Daily Corruption News: 18 April 2012
Posted 18 April 2012
Today's top story
Global: Corrupt Nigerian governor gets 13-year UK jail termReuters
A British court sentenced the former governor of a Nigerian oil state to 13 years in prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to embezzling 50 million pounds in one of the biggest money-laundering cases seen in Britain.
More news
Global: D-Day for Mohamed Bin Hammam as he fights Fifa ban for bribery at Court of Arbitration for SportThe Telegraph
Global: Clinton: transparency combats corruption
Associated Press
Canada: Corruption raid in Quebec nets major developer
Postmedia News
Czech Republic: Courts dealt more with small corruption cases between 2007 and 2009
Prague Daily Monitor (TI mention)
Italy: Berlusconi associate accused of bribery
Financial Times
Poland: Polish ex-sports minister Lipiec jailed for corruption
BBC
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone charges two in 'Timbergate' graft case
Reuters
Multimedia of the week
Tanzania: Open government: tackling corruption in TanzaniaThe Guardian
Blogs and opinion
UK: Does your charity have sufficient measures in place to counteract fraud?The Guardian
News from Transparency International
On the blog: Nigeria: Governments must defend rule of law and prosecute officials who commit fraudWeb feature: Standing still? What the world's biggest economies are doing about corruption
