Daily Corruption News: 3 July 2012

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Posted 3 July 2012

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Global: Glaxo agrees to pay $3 billion in fraud settlement
The New York Times

In the largest settlement involving a pharmaceutical company, the British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay $3 billion in fines for promoting its best-selling antidepressants for unapproved uses and failing to report safety data about a top diabetes drug, federal prosecutors announced Monday.



More news

Czech Republic: A just man needed
The Economist (TI mention)

France: French police raid Sarkozy offices in finance probe
Agence France-Presse

Indonesia: Fighting corruption in Indonesia
France24 (TI mention)

Mexico: Lopez Obrador seeks fraud probe in Mexican Pesidential election
Bloomberg

Russia: Russia plans to register 'foreign agent' NGOs
The Guardian (TI mention)

South Korea: South Korea president's brother quizzed over banking graft scandal
Reuters

UK: London 2012: new drive to tackle corruption launches before Olympics
The Guardian

USA: SEC sets date to vote on conflict minerals rule
Reuters



Blogs and opinion

USA: Judge says anti-retaliation provisions don’t cover foreign whistleblowers
The Wall Street Journal



News from Transparency International

Web feature: Half of Spain's provincial authorities fail the transparency test

News: Banking scandal exposes weak corporate governance





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