Greece: Greece revises constitution to fight corrupt politicians
February 15th, 2019 Greece's parliament on Thursday voted to revise several articles in the country's constitution, aiming to facilitate the prosecution of corrupt politicians, the prime minister's office said. The changes must be reconfirmed by parliament after the next election, which is scheduled by October. Lawmakers agreed to amend safeguards...
Israel: Police suspect Tel Aviv restaurants bribed Health Ministry inspector
February 15th, 2019 Police on Wednesday morning arrested nine suspects, among them a Health Ministry inspector, in a suspected bribery scheme involving owners of several restaurants in Tel Aviv. Two additional suspects were detained for questioning. In a statement, police said the inspector is suspected of aiding certain restaurants and other eateries...
Australia: Ipswich City Council former CEO sentenced to five years in jail for corruption
February 15th, 2019 Former Ipswich City Council CEO Carl Wulff has been sentenced to five years in prison after accepting bribes worth more than $240,000. Carl Wulff, 66, pleaded guilty to two counts of official corruption and one count of attempting to pervert the course of justice. The sentence will be suspended after 20 months. His wife, Sharon...
Switzerland: 1MDB whistleblower under investigation in Switzerland
February 15th, 2019 The Swiss Attorney General has opened an investigation, on the grounds of suspected economic espionage, into the whistleblower who brought to light the 1MDB corruption scandal. Xavier Justo, a Swiss citizen who leaked data from his ex-employer PetroSaudi to show massive siphoning of cash from the 1MDB Malaysian sovereign fund, is now...Anti-Corruption Compliance Solutions
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