruption and money laundering in land deal, Associated Press (Oct. 21, 2023), link?here.
Tavia Grant, Canada’s enforcement efforts on anti-bribery are ‘exceedingly low,’ OECD finds, The Globe and Mail (Oct. 20, 2023), link?here?[subscription required].
Moses Kollie Garzeawu, Nine arrested for vote tampering in Liberia, BBC (Oct. 19, 2023), link?here.
Arti Ekwati, Indonesia: Corruption scandals escalate as election nears, DW (Oct. 18, 2023), link?here.
International Anti-Corruption Conference 2024 theme announcement, Transparency International (Oct. 18, 2023), link?here.
Sam Barca & Moises Lloren, Barca president charged with suspected bribery - report, ESPN (Oct. 18, 2023), link?here.
Derek Cai, Former Bank of China boss arrested on bribery charges, BBC (Oct. 16, 2023), link?here.
Government Documents, Reports, and Speeches
Press Release, Justice Department Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against $300 Million Superyacht, U.S. Department of Justice (Oct. 23, 2023), link?here.
Press Release, Two Businessmen Charged for $1M Kickback Scheme Involving Nuclear Weapons Components, U.S. Department of Justice (Oct. 19, 2023), link?here.
Investigations and Prosecutions
World Bank Debars HTC Construction and Advanced Technology Joint Stock Company, World Bank (Oct. 18, 2023), link?here.
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