The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down part of a federal anti-corruption law that makes it a crime for state and local officials to take gifts valued at more than $5,000 from a donor who had previously been awarded lucrative contracts or other government benefits thanks to the efforts of the official. By a 6-3 […]
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping said there were “deep-seated problems” in the Chinese military’s politics, ideology, work style and discipline, state-run CCTV reported Wednesday, amid an ongoing military anti-corruption purge. “There must be no hiding place for corrupt elements in the army,” Xi was quoted as saying at a military […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The unusually harsh death sentence given to a real estate tycoon in Vietnam was a pivotal moment in the decadelong “Blazing Furnace” anti-corruption campaign as the Vietnamese business community wrestled with an uncertain future Friday. Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, who was sentenced to death Thursday by a court in […]
Viktor Pavlushchyk was chosen on Feb. 25 as the head of the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) – one of Ukraine’s main corruption fighting bodies. The Cabinet of Ministers has yet to formally appoint him as the head of the NACP. Pavlushchyk is a detective at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). He […]
FILE – The then-Bank of China chairman, Liu Liange, arrives on the occasion of the Italy-China Financial forum, at Palazzo Marino town hall, in Milan, Italy, on July 10, 2019. The former chairman of the Bank of China has been indicted on bribery charges, prosecutors said Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, adding to a long list […]
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) detectives have revealed a corruption scheme that allows for significantly inflated prices for certain categories of products as part of an investigation into the Ministry of Defence’s procurement of overpriced products. Source: NABU press service Quote: “The use of the existing procurement system allows suppliers to abuse the […]
The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (NACU) has satisfied the Ministry of Justice’s lawsuit for the nationalisation of Ukrainian assets belonging to the sanctioned Russian oligarch Eduard Khudainatov. Source: Ukraine’s Security Service “Ukraine shall seize 100% of his stake in the statutory capital of LLC Naftova Kompaniia Alliance-Ukraine, valued at nearly half a billion hryvnias,” […]
Jan. 24—Public employees and elected officials could find themselves facing fines of up to $10,000 if they violate the state’s Governmental Conduct Act under a new bill that cleared its first committee. House Bill 8 would not only raise the ceiling for fines from $250 to up to $10,000 but provide more clarity regarding prohibited […]
Jan. 24—Public employees and elected officials could find themselves facing fines of up to $10,000 if they violate the state’s Governmental Conduct Act under a new bill that cleared its first committee. House Bill 8 would not only raise the ceiling for fines from $250 to up to $10,000 but provide more clarity regarding prohibited […]
Ukraine’s parliamentary Anti-corruption Policy Committee has identified several problematic provisions in a new bill on conscription that could give rise to corruption risks, MP Anastasia Radina, the head of the committee, said on Facebook on Jan. 8. To mitigate these risks, she outlined the following areas that need improvement: 1. Reject the imposition of the […]