Daily Corruption News: 24 April 2012

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Posted 24 April 2012

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Indonesia: In Indonesia, Suharto son in dispute over shipping company
International 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.

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Global: UN seeks corporate aid to fight $2.1 trillion world crime market
Bloomberg 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

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Global: Turkcell discloses improper payments at Kazakh company
The Wall Street Journal

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