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Indonesia’s independent Corruption Eradication Commission has named a member of the national legislature in a corruption case related to the procurement of Korans by the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Legislator Zulkarnaen Djabar has been asked to step down by officials of his Golkar Party during the investigation.… Continue Reading
The elder brother of South Korea’s president was arrested this week and detained during a widening bribery investigation.
Lee Sang-deuk, 76, was accused of taking $525,000 from the chairmen of two savings banks from 2007 until last year to help them avoid official audits.… Continue Reading
Previous posts have explored varying attitudes to the “facilitation payments” defense across the globe. Even those countries that have signed the OECD and U.N. conventions differ in their approaches.
Australia has adopted a facilitation payment defense, but this looks set to change.… Continue Reading
From the China Compliance Digest (Issue No. 23: July 9, 2012):
In the first of a series of articles on how the world’s wealthy hide their money, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review gave special attention to the massive outflow of China’s new millions.… Continue Reading