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Corruption
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International Law Prof Blog
UN Secretary General Urges Syria’s President to Stop Killing His People
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon again called on the Syrian leadership to end the ongoing bloodshed in the country, stating that the era of one-man rule and the perpetuation of family dynasties are…
Securities Law Prof Blog
GE Funding Capital Markets Settles SEC Fraud Charges Involving Reinvestment of Municipal Bond Proceeds
The SEC and GE Funding Capital Market Services recently settled securities fraud charges involving participation in a wide-ranging scheme involving the reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of municipal securities. GE Funding CMS…
International Law Prof Blog
Kyrgyzstan Must Do More to Prevent Torture
An independent United Nations human rights expert has urged the Kyrgyz Government to prevent abuses, torture and ill-treatment, and to end impunity by ensuring that alleged perpetrators are held responsible. …
Subject to Inquiry
The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre launched in Qatar
By Government Investigations Group
The launch of this centre will not only encourage inward foreign investment into Qatar, but it will also set an example for the rest of the Middle East region
Sentencing Law and Policy
Reflections on Blago’s sentencing, deterrence and the privilege of privilege
Main December 11, 2011Reflections on Blago's sentencing, deterrence and the privilege of privilegeThe New York Times has published two lengthy pieces by columnist James Warren that effectively capture some of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years”
Main December 7, 2011"Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years"The title of this post is the headline of this local story reporting on the outcome of the highest-profile federal sentencing…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Blago Gets 14 Years
By Ellen Podgor
The Washington Post, via AP, has the story here.(wisenberg)
Subject to Inquiry
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2011 published today
By Government Investigations Group
The 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index shows that public frustration is well founded. No region or country in the world is immune to the damages of public-sector corruption
Subject to Inquiry
Director of the SFO, Richard Alderman, recommends to a parliamentary committee a change in plea bargaining procedures
By Government Investigations Group
Courts in the UK need to stop thinking parochially about their own coveted powers and start thinking globally about how to stamp out international corruption in which one case often…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Michael Rothfeld, WSJ, No Mr. Nice Guy—Just Ask Wall StreetMike Salinero, Tampa Tribune, Jury convicts White of 7 corruption countsFCPA Professor, ABA Ponders FCPA ReformTamer El-Ghobashy, WSJ, Prosecutors Lose Corruption…