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Corruption
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Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Social Audits with Chinese Characteristics: PRC Higher Courts’ Online Complaint Tool
At the end of last year, successful use of 'social audits' in India to enable citizens to ensure public officials are applying public funds properly received media attention. By turning citizens into…
Food Safety News
Tyson Agrees to Penalty in Mexico Inspection Case
By News Desk
Tyson Foods Inc.--one of the world's largest processors and marketers of chicken, beef and pork products--agreed to pay a $4 million criminal penalty to resolve an investigation into improper payments…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
A Few Bad Apples: Corruption In the EBRD
Four Russian officials appointed by the Russian Economic Development Industry to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are being investigated by the City of London and Russian police…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
DOJ Press Release, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Guilty Plea of Danielle Chiesi to Insider Trading Charges; Victor Li, Am Law Daily, law.com, Galleon Defendant Chiesi Pleads Guilty to Fraud Counts;…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Feds make case to Third Circuit that corruption sentence too low for state senator
Main January 11, 2011Feds make case to Third Circuit that corruption sentence too low for state senatorAs detailed in this local article, which is headlined "Prosecutors argue for stiffer sentence…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Texas law providing wide discretion in sentencing of former House leader Tom DeLay
Main January 10, 2011Texas law providing wide discretion in sentencing of former House leader Tom DeLayAs detailed in this local article, which is headlined "Sentencing hearing to begin in Tom…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Former Governor Ryan briefly released from prison to visit dying wife
Main January 7, 2011Former Governor Ryan briefly released from prison to visit dying wifeThis local news report, which is headlined "Ryan secretly visited ailing wife, prosecutors say," updates an interesting…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Conviction of China National Nuclear Corp GM: Killing the chicken to scare the monkeys?
In many ways, Kang Rixin is a model of the senior Party member/corporate executive in today's China that Richard McGregor describes so ably in his must-read book "The Party: The Secret…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
China Telecoms Sector Compliance Challenges Snag Ericsson?
The week of November 18, Chinese media were reporting that an investigation in corruption charges against executives in mobile carrier China Mobile has now spread to an executive with Ericsson. An…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Morris Pleads Guilty in New York’s “Pay to Play” Kickback Scheme
New York AG announced a felony guilty plea by Henry “Hank” Morris, the chief political adviser to former Comptroller of the State of New York Alan Hevesi, for his involvement in…