Daily Corruption News
7 March 2018

Today's Top Story

Global: UK company linked to laundered Bitcoin billions
BBC News (TI mention)

A UK company has been linked to the laundering of 650,000 stolen bitcoins worth £4.5bn, a BBC Radio 4 investigation has found. The coins were taken by hackers from Tokyo-based Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, leaving tens of thousands of customers out of pocket.

Other News

Brazil: Top Brazil court denies former president Lula's bid to avoid jail
France 24
China: The secret insider terms used in Chinese money laundering
Quartz
Kenya: Kenya can’t account for $400mn of public money
Agence France-Presse
Philippines: Duterte to allow anti-corruption body to look into his bank records
Rappler
Slovakia: Why did anti-corruption unit’s head come to Kuciak’s home?
The Slovak Spectator
Spain: ‘Country of thieves’ wrestles with corruption
Politico (TI mention)
Ukraine: Poroshenko puts up more resistance to independent anti-corruption court
Kyiv Post

Blog/Opinion

Global: This is what helps stop big corporations from bribing politicians
The Washington Post
USA: Nepotism and corruption: the handmaidens of Trump's presidency
The Guardian

From Transparency International

Feature: Passport dealers of Europe: navigating the Golden Visa market
Voices for Transparency: David Ondráčka: Corruption from a global perspective and what is happening in the world?

 

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