U.S. President Donald Trump replaced the recently appointed inspector general who was tasked with overseeing the country’s US$2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, reports said on Tuesday. Critics argue the move is part of an ongoing effort by the Trump administration to discharge and intimidate anyone who might go against its will.
The UK’s largest bank has alerted financial intelligence authorities to possible breaches of anti-money laundering regulations at its Australian subsidiary.
Two prominent judges said on Thursday that with billions being poured into the fight against the coronavirus, the world needs now more than ever an International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC) “to punish and deter kleptocrats who enjoy impunity in the countries they rule.”
An Ecuadorian court has sentenced the country’s former president in absentia to eight years in prison for taking bribes from a Brazilian conglomerate.
The International Monetary Fund’s response to the COVID-19 crisis is in desperate need of anti-corruption measures, Human Rights Watch, Transparency International and Global Witness declared in a joint statement released Wednesday.
A UK court has dismissed a request made by authorities to the family of the former president of Kazakhstan to explain where they got the money to buy three mansions in London. The National Crime Agency, NCA, said it would appeal.
The co-owner of a bank that has been implicated in money laundering and other criminal financial activities has passed away on Sunday, according to an online obituary and sources close to the bank.
A company that sells office supplies and fashion items has become the latest vendor chosen to supply Slovenia with healthcare equipment to fight the coronavirus pandemic under emergency measures introduced by the government.
An international law firm has decried allegations from a Jordanian businessman that its employees subjected him to treatment amounting to torture to obtain a false confession amid a fraud investigation in the United Arab Emirates.
Alleged members of a Mexican narco cartel are delivering groceries to low-income families to help them overcome the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, a blog covering narco cartels in Mexico reported on Sunday.