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Corruption
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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Ed White, AP, Corruption Trial Opens for Former Detroit Mayor Reuters, Prosecutors probe Finmeccanica in corruption caseCharles R.P. Puncy's article featured in Corporate Crime ReporterPatricia Hurtado, Bloomberg, Bharara Sees Schemes Grow…
International Law Prof Blog
Republic of Equatorial Guinea Seeks to Institute ICJ Proceedings Against France
In a press release today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has filed an application seeking to institute proceedings against France. Guinea seeks to…
International Law Prof Blog
Supporting Development in Haiti
A United Nations human rights official said yesterday that while Haiti shows encouraging signs of progress, it is still facing challenges such as justice reform and poverty, and called on…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
AP, Washington Post, Former Ohio county commissioner in federal corruption case gets 28-year prison sentenceBenjamin Weiser, NYTimes, Bronx Councilman Is Convicted of Fraud and Loses SeatBasil Katz, Reuters, Key cooperator…
Sentencing Law and Policy
High-profile Cleveland corruption case culminates with 28-year prison term for Jimmy Dimora
Main July 31, 2012High-profile Cleveland corruption case culminates with 28-year prison term for Jimmy DimoraAs reported in this local article, headlined "Jimmy Dimora sentenced to 28 years in prison, defense…
International Law Prof Blog
EC Reports on Bulgaria and Romania Raise Rule of Law Concerns
The European Commission issued progress reports yesterday on the rule of law in Bulgaria and Romania which indicates continued concerns in both countries. Overall, the reports indicate that both countries have made…
Subject to Inquiry
Oxford University Press pays substantial civil settlement fine for corrupt overseas contracts and is debarred from World Bank tenders
By Government Investigations Group
This appears to be the first civil settlement approved by the new Director of the SFO, David Green QC. It confirms what he has said publicly, that he will agree…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogopshere
By Ellen Podgor
DOJ Press Release, Department of Justice Forfeits More Than $400,000 in Corruption Proceeds Linked to Former Nigerian GovernorMike Scarcella, BLT Blog, Two Prosecutors in Stevens Case Appeal Disciplinary ActionLawrence Bader,…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Another Haitian Government Official Sentenced in Haiti Teleco Corruption Scheme
As discussed in a previous blog post, the DOJ has been prosecuting multiple individuals in the Haiti Teleco corruption scheme. On May 21, 2012 Jean Rene Duperval was sentenced to…
The Right Coast
Greek Collapse, and Why Maimon Schwarzschild
Here is a very interesting piece by Francis Fukuyama on the politics and culture of "clientelism", which is what there is in Greece, but not in Germany:Clientelism occurs when political…