Daily Corruption News: 24 April 2012
Posted 24 April 2012
Today's top story
Indonesia: In Indonesia, Suharto son in dispute over shipping companyInternational Herald Tribune (TI mention)
The case highlights one of the main challenges of doing business with companies from fast-growing and resource-rich Indonesia. Because of corruption in many Indonesian courts, some debtors have been able to shield their assets from international parties, plaintiffs’ lawyers say.
More news
Global: UN seeks corporate aid to fight $2.1 trillion world crime marketBloomberg Businessweek
Global: Walmart shaken by bribery probe
Reuters
China: Top China football officials face graft trials: report
Agence France-Presse
Hong Kong: Exclusive: Hong Kong probes $2.5 million payment in Kwok case: source
Reuters
Mexico: Even as it hurts Mexican economy, bribery is taken in stride
International Herald Tribune
Nigeria: Massive corruption, long suspected, exposed in Nigeria lawmakers’ report on subsidized fuel
Associated Press
UK: Two guilty of £2.3m Olympic authority fraud
BBC
USA: U.S. probing money laundering in check processing
Reuters
Blogs and opinion
Global: Turkcell discloses improper payments at Kazakh companyThe Wall Street Journal
News from Transparency International
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