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Daily Corruption News: 12 September 2012

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Posted 12 September 2012

Today's top story

Global: Whistleblower gets $104 million
Wall Street Journal

 A former UBS AG banker who helped the U.S. government unleash an international crackdown on tax evasion was awarded $104 million in what is believed to be the largest-ever whistleblower payout to an individual.



More news

Global: European political parties to get higher profile
EurActive (TI mention)

Global: UN corruption panel to stay in Guatemala till 2015
Associated Press

India: Released from jail, cartoonist vows to fight sedition law
New York Times

USA: Peregrine CEO Wasendorf to plead guilty to fraud
Reuters

Vatican City: Vatican hires Swiss anti-money-laundering expert to boost efforts to fight financial crimes
Associated Press



Multimedia of the week

Somalia: Bribery allegations blight Somalia election
Al Jazeera



Blogs and opinion

Global: Technology can help fight corruption
Financial Times (TI mention)

Canada: Canada must do more to fight bribery
The Globe and Mail (TI mention)



News from Transparency International

Web feature: Putting corruption out of business: Part 1
On the blog: Record-breaking whistleblower award completes the circle





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