Daily Corruption News 21 December 2012
Today's top story
Global: Former Singapore banker arrested in U.S. over Olympus fraud
Reuters
A former Singapore banker was arrested in Los Angeles on Thursday and accused of helping "liquidate" hundreds of millions of dollars in an accounting fraud at Olympus Corp, one of the biggest corporate scandals in Japan's history.
More news
Brazil: First black court chief confronts corruption in Brazil
Bloomberg
Ireland: SF provokes anger with claim of Reilly 'corruption'
Irish Times
Morocco: Morocco battles corruption
All Africa
Russia: Russians scoff at Putin's anti-corruption programme
The Independent
USA: Peter Madoff jailed for role in Ponzi fraud
The Guardian
Blogs and opinion
China: After online scandals, officials push back
The Wall Street Journal (blogs)
USA: Judge won’t approve IBM, SEC bribery settlement
The Wall Street Journal (blogs)
News from Transparency International
Web feature: 2012: A year of courage and conviction
On the blog: The legalisation debate: why allowing bribery won’t work
