Daily Corruption News: 22 October 2012

Guatemala: In Guatemalan tourist haven, corruption case is talk of the town
The New York Times

The towering Volcano of Fire came roaring to life recently, rattling the ground in this pastel-washed tourist mecca as if a subway train were passing underneath and astonishing visitors with its thundercloud of ash.

Daily Corruption News: 19 October 2012

Russia: TNK-BP manager arrested on suspicion of fraud
Reuters

A manager at Anglo-Russian oil firm TNK-BP has been arrested on suspicion of fraud, the Russian Interior Ministry and the company said on Friday.

Daily Corruption News: 18 October 2012

Italy: Italy Passes Monti’s Anti-Graft Bill Amid Political Scandals
Bloomberg Businessweek

Prime Minister Mario Monti won a confidence vote in the Senate yesterday on an anti-graft bill as he seeks to hit back against corruption with the country hobbled by the biggest wave of political scandals in two decades.

Daily Corruption News: 17 October 2012

Global: Top EU health official resigns over tobacco probe

Deutsche Welle (TI Mention)

In an unprecedented move, EU Health Commissioner John Dalli has resigned after an investigation connected him to an attempt to influence EU tobacco legislation. Anti-fraud campaigners have welcomed the move.

Daily Corruption News: 16 October 2012

Iraq:  Iraq opens central bank corruption probe
AFP

Anti-corruption investigators have opened an inquiry into Iraq's central bank tied to alleged manipulation of the local currency's value against the US dollar, officials said on Tuesday.

Daily Corruption News: 15 October 2012

Afghanistan: Mining contract details disclosed in Afghanistan
The New York Times

Enmeshed in a bruising political battle over new mining rules seen as vital to Afghanistan’s economic future, the country’s mining minister on Sunday disclosed about 200 previous mining contracts for the first time, portraying the move as an attempt to bring transparency to a process vulnerable to corruption.

Daily Corruption News: 12 October 2012

Mexico: Mexico passes law to combat cartel money laundering
Reuters UK

Mexico's Congress on Thursday approved a long-awaited law to crack down on money laundering in a bid to attack the finances of the country's powerful drug cartels.

Daily Corruption News: 11 October 2012

United States: Business groups sue SEC over Dodd-Frank anti-bribery rule
Reuters

Four business groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule requiring oil, mining and gas companies to disclose payments they make to foreign governments.

Daily Corruption News: 10 October 2012

Brazil: Brazil’s Supreme Court convicts Lula aides of corruption
Reuters

Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted three top aides of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday on charges of diverting public funds to buy political support for his leftist government when it came to power a decade ago.

Daily Corruption News: 9 October 2012

Nigeria: Fighting corruption in Nigeria requires actions not words
Al Jazeera (TI mention) (opinion)

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan recently claimed that Nigeria was the second most improved country in Africa in fighting corruption, citing Transparency International as the source. Unfortunately for the millions of Nigerians mired in poverty, this is not yet the case.