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Image courtesy of Tullow OilTullow Oil declared force majeure on its offshore exploration block in Guinea following the disclosure that its partner, U.S.-based Hyperdynamics Corporation, is under investigation by the DOJ and SEC for possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.… Continue Reading
Gulnara Karimova, courtesy of YouTubeProsecutors in Switzerland have opened a money-laundering investigation into Gulnara Karimova, the eldest daughter of the president of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov.
The investigation initially focused on four people linked to her, but prosecutors said Wednesday that Karimova is now part of the inquiry, the Guardian reported.… Continue Reading
A federal jury found Bolivia’s anti-corruption chief guilty of traveling to Miami to extort $30,000 from a wealthy Bolivian businessman who was facing trumped-up charges back home.
Bolivian National Police Col.… Continue Reading
The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly known as the Old BaileyThe London High Court’s recent decision in Otkritie v. Urumov, with headline damages of about $150 million, involved two discrete (but ultimately connected) frauds perpetrated on a Russian investment bank.… Continue Reading
The fraud allegations aimed at Japan-based Mt. Gox, formerly the world’s biggest bitcoin exchange, have exposed the possible use of a shell company in Delaware in a way that law enforcement authorities have been concerned about for years.… Continue Reading
