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Corruption
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India Legal
On Vande Bharat, the Uniform Changed—Corruption Didn’t
By Kumkum Chadha The breakfast was kind of inedible. The other option was to buy what was available on board the Vande Bharat train. Hence one settled for a packaged…
Law and Other Things
THE GHOST OF ANTULAY IN UNNAO CASE: Part I
Following the Delhi High Court's judgement in the Unnao case, this two-part article traces how an ageing precedent from corruption jurisprudence, i.e., A. R. Antulay has come to cast a…
SCC Blog
Jharkhand HC: Sanction under S. 197 CrPC not a shield for corruption; Cognizance against ex-IAS officer upheld
By Soumya Yadav
Jharkhand High Court: In a writ petition challenging the cognizance order passed by the Special Judge under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (‘PMLA’), a Single Judge Bench of…
JURIST
Malaysia launches military procurement corruption probe
By Ben Golin | U. Nevada School Of Law, US
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) announced on Monday that it has opened a formal investigation into potential corruption in the country’s military procurement contracts. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam…
FCPA Professor
Rovirosa Files Motion For Judgement Of Aquittal
By Mike Koehler
Earlier this month Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez was found guilty after a bizarre trial of various charges in connection with an alleged Mexican bribery scheme. As reported here: “the US…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT POLICE CAN FREEZE BANK ACCOUNTS INVOKING S.102 CRPC IN CASES UNDER PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT
Introduction The Supreme Court of India in The State of West Bengal v. Anil Kumar Dey, (Criminal Appeal No. 5373 of 2025 arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 1003 of…
Simple Justice
If It’s Out In The Open, Is it Still Corruption?
Trump says his administration is the most transparent ever, which of course doesn’t make it so or true, but he’s got a point at least with one very significant aspect.…
FCPA Professor
Checking In On The Berko Matter
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in 2020, the SEC announced the filing of a civil complaint charging Asante Berko (pictured – a former Executive Director of Goldman Sachs International) with Foreign Corrupt…
FCPA Professor
Judge Denies Oztemel’s Post-Trial Motions
By Mike Koehler
In Fall 2024, Glenn Oztemel (previously employed by Arcadia Fuels Ltd. and Freepoint Commodities LLC) was found guilty at trial of FCPA and related offenses in connection with a Brazil bribery…
PrawfsBlawg
Today in Dynastic-Corruption-Under-Mercantilism News
Main Monday, August 04, 2025Today in Dynastic-Corruption-Under-Mercantilism NewsThe Wall Street Journal reports that two members of the Trump Family political/financial criminal enterprise--presidential sons Eric and Donald Jr.--are "helping to launch…