Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 5, 2024

On May 7, the Malaysian government launched its 2024-2028 National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS), a continuation of its 2019 National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) that ended in 2023. billion per year and, using figures from the World Bank, make the average cost of corruption around 3% of annual GDP.

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Utrecht University

MAY 28, 2024

In this Transactional talk, organised by UUCePP and IOS platform The Transactional State, Saverio di Giorno will speak about Construction-based corruption

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

On November 3, a group of 301 civil society organizations and experts from 99 countries around the globe sent an open letter to UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) State Parties calling for a strong resolution to be adopted at the upcoming Conference of State Parties (CoSP) 10 to prevent and combat environmental crime and corruption.

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Government Contracts

APRIL 9, 2024

Army terminated two contracts has urged the Court of Federal Claims to reject government allegations that the company was involved in a corruption scheme, saying those arguments were inaccurate and irrelevant. An Afghanistan-based fuel supplier seeking $47.2 million after the U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Treasury Department and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to craft regulations for the recently established Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Program that are consistent with the United States’ global anti-corruption agenda. s anti-corruption agenda.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) prohibits U.S. companies from engaging in bribery and corruption abroad when the payments are directed at foreign government officials to gain an improper business advantage. [4] 3] What is the FCPA? American companies acquiring foreign corporations need to assess the risks carefully.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 2, 2024

On its part, the Respondent raised several objections to the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, specifically pointing to several instances of corrupt and illegal acts allegedly committed by Worley at the making and during the operation of the investment. Worley may have willfully failed to monitor and investigate Tecnazul’s corrupt activities.

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Watson & Associates

AUGUST 29, 2023

While this provides significant growth opportunities, it also exposes them to potential legal risks, including violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). To ensure compliance with this critical legislation, companies must be diligent in implementing best practices.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 17, 2024

All signs point toward another year of blockbuster public corruption prosecutions in 2024, revealing broader trends in enforcement and jurisprudence, and promising valuable lessons for defense strategy, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 2, 2024

P&ID’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Quinn, had conducted himself dishonestly in giving evidence at the Court of which parts were knowingly false, namely that P&ID had procured the contract with Nigeria through corrupt payments to a Nigerian official.

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Utrecht University

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Joras Ferwerda will speak about Researching Corruption in Public Procurement.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Corruption Cost Tracker: Quantifying the costs of corrupt contracting and the savings to be made from reform. It is highly vulnerable to corruption with estimates of losses amounting to 10-20%. It is highly vulnerable to corruption with estimates of losses amounting to 10-20%. Fazekas, M., Dávid-Barret, E.,

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University of Bristol

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It should then not be surprising that the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) could ‘change the rules of the game’ (eg Santiso, 2019 ) and bring procurement corruption to an end is receiving significant attention.

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Government Contracts

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A Venezuelan state-owned mining company urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to vacate a $188 million arbitration penalty stemming from disputes over iron ore operations, saying the arbitrators are "advancing corruption and bribery" that a former British Virgin Islands minerals business partner used to procure a contract.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 12, 2024

I recently provided comments for an article in the Anti-Corruption Report examining recent Department of Justice (DOJ) settlements under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In two of the settlements, U.K.-based

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Government Contracts

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Congress recently passed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, significantly expanding the U.S. government's ability to prosecute foreign officials who seek or demand bribes, but if enacted, the legislation could also create tension with other nations, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray and Mayer Brown.

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GovCon & Trade

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Two recent opinions released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) serve as a reminder that even under the strictly enforced Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), payments to government officials are permissible in certain situations. In addition, the agency asserted that it had no non-routine business in front of the foreign officials.

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Government Contracts

JULY 16, 2024

An Illinois federal judge said Tuesday that he needs to hear more about potential testimony from certain Chicago politics experts and a proposal to research potential jurors before he decides whether either are appropriate for former state House speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trial.

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Government Contracts

JULY 22, 2024

The former Commonwealth Edison lobbyist on track to face a jury alongside former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan this fall asked a federal judge Friday to sever his corruption case from Madigan's, saying a joint trial would result in the "inevitable violation of his due process rights" because Madigan's lawyers intend to act as "second prosecutors." (..)

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Government Contracts

MARCH 8, 2024

Department of Justice officials on Friday signaled a renewed emphasis on fighting foreign corruption, saying its planned whistleblower rewards program should prove useful in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases against private companies, and warned companies against running afoul of new rules barring the sale of personal data to foreign adversaries (..)

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Government Contracts

JUNE 26, 2024

Supreme Court's decision Wednesday limiting the reach of a federal bribery law has removed a "novel" tool that prosecutors employed in a wide range of public corruption cases and could result in fewer prosecutions of state and local officials, experts say.

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Government Contracts

JUNE 27, 2024

The Illinois federal judge overseeing the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Thursday he was hesitant to delay an October trial after the U.S. Supreme Court removed prosecutors' ability to go after state officials for accepting gratuities.

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Government Contracts

JUNE 26, 2024

Supreme Court on Wednesday narrowed the scope of a federal bribery law frequently used in public corruption prosecutions, in a 6-3 ruling in favor of a former Indiana mayor who argued the law only criminalizes quid pro quo bribery and not rewards given after an official action has been taken.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 4, 2024

In a new article for Bloomberg , Kohn outlines how the program is set up to be a game changer for the United States’ anti-corruption efforts. The Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act has potential to be the most effective transnational anti-corruption law on the books,” writes Kohn. “In Kohn further notes that other U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 26, 2024

The fight against corruption takes center stage in Paris this month. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is hosting a Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum March 27-28, 2024. whistleblower laws to support international anti-corruption efforts. Renowned whistleblower advocate Stephen M.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 14, 2024

The wide-ranging program covered cutting edge technological innovations and timeless human considerations such as persuasion, corruption, and disability inclusion. He acknowledged the importance of minimizing corruption and improving rule of law but noted that the data suggests that they are not strictly necessary.

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Art of Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO, is usually associated with organized crime. In 1992, it. The post Reading FedEx Ground the RICO Act appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Government Contracts

JULY 25, 2024

A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former New York City public housing superintendent to 19 months in prison for accepting $95,000 in bribes, bringing to four the number of people sentenced to time behind bars in the 70-defendant anti-corruption sweep.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 23, 2024

Together, they embark on a perilous journey in their quest to expose the state capture of a corrupt South African security group and the double-dealing profiteers who benefit from warfare in Africa. South African whistleblowers face an uphill battle when it comes to reporting corruption.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Kohn , founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP and Chairman at the National Whistleblower Center , will be speaking at Georgetown University’s ECo Talks Series discussing the issue of Blowing the Whistle on International Climate Corruption.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To tackle this problem, the country has proposed wide-ranging legislation , including an anti-corruption package with measures to standardize the operations of Mongolia’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and ensure they follow consistent rules throughout processes like tendering and procurement, among others.

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Government Contracts

JULY 25, 2024

depository receipts from the New York Stock Exchange, coupled with having settled three Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions, begs the question of whether the cost of FCPA compliance should factor into a company's decision to remain listed in the U.S., ABB’s recent decision to delist its U.S. says John Joy at FTI Law.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 24, 2024

On January 24, the Vatican issued new procedures on whistleblowing , recognizing the critical role whistleblowers play in exposing corruption and financial misconduct. The new document expands upon procedures first laid out in 2019 for reporting financial anomalies to the Office of the Auditor General.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 13, 2024

On July 30, National Whistleblower Center (NWC) is hosting a National Whistleblower Day event on Capitol Hill to celebrate the bravery and sacrifices of whistleblowers and their contributions to rooting out fraud, abuses and corruption. The event will feature remarks from U.S. Each year since 2013, the U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 3, 2024

In particular, Kohn highlights actions that Congress and federal agencies can take to align the nation’s whistleblower programs with The United States Strategy on Countering Corruption. Anti-Corruption Strategy.” Anti-Corruption Strategy. The United States Strategy on Countering Corruption represents a roadmap for action.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 7, 2024

“The Justice Department plays a critical role in all of the major anti-corruption and fraud cases. Kohn and Turner discuss the background of the program and its potential to revolutionize the DOJ’s handling of whistleblower cases and its ability to fight fraud and corruption.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 8, 2024

. “Whistleblowers have submitted information relating to some of the most pressing policy objectives of the United States, from Iran- and Russia-related sanctions evasion to drug-trafficking to cyber-crimes and corruption.” There is no better way to detect hidden illicit funds than through the cooperation of an insider.

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