Daily Corruption News: 23 January 2013

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Posted 23 January 2013

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Global: Griffiths to pay millions in African bribery case
The Globe and Mail

The energy company founded by the late Bay Street financier Brad Griffiths pleaded guilty to bribery charges Tuesday and agreed to pay a $10.35-million penalty – the largest fine the RCMP has garnered since establishing specialized teams to investigate foreign corruption.



More news

Global: Budget transparency “generally dismal” across the world
The Guardian

Pakistan: Pakistan top court to probe corruption official Kamran Faisal’s death
BBC

Romania: Romania parliament boosts criminal immunity, may irk EU
Reuters

Slovenia: Thousands strike amid government crisis in Slovenia
Associated Press

UK: Police corruption: ‘Criminals give officers steroids’
BBC (TI mention)



Blogs and opinion

Global: Seizing the moment
Foreign Policy (TI mention)

Mexico: La declaración patrimonial de Peña Nieto, una oportunidad perdida (Peña Nieto’s asset declaration, a missed opportunity)
CNN México (TI mention)



News from Transparency International

On the blog: Making climate money work
Web feature: Coming clean: Cycling’s watershed moment





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