Daily Corruption News: 4 April 2013

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Posted 4 April 2013

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Global: Leaks reveal secrets of the rich who hide cash offshore
The Guardian

Millions of internal records have leaked from Britain's offshore financial industry, exposing for the first time the identities of thousands of holders of anonymous wealth from around the world, from presidents to plutocrats, the daughter of a notorious dictator and a British millionaire accused of concealing assets from his ex-wife.



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Global: Corruption could threaten global efforts to slow forest loss - experts
AlertNet/CIFOR

China: Chinese leader’s war on graft appears to have limits
The New York Times

Lebanon: Three referees dropped in corruption probe
Agence France-Presse

Mexico: ‘They stole our dreams’: Blogger reveals cost of reporting Mexico’s drug wars
The Guardian/Texas Observer

Tanzania: Tanzania media demand action over attacks on journalists
TrustLaw

US: US charges New York assemblyman, others with corruption
Reuters



Blogs and opinion

Global: Corruption at hedge funds even more rampant than you think, study shows
Forbes

Global: Ready, set, go! The starting gun in the marathon to control arms
TrustLaw (TI mention)



News from Transparency International

On the blog: #OffshoreLeaks: 21st century journalism at its best
Web feature: Tackling football match-fixing: prevention as cure





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