Daily Corruption News: 5 February 2013

Today's top story

US: S&P lawsuit: U.S. accuses ratings agency of fraud in lead up to financial crisis
Associated Press

The U.S. government accused Standard & Poor's of inflating ratings on mortgage investments to boost its bottom line, taking aim at a key player in the run-up to the financial crisis.

More news

Global: Money laundering may face tougher sanctions under EU proposals
Bloomberg

Brazil: Brazilian Congress elects leaders probed for corruption
Reuters

China: China corruption: Policeman 'bought 192 homes with fake ID'
BBC

Papua New Guinea: PNG anti-corruption group office ransacked
Radio New Zealand International

Zambia: Zambia ex-leader called to answer graft charges
Agence France-Presse

Multimedia of the week

Russia: An x-ray of Russian corruption
New York Times (blogs)

Blogs and opinion

Global: In the wake of Europol investigation into gambling syndicates, just how fixed is European football?
The Independent

Global: Roundup: how to use big data to tackle public sector fraud
The Guardian

News from Transparency International

Web feature: Making climate money work
On the blog: “Universitywatch”: a wiki to name undue corporate influence at universities in Germany