Daily Corruption News: 16 April 2012
Posted 16 April 2012
Today's top story
China: Corruption nation: Why Bo Xilai mattersThe New Yorker (Opinion)
In December, 2006, police in the Chinese territory of Macau arrested Ao Man Long, the region’s secretary for transport and public works, who had been collecting kickbacks over a period of seven years. Investigators found that he and his family had received more than a hundred million U.S. dollars, which he had detailed in a collection of “friendship notebooks.”
More news
Global: Ex-EBRD banker charged in London with taking U.S. bribesBloomberg
Bangladesh: Bangladesh minister quits, part of crackdown on graft
Reuters
Canada: New construction corruption investigation begins
Montreal Gazette
Croatia: Croatia's ex-PM, HDZ party go on trial for graft
Reuters
Hungary: Hungary to sign onto international “open government” pact
Politics.hu (TI mention)
Malta: Prime Minister’s son says he is unconnected to €15 million money-laundering link to Malta
Malta Today
Nigeria: Money laundering: Ibori to be sentenced today
Vanguard
Multimedia of the week
Global: The story of the 'Filthy Rich'CNBC (TI mention)
Blogs and opinion
Libya: The battle to recover Libya's looted wealthThe Tripoli Post
News from Transparency International
On the blog: Slow progress in the UNCAC review processWeb feature: Standing still? What the world's biggest economies are doing about corruption
