Daily Corruption News: 25 April 2012

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Posted 25 April 2012

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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.

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Global: Council of Europe report criticizes Blatter in ISL corruption case
CNN

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 – review
The 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 relationship

News: Greece: 8 practical recommendations against corruption



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