Daily Corruption News: 25 April 2012
Posted 25 April 2012
Today's top story
USA: Walmart bribery scandal: retailer took part in lobbying campaign to amend anti-bribery law The Huffington Post (TI mention)Some top Walmart executives have been active in a lobbying group that is pushing to weaken the country's main anti-bribery law, as first reported in the Washington Post. That statute is at the heart of the Justice Department's criminal investigation of the giant retailer in the wake of an explosive report alleging that Walmart officials covered up an internal probe into bribery by its Mexican subsidiary.
More news
Global: Council of Europe report criticizes Blatter in ISL corruption caseCNN
Global: SEC to probe movie studios over inappropriate payments in China
Reuters
Afghanistan: Top Afghan diplomat says leave anti-corruption to us
Reuters (TI mention)
Italy: Finmeccanica boss under investigation for bribery: reports
Agence France-Presse
Russia: Investigators drop Daimler corruption case against military
The Moscow Times (TI mention)
USA: Fraud lawsuit survives over Goldman's Abacus CDO
Reuters
Blogs and opinion
Global: Dial M for Murdoch by Tom Watson and Martin Hickman – reviewThe Guardian
Mexico: Mexico seen losing capital over bribe ethos that snared Wal-Mart
Bloomberg (TI mention)
News from Transparency International
On the blog: UNESCO - Obiang: a risky relationshipNews: Greece: 8 practical recommendations against corruption
