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Daily Corruption News: January 18 2013

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Posted 18 January 2013

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Russia: A Russian lawyer's death triggers a global money hunt
Bloomberg Businessweek

In 2009, a lawyer named Sergei Magnitsky died in a Moscow jail after uncovering the biggest known tax fraud in Russian history—a theft of $230 million from the national treasury.



More news

Global: Gas market whistleblower sacked after accusing firms of price fixing
The Guardian

China: Appetite exists for more extractive industry transparency on Shanghai exchange - report
TrustLaw

Indonesia: Judges to get better pay to battle judicial corruption
Jakarta Post

Pakistan: Pakistan PM corruption official found dead
BBC

USA: US Senate panel to hold anti-money laundering hearing - source
Reuters



Blogs and opinion

Global: Why access to information needs to be central to the debate on poverty
The Guardian

South Africa: South Africa needs to establish an anti-corruption agency
The Mail and Guardian (TI mention)



News from Transparency International

Web feature: Coming clean: Cycling’s watershed moment
On the blog: Year of the whistleblower?





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