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Su Rong, former vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee, courtesy of WikipediaThe highest-ranking Chinese official since President Xi Jinping launched a massive campaign against corruption was formally removed from his post Wednesday.… Continue Reading
An Ohio pharmacist who complained that his employer was paying kickbacks to nursing homes for the right to supply drugs to elderly patients will collect more than $17 million as part of the DOJ’s settlement of the case.… Continue Reading
A few countries — including Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and the U.S. — allow grease payments that happen overseas. But the small bribes are still risky and potentially damaging.
They’re almost always illegal under local law.… Continue Reading
The World Bank’s Office of Suspension and Debarment released its report Thursday on suspension and debarment from 2007 through 2013 arising from Bank-financed projects.
The report highlights the World Bank’s efforts to be fully accountable to the public as it pursues its twin aims of ending extreme poverty and increasing shared prosperity. … Continue Reading
Traian Băsescu, 4th President of Romania, courtesy of WikipediaRomania’s parliament asked President Traian Basescu to step down on Wednesday after his brother was detained for allegedly accepting a bribe to help shorten a reputed crime boss’s jail sentence.… Continue Reading
Speaking at the C5 Anti-Corruption Conference in London Tuesday, Oliver Heald, the UK Solicitor General, announced that Britain’s first anti-corruption plan will be published in the next few weeks.
In a sneak preview, the Solicitor General said that the report will emphasize how coordination across law enforcement and government agencies will improve and responses will be faster, thebriberyact.com… Continue Reading
A top Afghan election official resigned Monday after the leading presidential candidate leaked tapes allegedly featuring the official discussing ways to rig the country’s upcoming presidential election.
Ziaulhaq Amarkhil, the secretary general of Afghanistan’s election commission, announced his resignation at a news conference after facing more than a week of intense pressure from presidential front-runner Abdullah Abdullah, the New York Times said.… Continue Reading
