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« Avant la fin de l'année, Madagascar va lancer des poursuites judiciaires contre le président déchu Andry Rajoelina », a annoncé ce lundi 1er décembre sur RFI la nouvelle ministre de la Justice de Madagascar, Fanirisoa Ernaivo. Depuis son exfiltration par la France, le 12 octobre dernier, Andry Rajoelina vit sans doute à Dubaï, où il a placé une partie de sa fortune. Mais il est soupçonné par les nouvelles autorités malgaches de graves faits de corruption. En ligne d'Antananarivo, la ministre de la Justice fait le point, au micro de Christophe Boisbouvier, sur les procédures contre les dignitaires de l'ancien régime de Madagascar. RFI : Fanirisoa Ernaivo, le régime d'Andry Rajoelina est accusé de multiples actes de corruption. Est-ce que vous n'êtes pas submergée par le nombre de dossiers ? Fanirisoa Ernaivo : Effectivement, nous sommes submergées par un grand nombre de dossiers qui n'ont pas pu être instruits au moment où j'étais encore au pouvoir. À lire aussiMadagascar: la société civile critique la trajectoire prise par la transition L'une des causes de l'insurrection du mois d'octobre, c'est le manque d'eau et d'électricité à Antananarivo, est-ce que la société étatique Jirama, qui produit et distribue l'eau et l'électricité, a été l'objet de graves détournements ? Je ne pourrais vous dire oui ou non, parce qu'il y a des détournements et la mauvaise gouvernance dans la Jirama. Mais ça, je ne pourrais en parler dans l'affirmatif sans avoir un dossier devant moi. Et nous sommes en train de faire un audit des contrats de la Jirama au niveau du gouvernement. Et c'est là, après cet audit, après la révision de ces contrats, qu'on pourra parler de quel est vraiment le détournement de pouvoir dont on pourrait accuser quelques personnes et quelques entités dans cette histoire de défaillance de la Jirama. Est-ce que parmi les personnes soupçonnées d'être impliquées dans ces détournements à la Jirama, il y a le milliardaire en fuite, Mame Ravatomanga ? Pour l'instant, on est en train de commencer. Je n'ai même pas encore eu le dossier devant mes yeux. Et donc, sans vouloir tout de suite spoiler le contenu de cet audit, je vais dire qu'il y a des personnes dont, éventuellement, l'opérateur économique, Mame Ravatomanga, plusieurs sociétés, dont il a des branches, pourraient être mises en cause dans les résultats de cet audit. Des sociétés qu'il contrôle de façon indirecte ? Voilà. Dans la filière du litchi, il y avait une société écran qui s'appelait Litchi Trading Company, LTC, et par laquelle transitaient les fonds entre importateurs et exportateurs. Et du coup, tous les exportateurs malgaches viennent d'être approchés par les enquêteurs du Bianco, le bureau indépendant anticorruption. Est-ce à dire que ce sont tous les exportateurs malgaches de Litchi qui ont trempé dans de graves détournements d'argent ? On ne va pas parler de détournement, on va parler d'évasion fiscale. Concernant le dossier Litchi, du groupement des exportateurs de litchi, en effet, il y a eu la création de cette entité qui s'appelle GEL, Groupement des Exportateurs de Litchi. Normalement, ce groupement devait être institué pour pouvoir acheter à des prix avantageux pour les producteurs et pour revendre à l'exportation à des prix avantageux pour l'État et les exportateurs, en termes de retour de rapatriement de devises. Mais ces exportateurs-là, donc, ils vont collecter la production des produits, des producteurs locaux, et ils vont revendre toute la production à une société qui s'appelle LTC, qui est basée à Maurice, et donc qui devient le principal débouché de toute la production malgache. Alors que ce LTC, il s'avère que ça appartient à quelques têtes des membres du GEL. Et cela, donc, s'apparente à plafonner les devises issues de cette exportation au niveau de la vente effectuée entre le GEL et les exportateurs. Après, la LTC, la LitchiTrading Company, va revendre toute la production à d'autres distributeurs qui sont vraiment les vrais distributeurs de l'litchi dans le monde. Mais leur chiffre d'affaires va s'arrêter au niveau de la LTC, qui reste à Maurice. La fameuse société écran ? Voilà, la fameuse société écran. Et donc, du coup, l'État malgache va pouvoir rapatrier juste les devises qui ont été payées au niveau du GEL vers LTC. Et ça s'arrête là. Ça permet de cacher une grande partie des bénéfices ? Ça permet de soustraire une grande partie des bénéfices issus de cette exportation de litchis. Et comme la société est mauricienne, même s'il y a quelques membres du GEL qui sont derrière cette société, Madagascar pense qu'il y a quand même une lésion envers l'État malgache et le fisc malgache, parce que nous, nous ne savons pas donc quel est le vrai chiffre d'affaires du GEL. Parce que ça s'arrête à Maurice. Et combien d'opérateurs économiques sont visés par cette enquête ? Je ne suis pas encore en mesure de vous donner des noms ni des chiffres. Parce que l'enquête est en cours. Ce dossier de GEL LTC est actuellement en instruction parallèle entre Bianco Madagascar, PNF en France. Le parquet national financier et la FCC à Maurice  La commission d'enquête financière de l'île Maurice ? Voilà. Et pour cette enquête-là, le dossier a été déposé en 2021 par Transparency International.  Et il a été réouvert ici à Madagascar à notre arrivée au mois d'octobre dernier. D'accord. Donc l'enquête redémarre depuis le mois d'octobre ? On va dire qu'elle a débuté à Madagascar depuis fin octobre. Donc l'enquête redémarre depuis le mois d'octobre ? Depuis le changement de régime ? Voilà. Ça je voulais le préciser. Donc là actuellement, je n'ai pas encore tous les éléments d'information parce qu'il y a des enquêtes là-dessus. Mais ce qui est sûr, c'est que Mame Ravatomanga est parmi les personnes qui sont directement ou indirectement dans le LTC. Mais ce sera les résultats de l'enquête qui vont le confirmer s'il dirige directement ou indirectement cette société. LTC, Litchi Trading Company, la fameuse société écran ? Dans tous les cas, il dirige cette société. Cette société lui appartient et c'est là que je dis directement ou indirectement. Et il y a d'autres personnes également, je pense. Mais on le saura plus tard. Et donc l'infraction qui est constituée dans ce dossier est donc une évasion fiscale au détriment de l'État malgache. Et l'Ile Maurice est donc coopérative pour identifier le montant et la gravité de l'évasion fiscale. Autre dossier emblématique, Madame la Ministre, celui de 5 avions Boeing 777 qui ont été livrés clandestinement à une compagnie iranienne, Mahan Air. Malgré les sanctions américaines contre l'Iran, les certificats d'immatriculation de ces 5 avions ont été décernés à Madagascar. Alors où en est l'enquête ? Actuellement, nous sommes également sur ce dossier conjointement avec Maurice, le FBI et Madagascar. Nous avons repris les enquêtes au fond sur les principales personnes auteurs ou co-auteurs ou témoins. Et nous avons convoqué l'ancien ministre des Transports, pour être entendu au niveau du pôle anticorruption. Mais son avocat a répondu que le pôle anticorruption n'était pas compétent pour entendre l'ancien ministre. Sur lequel nous avons répondu que selon l'article 134 de la Constitution, pour les infractions de crimes ou délits qui sont extérieures à la fonction de ministre, même les ministres et les personnes assujetties à la haute cour de justice sont justiciables devant les tribunaux de droit commun, donc le pôle anticorruption, sans passer par la haute cour de justice. D'accord. Donc on attend s'il va s'exécuter ou pas selon cet article 134. Il y a plusieurs autres personnes qui ont été indiquées. Et qui ont été réentendues dans le cadre de cette enquête. Elles sont passées en enquête au fond, devant le pôle anticorruption, dans le cadre de cette enquête. Je n'ai pas le nombre de personnes qui sont citées dans le dossier Alors on retrouve aussi dans ce dossier apparemment le nom de Mame Ravatomanga, le milliardaire qui s'est enfui à l'île Maurice. Puisque selon nos confrères du site d'information scoop.mu, c'est ce milliardaire qui aurait usé de ses bonnes relations, avec les autorités malgaches et l'aviation civile malgache, pour faire homologuer ces 5 Boeings à destination de l'Iran. Et pour cela il aurait touché une commission de 5 millions d'euros ? Oui en effet c'est ressorti dans le dossier qu'il a perçu ce montant de 5 millions d'euros ou de dollars, pour permettre la délivrance de la première immatriculation de ces 5 avions. Immatriculation provisoire. D'accord. ll y a 1, 2, 3, je pense qu'il y a plusieurs personnes qui ont soutenu ce fait. Mais surtout il y a 2 personnes qui sont les témoins clés, témoins mais mis en cause aussi, dans cette remise de somme d'argent. Notamment les personnes qui lui ont remis la somme, et la personne qui a servi d'intermédiaire à cette remise. Je ne peux pas vous dire les noms pour protéger leur témoignage, si elles sont également mises en cause. Mais donc il y a 2 personnes. Et c'est 2 personnes qui devaient confirmer ce fait Alors vous parlez du FBI, le bureau d'investigation fédéral des Etats-Unis. Est-ce qu'il y a actuellement sur le sol de Madagascar des inspecteurs du FBI ? Actuellement non, mais on a demandé leur collaboration sur ce dossier. Je pense qu'ils sont encore sur ce dossier, mais aux Etats-Unis, mais pas encore à Madagascar. Alors quand le milliardaire Mame Ravatomanga a quitté Madagascar pour l'île Maurice, vous avez été mandatée, vous n'étiez pas encore ministre à l'époque, vous avez été mandatée par les nouvelles autorités malgaches pour aller à Port-Louis et pour obtenir l'extradition de monsieur Ravatomanga. Où en est la procédure ? Je vais rectifier. Ma mission sur Maurice, c'était de représenter le nouveau gouvernement, les nouveaux dirigeants de l'Etat malgache pour suivre le dossier et faire toutes les diligences concernant ce dossier. Et donc rapporter à Maurice toutes les infractions, toutes les actions commises sur Madagascar par Ravatomanga et consorts, faire un état de toutes les procédures qui existent à Madagascar contre Mame Ravatomanga et consorts, appuyer la plainte qui a été déposée par un Malgache à Maurice contre Mame Ravatomanga et consorts, et dans le cadre de tout cela, faire écho d'un mandat d'arrêt international décerné à Madagascar contre Mame Ravatomanga, et ce mandat d'arrêt doit être soldé par une extradition. Une extradition à la fin de toutes ces procédures, en sachant qu'une extradition ne peut être effectuée qu'à la fin d'une procédure. Quelle est la situation judiciaire de Mame Ravatomanga aujourd'hui à l'île Maurice ? Il est en état d'arrestation et comme son état de santé s'est dégradé depuis son arrivée à Maurice jusqu'à ce jour, il est en état d'arrestation mais il passe donc sa détention dans une clinique privée ou dans un hôpital. Son statut juridique est un état d'arrestation. Et que souhaitez-vous maintenant à son sujet ? Nous souhaitons poursuivre l'enquête sur les plusieurs dossiers dans lesquels il est impliqué à Madagascar et nous avons demandé des commissions rogatoires internationales à Maurice pour pouvoir faire ses auditions et les enquêtes sur sa personne, sur les personnes qui pourraient être impliquées avec lui et qui sont actuellement sur Maurice, notamment toute sa famille et ses collaborateurs et également faire des enquêtes financières sur ses sociétés à Maurice, conjointement avec la FCC. La commission d'enquête financière mauricienne. Et si au bout de cette enquête il y a procès, est-ce que vous souhaitez qu'il ait lieu à Maurice ou à Madagascar ? Je pense que pour l'instant il est plus judicieux qu'il reste à Maurice car à partir du moment où il sort de Maurice, on n'est plus sûr de rien. On n'est pas sûr qu'il va arriver à Madagascar, on n'est pas sûr qu'il va atterrir à Madagascar ou dans un autre pays. Sauf s'il y a extradition. L'extradition, je vous le dis, c'est après une condamnation. Nous pouvons le condamner ici à Madagascar et le faire condamner également à Maurice et ce ne serait qu'après cette condamnation qu'il va devoir rejoindre les prisons malgaches parce qu'en fait l'extradition c'est, on va dire, la réalisation d'un emprisonnement sur le territoire d'origine. C'est-à-dire ? C'est-à-dire malgache, là où s'est perpétrée l'infraction. Donc si je comprends bien, au bout de l'enquête actuelle, il pourrait y avoir un procès à Madagascar en l'absence de M. Ravatomanga. Et en cas de condamnation, il pourrait être ensuite extradé de Maurice à Madagascar, c'est ça ? Oui, et il pourrait également être jugé à Maurice par les autorités mauriciennes et peut-être soldé par une condamnation si les faits sont avérés. Il pourrait donc y avoir deux procès en parallèle ? Un à Maurice et un à Madagascar ? Exactement. Mais sur des faits différents alors ? Sur des faits différents. Au moment de l'insurrection du mois d'octobre, beaucoup d'autres dignitaires de l'ancien régime se sont enfuis, à commencer par le président, Andry Radjoelina, le Premier ministre, le président du Sénat. Alors du coup, beaucoup de Malgaches se demandent pourquoi vous n'avez pas lancé contre eux des mandats d'arrêt internationaux alors que vous l'avez fait contre M. Ravatomanga ? Si, on en a fait contre l'ancien maire de Tana. Il est impliqué dans un dossier où il y a plusieurs personnes qui sont placées sous mandat de dépôt et où lui-même est inculpé. Mais il a pu se soustraire à l'arrestation. On a lancé un mandat d'arrêt à Madagascar et internationaux contre lui au cas où il arriverait à sortir de Madagascar. Mais pour les autres, les mandats d'arrêt internationaux ne peuvent être faits que sur la base d'une procédure déjà ouverte. Or, aucune procédure n'a été ouverte, ni contre le président Andry Rajoelina, ni contre l'ancien Premier ministre, ni contre l'ancien président du Sénat ? Pas encore. Et justement, quelles sont les personnes contre qui vont être ouvertes des procédures ? Je ne dirais pas les noms parce qu'il y en a qui sont encore à Madagascar et qui risquent de s'enfuir si je vais dire les noms. Il y a des procédures qui ont déjà été ouvertes. Par exemple, pour Mame Ravatomanga, il y a eu ls Boeing 777. Il y a le dossier GEL-LTC. Avec ces deux procédures-là, qui étaient au PNF et au Bianco, il y a eu un mandat d'arrêt pour pouvoir permettre aux juridictions compétentes de procéder à une enquête envers Mame Ravatomanga. Il y a eu une procédure ouverte au niveau du Bianco et du pôle anticorruption contre Le Maire de Tana et Consort. Et comme il n'a pas pu se présenter à cette enquête, un mandat d'arrêt international a été décerné à son encontre également pour pouvoir le présenter devant la justice. On parle du maire d'Antananarivo ? On parle de l'ancien maire, oui. Pour Andry Rajoelina, en tant qu'ancien président, il faut qu'il soit présent. Il faut qu'il y ait une procédure ouverte et nous sommes en train de voir quelles sont les possibilités, ainsi que les autres membres du gouvernement. On est en train également de voir quelles sont les possibilités. Et une fois que ces possibilités de poursuites sont ouvertes, des convocations vont être envoyées. Convocations d'abord et puis mandat d'arrêt après. Et s'ils ne sont pas à Madagascar, donc des mandats d'arrêt internationaux. C'est comme ça en fait les procédures. On ne peut pas lancer tout de suite un mandat d'arrêt. Il faut d'abord qu'on ouvre l'enquête. Qu'on fasse les convocations. Et s'il est avéré que la personne n'est pas à Madagascar, on lance le mandat d'arrêt. Donc vous envisagez une procédure contre l'ancien président Andry Rajoelina ? Bien sûr. Pour toutes les personnes qui ont commis des infractions dans ce pays, il y aura des procédures qui seront ouvertes contre elles, y compris Andry Rajoelina. Et contre Andry Rajoelina, cette procédure pourrait-elle être ouverte d'ici la fin de l'année ? Bien sûr, avant la fin de l'année. Donc dans les semaines qui viennent ? Je ne pourrais pas vous dire dans combien de temps. Avant la fin de l'année. Et sur quelle base ? Sur quels faits précis ? Quand la procédure sera ouverte, vous aurez la communication là-dessus. Plus les avocats de la défense savent moins longtemps à l'avance, moins ils peuvent se défendre. Et préparer leurs alibis. Donc je ne peux pas vous dire sur quelle base on va les inculper avant d'entamer la procédure. C'est sûr qu'ils vont être poursuivis. Mais on ne peut pas vous dire là tout de suite sur quelle base. Sinon ils vont anticiper les preuves, ils vont préparer leur défense, leurs alibis, etc. Et ça rentre dans le cadre du secret de l'instruction. C'est sûr que l'ancien président Andry Rajoelina va être poursuivi ? Voilà. Donc ça c'est une certitude. Alors on sait que beaucoup d'avoirs...Et je pense que lui-même, il n'ignore pas qu'il a commis des infractions dans ce pays. À lire aussiMadagascar: Emmanuel Macron propose au nouveau dirigeant malgache «l'appui de la France» pour la transition

Hello and welcome to episode 206 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. This episode examines global financial crime, starting with sanctions evasion challenges: a report highlights 113 Russian 'shadow' vessels moving €4.7 billion in oil using false flags, then to a UK OFSI General Licence for Lukoil International Entities, while the EU considers using frozen Russian sovereign assets for Ukraine. UK enforcement updates include the FCA charging a former banker and associate in a £70,000 insider dealing case and arresting another for suspected market manipulation. HMRC also announced higher Economic Crime Levy rates from April 2026. Finally, we cover global efforts: the Council of Europe launched an anti-corruption/money laundering initiative, and INTERPOL adopted a Strategic Framework targeting transnational scam centres, though Transparency International warns UK Overseas Territories are lagging on corporate transparency reforms.A transcript of this podcast, with links to the stories, will be available at www.crimes.financial.

Konflikt om en amerikansk fredsplan som ser ut som en rysk önskelista. Samtidigt pressas Zelenskyj av en korruptionsskandal på hemmaplan. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Finns det en baktanke med att den rysk-amerikanska planen kommer just nu? Följ med bakom rökridåerna i de senaste förhandlingarna för att få ett slut på Rysslands krig mot Ukraina. Medverkande: Boris Bondarev, rysk diplomat som hoppade av efter Rysslands fullskaliga invasion av Ukraina, Tetyana Nikolayenko, granskande journalist som avslöjat flera korruptionsskandaler i Ukraina, Arsenij, student i Kiev, Ulrik Åshuvud, generalsekreterare för Transparency International i Sverige, Nastya Krymova och hennes dotter Maritjka som anpassat sin lägenhet i Kiev efter de ständiga strömavbrotten till följd av ryska bombningar. Programledare: Ulrika Bergqvistulrika.bergqvist@sverigesradio.seReportrar: Lubna El-Shanti, Sveriges radios Ukrainakorrespondent, Andreas Liljeheden, Sveriges radios Brysselkorrespondent, Kajsa BoglindProducent: Johanna Melénjohanna.melen@sverigesradio.seTekniker: Rasmus Håkans

It has been 36 years since the Velvet Revolution in former Czechoslovakia – the peaceful uprising that ushered in a nonviolent transition of power and brought down communism. Nearly four decades on, the Czech Republic is undergoing political change again: last month, the party of “Trumpist” former premier Andrej Babis topped the parliamentary election and is returning to power. In this edition of Perspective we spoke to David Ondracka, author of “The Case of the Czech Republic: How billions disappear and why our state doesn't work" and the former head of Transparency International in the country.

An unusual alliance of crossbenchers and the Coalition has forced an ongoing extension of Question Time in the Senate. They are demanding the Labor government immediately release the "jobs for mates" report, which it has withheld for two years. Critics, including Transparency International, say the government's refusal to release the report is further evidence of a "culture of secrecy" at a time when its integrity standards are under heightened scrutiny.

Roccamore-stifteren Frederikke Antonie Schmidt bliver hængt ud for at være en ubehagelig chef, modbydelig og lede med frygt. 13 nuværende og tidligere ansatte har fortalt Frihedsbrevet skrækhistorier og bl.a. mobning og bagtaleri, og de beskylder hende også for ikke at være i stand til at føle empati. Mette Frederiksens mand og Danmarks svar på en førstedame, Bo Tengberg, skal lave en dokumentar om Ukraine og Zelenskyj. Men det mener Transparency International er en rigtig dårlig ide. Vi ringer til en mand, der bor i Odessa og som forklarer os hvordan det står til med korruption i Ukraine. Din vært er Ditte Okman og i panelet sidder Niels Pinborg, Jonas Kuld Rathje, Jakob Steen Olsen og Per Kuskner. Og så får vi besøg af Jakob Garff, der arbejder på Børsen og som ved meget om Erik Damgaards business-op- og nedture. Nu er Erik nemlig tilbage i millionærklubben og vi laver et portræt af den kulørte rigmand! Følg Det, vi taler om i appen og lyt til nye episoder hver fredag.Følg Det, vi taler om på Facebook og @ditteokman på Instagram.Vært: Ditte OkmanProducer: Sarah Bech Podimo-ansvarlig: Mette SøndergaardVideo: Sofus Chammon og Frederik SchultzKAPITLER 00:00 VELKOMMEN 04:10 METTES MAND I NYE PROBLEMER 23:00 ROCCAMORES LEDE LEDER48:00 ERIK DAMGAARD ER TILBAGESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Corruption defines both the perception and reality of government, eroding trust and even threatening national security. Today, the safeguards meant to keep our government accountable are failing. From the mass firing of inspectors general to congressional stock trading and Supreme Court ethics scandals, abuses of power are weakening public trust and raising fears that the U.S. could slide toward kleptocracy.In this episode, host Simone Leeper speaks with Mark Lee Greenblatt, former Inspector General of the U.S. Department of the Interior; Jodi Vittori, Georgetown University professor and expert on corruption and national security; and Kedric Payne, Vice President and General Counsel at Campaign Legal Center. Together, they trace America's long fight against corruption — from the founders' earliest fears to Watergate reforms — and examine how today's failures of accountability threaten American democracy. The episode closes with solutions for restoring integrity, eliminating conflicts of interest and rebuilding trust in American government. Timestamps:(00:05) — Why did Trump fire 17 inspectors general?(07:36) — How has corruption shaped U.S. history?(11:14) — What reforms followed Watergate?(18:22) — Why does corruption feel worse in daily life now?(23:01) — How did Trump weaken watchdog offices and ethics enforcement?(28:47) — Why does congressional stock trading undermine trust?(33:58) — What do Supreme Court ethics scandals reveal?(39:59) — Could the U.S. slide toward kleptocracy?(46:04) — How does corruption threaten national security?(56:57) — What reforms could restore accountability and integrity? Host and Guests:Simone Leeper litigates a wide range of redistricting-related cases at Campaign Legal Center, challenging gerrymanders and advocating for election systems that guarantee all voters an equal opportunity to influence our democracy. Prior to arriving at CLC, Simone was a law clerk in the office of Senator Ed Markey and at the Library of Congress, Office of General Counsel. She received her J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 2019 and a bachelor's degree in political science from Columbia University in 2016.Mark Lee Greenblatt is an expert on government ethics and compliance, an attorney and author. Most recently, he served as Inspector General for the U.S. Department of the Interior. His work bolstered the integrity of the agency's programs, rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in the Department's $10 billion in grants and contracts and $12 billion in natural resource royalties. Mark was elected by the 74 Inspectors General to serve as the Chairman of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency in 2022. He previously served in leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General and the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He also served as an investigative counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice. He clerked for U.S. District Judge Anita Brody and was a litigator in two international law firms. Mark is the author of Valor, which tells untold stories of 21st century American soldiers, sailors and Marines who faced gut-wrenching decisions to overcome enormous odds. He is a frequent speaker at industry events, and he regularly appears in the news media. He graduated from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar, and he earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University.Jodi Vittori is an expert on the linkages of corruption, state fragility, illicit finance and U.S. national security. She is a Professor of Practice and co-chair of the Global Politics and Security program at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Jodi is also an associate fellow with RUSI's Centre for Finance and Security and was previously a non-resident fellow with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Before joining the Georgetown University faculty, she was the U.S. Research and Policy Manager for Transparency International's Defense and Security Program and a senior policy advisor for Global Witness. Jodi also served in the U.S. Air Force; her overseas service included Afghanistan, Iraq, South Korea, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, and she was assigned to NATO's only counter-corruption task force. She was an Assistant Professor and military faculty at the US Air Force Academy and the National Defense University. Jodi is also a founder and co-moderator of the Anti-Corruption Advocacy Network (ACAN), which facilitates information exchange on corruption-related issues amongst over 1,000 participating individuals and organizations worldwide. She is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and received her PhD in International Studies from the University of Denver.Kedric Payne leads the government ethics program at Campaign Legal Center, where he works to strengthen ethics laws and hold public officials accountable at the federal, state and local levels. He conducts investigations into government corruption and initiates legal actions against officials who violate the law. At CLC, Kedric has been at the forefront of advancing reforms on issues such as congressional stock trading, Supreme Court ethics enforcement, executive branch conflicts of interest, and state ethics commission autonomy. His legal work and analysis have been featured in major media outlets. He has also testified at congressional hearings on government ethics and accountability. Before joining CLC, Kedric built a broad legal career across all three branches of the federal government and in private practice. He began as a litigator at Cravath and later practiced political law at Skadden. He went on to serve as Deputy Chief Counsel at the Office of Congressional Ethics and as a Deputy General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Energy, where he advised on federal ethics laws. Earlier in his career, he clerked for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.Links: Understanding Corruption and Conflicts of Interest in Government – CLC Holding Government Officials Accountable for Unlawful Conflict of Interest Violations – CLC Ethics Pledges by Trump Cabinet Draw Questions and Skepticism – NY Times CLC Sues to Stop Elon Musk and DOGE's Lawless, Unconstitutional Power Grab – CLC Elon Musk Stands to Gain Even More Wealth by Serving in Trump's Administration – CLC Is Musk Using the FAA to Benefit Himself and His SpaceX Subsidiary, Starlink? – CLC Have Wealthy Donors Bought the Trump Administration? – CLC How a Second Term Introduces More Conflicts of Interest for Trump – CLC CLC's Kedric Payne on Trump's Brazen Removal of Nation's Top Ethics Official – CLC The public won't get to see Elon Musk's financial disclosures. Here's why that matters.  – CBS  Justice Clarence Thomas Should Be Held Accountable Under Federal Ethics Law – CLC Judicial Conference Decision Lowers Ethics Standards for Federal Judges and U.S. Supreme Court – CLC Improving Ethics Standards at the Supreme Court – CLC The Justice Department Is In Danger Of Losing Its Way Under Trump – CLC Congress Has an Ethics Problem. 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Msikilizaji kesho Ijumaa oktoba 10 kamati inayotoa tuzo za kimataifa za Nobel itamtangaza mshindi, wakati huu watu wengi wakiwa wamempendekeza rais wa Marekani Donald Trump kutokana na mchango wake wa kutafuta amani mashariki ya kati, hata hivyo wadadisi wanasema kiongozi huyo hawezi kupewa tuzo hiyo. Unafikiri ni Kiongozi gani anastahili kupewa tuzo hii mwaka huu na kwanini? Ungana nami Ruben Lukumbuka, mubashara kutoka studio namba mbili hapa karibu tuandamane hadi tamati.-

Msikilizaji kesho Ijumaa oktoba 10 kamati inayotoa tuzo za kimataifa za Nobel itamtangaza mshindi, wakati huu watu wengi wakiwa wamempendekeza rais wa Marekani Donald Trump kutokana na mchango wake wa kutafuta amani mashariki ya kati, hata hivyo wadadisi wanasema kiongozi huyo hawezi kupewa tuzo hiyo. Unafikiri ni Kiongozi gani anastahili kupewa tuzo hii mwaka huu na kwanini? Ungana nami Ruben Lukumbuka, mubashara kutoka studio namba mbili hapa karibu tuandamane hadi tamati.-

More than 300 people are being made to re-sit their practical driving test - following fraud allegations at an Auckland VTNZ. Police and NZTA are looking into claims testing officers at the Highbrook branch took money in return for passing applicants, over several years. Five officers have been sacked for misconduct - and the branch has stopped offering tests in the meantime. Transparency International NZ executive director Julie Haggie says they need to figure out how this was possible. "Behaviour and the training and the culture that was existing and whether any of those things had an impact on people feeling like - I can get away with it. And they have felt like they can get away with it and make profit out of it." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samedi 4 octobre, le président Andry Rajoelina a entamé des consultations avec les forces vives de Madagascar : haut fonctionnaires, groupements d'entreprises et organisations de la société civile. En parallèle, des mobilisations pro et anti-gouvernement ont eu lieu le même jour dans le centre-ville de la capitale d'Antananarivo. Mais un imposant dispositif de sécurité a empêché les jeunes manifestants du collectif Gen Z de se retrouver place d'Ambohijatovo. Si les revendications de la Gen Z se sont diversifiées au cours de la semaine, le fond reste bien le même. Un sentiment d'injustice et d'inégalités qui prend racine dans le contexte économique de l'île.  Premiers motifs de colère au début des manifestations : les coupures d'eau et d'électricité. Pour Ketakandriana Rafitoson, la vice-présidente de Transparency International à Madagascar, la Jirama dans le collimateur de la Gen Z est devenu un symbole des problématiques de mauvaise gestion sur l'île. « Cette entreprise publique, censée garantir l'accès à l'eau et à l'électricité, est aujourd'hui synonyme de gaspillage, d'opacité, de collusion politique », affirme-t-elle. « Pendant des années, des contrats faramineux ont été attribués sans appel d'offres transparent, souvent des sociétés proches du pouvoir des marchés de carburant surfacturés par exemple, des projets de réhabilitation d'infrastructures détournées de leur objectif initial et des milliards engloutis sans aucun résultat tangible. Tout cela pendant que les citoyens subissent des coupures quotidiennes, que des familles vivent dans le noir », poursuit la chercheuse. « Donc, la Jirama, pour moi, c'est plus qu'un scandale financier, c'est l'incarnation même d'un système où l'argent public sert à enrichir quelques-uns au lieu d'améliorer la vie de millions de Malgaches. Et les Malgaches, justement, ne sont pas dupes. Ils ont bien compris que c'était la corruption qui était au centre de ce problème, d'où les revendications aujourd'hui exprimées par la majorité », estime-t-elle. À lire aussiContestations à Madagascar: le délabrement d'un campus à Antananarivo, symbole des misères des jeunes Taux de croissance en berne et peu d'opportunités d'emplois Des questions de gouvernances qui ressortent dans le classement de Transparency International. Madagascar y occupe la 26e position sur 100. Une position qui stagne depuis plus de dix ans pour des raisons très précises, détaille Ketakandriana Rafitoson : « Les grandes affaires sont étouffées. Les institutions de contrôle sont fragiles et l'accès à l'information reste un combat au quotidien. Et cette impunité nourrit en fait l'injustice, creuse les inégalités, entretient la pauvreté, l'extrême pauvreté dans laquelle vivent 80 % de nos compatriotes. » Une perception de la corruption élevée tandis que le niveau de vie des populations ne s'améliore pas, souligne l'économiste Aimé Ramiarison, enseignant-chercheur à l'université d'Antananarivo. « Le taux de croissance économique moyen est très faible. C'est-à-dire que depuis 2009, jusqu'en 2024, c'était de 2,3 % par an en moyenne. Donc, c'est très faible. Ça veut dire quoi ? Ça veut dire une faible création de richesse », pointe le chercheur. « Deuxième signification, ça veut dire que le taux de croissance du PIB est revenu à paraître, négatif depuis 2009 jusqu'à maintenant. Et puis une faible croissance signifie également une très faible création d'emplois », poursuit Aimé Ramiarison. « Et si nous regardons les statistiques sur le marché du travail, on constate que seulement 11 % des emplois totaux sont des emplois formels, que l'on peut donc qualifier d'emplois décents ou productifs. Et de l'autre côté, 85 % des emplois sont des emplois qualifiés, des emplois précaires. Ça veut dire qu'une grande majorité de la population exerce des emplois précaires, c'est-à-dire des emplois mal payés, sans aucune protection sociale », détaille-t-il. Le professeur souligne le peu de perspectives offertes aux jeunes. Des jeunes qui doivent également faire face à l'incertitude créée par la politique américaine qui pourrait compromettre notamment plusieurs milliers d'emplois dans le secteur textile sur l'île. À lire aussiMadagascar: le mouvement Gen Z se dote de huit porte-parole

Le tribunal correctionnel de Paris doit trancher dans l'affaire des soupçons de financement par Mouammar Kadhafi de la campagne présidentielle de Nicolas Sarkozy de 2007. Un procès déjà historique et l'épilogue d'une enquête de plus de dix ans qui vient s'ajouter à nombre d'affaires de corruption présumée ou établie dans la classe politique française. On en parle avec Diane Semerdjian, responsable du plaidoyer Vie publique au sein de la branche française de Transparency International, et Aurélien Dervernoix, journaliste au sein du service politique de RFI.

Žurnalisto Liudo Ramanausko pokalbis su šia tema su „Transparency International“ iniciatyvų vadove Ieva Dunčikaite.

Volební zákon říká, že pro vstup do sněmovny politická strana či hnutí potřebuje získat aspoň pět procent hlasů, volební koalice dvou stran potřebuje aspoň osm procent a koalice tří a více stran 11 procent. Některé „koaliční“ subjekty se bojí, že by tyto klauzule nepřekonaly, proto, i když na jedné kandidátce figurují členové více stran, oficiálně kandidují pod hlavičkou jedné, takže nemusejí dosáhnout vyšší hranice pro vstup do sněmovny. Mnozí to ale považují za podvod a obcházení minimálně ducha zákona, když ne rovnou litery. Strana Volt kvůli tomu podala žaloby u krajských soudů na registraci kandidátek SPD a hnutí Stačilo!. Hnutí Přísaha zas zažalovalo Piráty, kteří na svých kandidátkách mají členy Zelených. Spekuluje se i o možných žalobách po volbách. O problematice těchto skrytých koalic a jejich politických i právních důsledcích debatovali Marek Antoš z Právnické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy, Petr Just z Metropolitní univerzity Praha a Kryštof Doležal z Transparency International. Diskuse proběhla 28. srpna, tedy před zveřejněním rozsudků všech krajských soudů.

Today, we start a two-part journey into the heart of Honduran society. Our focus will be on one man, Kurt Ver Beek, and the organization he co-founded, Association for a More Just Society (ASJ). Kurt is a professor of Sociology (Emeritus) at Calvin University and lead investigator for an agreement between Transparency International, the Honduran Government, and ASJ. For this first episode, we are joined by the reporter Ross Halperin, whose recent biography (here) of Kurt's ministry (New York Times profile here) paints a fascinating picture of a man dedicated to the cause of justice. While Ross and I do not discuss the entire scope of the book, we do focus on the criminal justice system and the many barriers erected for victims seeking relief. Ross and I talk about how he came to write the book, the work of ASJ in helping reduce the violence in Honduras, some of the main characters in the story, and much more. Ross attended Harvard University and worked under Mark A. R. Kleiman, one of the world's leading criminal-justice scholars. He started reporting this story in 2018 and has since spent much of his time in Honduras. Cross & Gavel is a production of CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY. The episode was produced by Josh Deng, with music from Vexento.

pWotD Episode 3028: Vladimir Putin Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 142,070 views on Saturday, 16 August 2025 our article of the day is Vladimir Putin.Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He resigned in 1991 to begin a political career in Saint Petersburg. In 1996, he moved to Moscow to join the administration of President Boris Yeltsin. He briefly served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and then as secretary of the Security Council of Russia before being appointed prime minister in August 1999. Following Yeltsin's resignation, Putin became acting president and, less than four months later in May 2000, was elected to his first term as president. He was reelected in 2004. Due to constitutional limitations of two consecutive presidential terms, Putin served as prime minister again from 2008 to 2012 under Dmitry Medvedev. He returned to the presidency in 2012, following an election marked by allegations of fraud and protests, and was reelected in 2018.During Putin's initial presidential tenure, the Russian economy grew on average by seven percent per year as a result of economic reforms and a fivefold increase in the price of oil and gas. Additionally, Putin led Russia in a conflict against Chechen separatists, re-establishing federal control over the region. While serving as prime minister under Medvedev, he oversaw a military conflict with Georgia and enacted military and police reforms. In his third presidential term, Russia annexed Crimea and supported a war in eastern Ukraine through several military incursions, resulting in international sanctions and a financial crisis in Russia. He also ordered a military intervention in Syria to support his ally Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian civil war, with the aim of obtaining naval bases in the Eastern Mediterranean.In February 2022, during his fourth presidential term, Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which prompted international condemnation and led to expanded sanctions. In September 2022, he announced a partial mobilization and forcibly annexed four Ukrainian oblasts into Russia. In March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes related to his alleged criminal responsibility for illegal child abductions during the war. In April 2021, after a referendum, he signed constitutional amendments into law that included one allowing him to run for reelection twice more, potentially extending his presidency to 2036. In March 2024, he was reelected to another term.Under Putin's rule, the Russian political system has been transformed into an authoritarian dictatorship with a personality cult. His rule has been marked by endemic corruption and widespread human rights violations, including the imprisonment and suppression of political opponents, intimidation and censorship of independent media in Russia, and a lack of free and fair elections. Russia has consistently received very low scores on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, The Economist Democracy Index, Freedom House's Freedom in the World index, and the Reporters Without Borders' World Press Freedom Index.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:55 UTC on Sunday, 17 August 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Vladimir Putin on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Olivia.

Today's episode was recorded live from Little Bay as part of our “At the Beach” series. Nikolai Celecia says that the community at Little Bay makes it their favourite beach. He feels the area is very peaceful and has inspired many impromptu jam sessions over the years.Dr Keith Bensusan from GOHNS has spent his entire life studying flora and fauna; he described Little Bay as a hidden gem in terms of wildlife and natural history. We also taught us about the jellyfish which have been common this summer.Thirteen-year-old Dre and five-year-old Frankie Montovio are some of the younger regulars of Little Bay. He enjoys coming here with his family and likes the restaurant there.We also spoke of the Government's response to the global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International. We touched upon their main points in their reply which was published yesterday evening. Tracey Gonzalez, along with her grandchildren Emeila and Ava, shared how much Little Bay has changed over the last 15 years. She gave some ideas on how the area could be improved. Eleven-year-old Sienna Prescott loves playing football at Little Bay's football pitch, despite it getting too hot sometimes. She also enjoys snorkling with her. Her friend Maya also told us what she likes about Little Bay.And, known as the Mayor of Little Bay, Johnny Cumbo expressed his thoughts on the state of Little Bay, particularly regarding access to the water. Having been a regular for over fifty years, he knows the area well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transparency International has waded into the row over Gibraltar's Principal Auditor's report, asking: “What else don't we know?” They also question why Gibraltar shouldn't have a Public Accounts Committee. Ros Astengo has the details.The Supported Needs Action Group is donating new interactive projectors to St Martins, St Joseph's Upper Schools, the College of Further Education and the St Bernadette's Resource Centre. We crossed over to Iain Triay Clarence at City Hall, who spoke to Eric Rowbottom.GibSams are calling on companies to support their GibSilver volunteer recruitment campaign by asking if they can spare one employee for 2 hours a week for a total of six weeks to take part in our training programme. The initiative is in conjunction with Kusuma Trust Gibraltar and The Peter J Isola Foundation. We spoke to GibSam's Brendy Cuby.Open Mic Poetry to look forward to later this month! "Native Tongues" invites poets and storytellers from all walks of life to share what is native to their heart. All are welcome – any language or culture! James the Heartist and Jonathan Teuma told us more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Valstybės plėtros bankas ILTĖ turi per daug laisvės, kam ir kaip suteikinėti paskolas, konstatavo Specialiųjų tyrimų tarnyba.Paaiškėjo, kad ILTĖ milijoninius kreditus dalina įmonėms su vienu darbuotoju, arba nuostolingoms, ties bankroto riba atsidūrusioms bendrovėms. Kai kam paskolos išdavinėtos labai greitai. STT perspėja, kad neaišku, ar išduotos paskolos bus grąžintos.Kredituojami politikų ir jų šeimų verslai.Valdžia žada, kad taisyklės bus tobulinamos, ILTĖ į pastabas ketina atsižvelgti.Ar bankas ILTĖ veikia skaidriai?Laidoje dalyvauja banko ILTĖ generalinis direktorius Dainius Vilčinskas, STT Korupcijos prevencijos valdybos vadovas Mindaugas Guščius, Ekonomikos ir inovacijų ministerijos kanclerė Eglė Radišauskienė, smulkusis verslininkas, startuolis Ignas Plunksnis, finansų analitikas Marius Busila, "Transparency International" vadovė Ingrida Kalinauskienė.Ved. Marius Jokūbaitis

Transparency International says without a whole-of-government national anti-corruption strategy New Zealand remains at risk. 

Olena Tregub is a Ukrainian expert in policy analysis, policy design and reform implementation, with a special focus on corruption prevention in economic and security sectors. Since 2017 Olena has been Secretary General of NAKO (the Independent Defence Anti-Corruption Committee) – an international oversight body created by Transparency International. It's her mission to strengthen democratic oversight over defence spending, increase accountability and transparency of the sector, which is critical in wartime, and has become a hotly debated topic in the run-up to the 2024 US election. ----------DESCRIPTION:Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Efforts: Challenges and Triumphs Amid WarJoin us as we speak with Olena Tregub, Secretary General of the Independent Defense Anti-Corruption Committee (NAKO), on the critical role of anti-corruption in Ukraine's defense sector. Since 2017, NAKO, an oversight body created by Transparency International, has been working to enhance democratic oversight, accountability, and transparency in defense spending. In this engaging episode, Elena discusses the ongoing challenges and successes in the fight against corruption, especially during wartime, and the significant influence of civic protests on government actions. She reflects on the complexities of maintaining integrity in defense operations and the substantial impact of public and international support in pushing for reforms. This in-depth conversation delves into the importance of maintaining anti-corruption measures to ensure Ukraine's resilience and ultimate victory against Russian aggression.----------CHAPTERS:00:00 Introduction to Olena and Her Mission00:54 Welcoming Olena to the Channel01:24 The Heart of the Anti-Corruption Storm02:51 Zelensky's Response to Protests04:27 The Big Question: Conspiracy or Cockup?05:33 Zelensky's Anti-Corruption Journey08:22 The Role of Protests in Ukrainian Democracy12:26 Comparing Government Reactions to Protests20:24 The Importance of Anti-Corruption in Wartime23:29 The Role of International Partners28:19 The Future of Ukrainian Reforms37:06 Conclusion and Final Thoughts----------LINKS:https://twitter.com/OTregubhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/olenatregub/https://cepa.org/author/olena-tregub/https://archive.kyivpost.com/author/olena-tregubhttps://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/olena-tregub/https://nako.org.ua/en/about----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------TRUCK FUNDRAISER - GET A SILICON CURTAIN NAFO PATCH:Together with our friends at LIFT99 Kyiv Hub (the NAFO 69th Sniffing Brigade), we are teaming up to provide 2nd Battalion of 5th SAB with a pickup truck that they need for their missions. With your donation, you're not just sending a truck — you're standing with Ukraine.https://www.help99.co/patches/nafo-silicon-curtain-communityWhy NAFO Trucks Matter: Ukrainian soldiers know the immense value of our NAFO trucks and buses. These vehicles are carefully selected, produced between 2010 and 2017, ensuring reliability for harsh frontline terrain. Each truck is capable of driving at least 20,000 km (12,500 miles) without major technical issues, making them a lifeline for soldiers in combat zones.https://www.help99.co/patches/nafo-silicon-curtain-community----------

For this episode, regular host Robert Barrington is joined by two anticorruption experts from Australia. Nicole Rose is the Deputy Commissioner at The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), and AJ Brown is a Professor of Public Policy and Law at Griffith University and the Chair of Transparency International's (TI) Australian chapter. Some of the main themes discussed in the episode include: - The extent and nature of corruption in Australia - The role of the newly-established NACC in addressing “grey corruption" - Effective approaches to anticorruption measures - The utility of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) - Uniquely Australian concepts of corruption - Top priorities in strengthening the anticorruption system. For more on corruption in liberal democracies, check out the previous episode: 134. Oguzhan Dincer & Michael Johnston on Corruption in America. Find out more about AJ's work here: https://experts.griffith.edu.au/18540-a-j-brown And the NACC here: https://www.nacc.gov.au/

A jegybank alapítványának, a PADME-nek ki kell adnia a felügyelőbizottság ülések vagyonfelhasználással kapcsolatos iratait, erről elsőfokú bírósági döntés született – jelentette be a Dellában a felperes Transparency International Magyarország képviseletében Martin József Péter ügyvezető igazgató. Ez már a második közérdekű adatigénylő eljárásuk az összesen több mint 500 milliárd forint alapítványi vagyont érintő, súlyos vagyonvesztéssel fenyegető ügyben. A korrupcióellenes szervezet képviselője szerint a sikeresen kiperelt dokumentumok újabb részleteket tárhatnak fel az ügyben.

In this episode, we chat about a recently published report by Transparency International (see: https://www.transparency.org.uk/news/trust-issues-tackling-final-frontier-secret-property-ownership) and how it impacts on our ability to identify the true ownership of real estate in the UK (and elsewhere).Send us a textSupport the showFollow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/

Transparency International se Korrupsiepersepsie-indeks, wat 180 lande wêreldwyd monitor, is die belangrikste internasionale maatstaf vir korrupsie in die staatsdiens. Namibië beklee vanjaar die 59ste posisie. Kosmos 94.1 Nuus het met prof. Johan Coetzee, ‘n kenner in goeie regering, oor die kwessie gepraat:

What happens when the world's most influential anti-bribery law is abruptly paused? Is transparency merely a compliance box-tick—or the most powerful tool we have against global threats like kleptocracy, sanctions evasion, and illicit finance? In this eye-opening episode of Corruption, Crime, and Compliance, Michael Volkov is joined by two powerhouse experts in the global fight against corruption: Scott Greytak and Josh Birenbaum (*see ‘'About Guests below). Together, they break down the sweeping implications of the U.S. government's pause on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)enforcement, the gutting of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), and what all of this means for business leaders, policymakers, and the international community.When the United States hit pause on FCPA enforcement, the global anti-corruption landscape shifted. Scott and Josh explore how companies are reacting, how allies are stepping up enforcement, and why transparency is emerging as a national security imperative. They offer a forward-looking conversation filled with insights for compliance professionals, risk officers, and anyone committed to ethical business in a volatile world.You'll hear them discuss:Why the U.S. government's pause on FCPA enforcement shocked the global anti-corruption community—and why companies should still stay the course with compliance regardless of political signals.How the Corporate Transparency Act, once seen as the most significant U.S. anti-money laundering law in a generation, has been quietly gutted—leaving a dangerous gap in the fight against shell companies and financial crime.What it means that U.S. companies are now incentivized to form anonymously domestically to avoid ownership disclosure—inviting kleptocrats, traffickers, and foreign adversaries to hide in plain sight.Why global businesses must prepare for a sharp rise in trade compliance enforcement, as tariffs, export controls, and sanctions take center stage in economic security—and why transparency is essential to managing these risks.How foreign enforcers, especially in Europe, are beginning to step up—but why no alliance or coalition can truly fill the vacuum left by a retreating United States.What makes transparency not just a compliance tool, but a weapon against geopolitical threats—from Xinjiang's forced labor camps to Russian shadow fleets and fentanyl trafficking.How transparency can be hardwired into foreign aid policy to protect U.S. taxpayer money, prevent narco-state development, and give American businesses a fair shot abroad.Why there's still hope—from new bipartisan support for anti-corruption measures to the emergence of a national security lens on transparency across Congress, federal agencies, and the private sector.About GuestsScott Greytak is an anticorruption attorney and the Director of Advocacy for TI US. His work focuses on designing anticorruption laws and policies, organizing and leading ideologically inclusive coalitions, and lobbying the U.S. Congress and administration. Greytak was named a Top Lobbyist in 2021, 2023, and 2024 by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics. Josh Birenbaum is the deputy director of FDD's Center on Economic and Financial Power, focusing on illicit finance risks and global corruption. Previously, Josh was the research and policy analyst at TRACE International, producing articles, book chapters, op-eds, model policies, industry reports, and speeches on sanctions, export controls, corruption, conflict minerals, money laundering, human rights, illicit finance, and other topics. ResourcesScott Greytak on LinkedIn | Email - sgreytak@us.transparency.orgJosh Birenbaum on LinkedIn | Email - jbirenbaum@fdd.orgMichael Volkov on LinkedIn | TwitterThe Volkov Law Group

This week, John and Elliot discuss updates to the US Department of Justice corporate enforcement policy, the OCC's priority areas, Transparency International's report on corruption's role in fueling arms diversion, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

Experts have voiced support for Labour's new bill requiring more reporting around tobacco lobbying - and there's growing calls for more transparency. Reports also indicate alcohol lobbyists have been given input into health policies. Transparency International New Zealand chair Anne Tolley says there needs to be more regulation and transparency around lobbying - so Kiwis can see who's involved. "The problem is, we don't know who's talking to whom, how often, and what the results are. That's why we're asking for a register of lobbyists, much more transparency about who's talking to whom and how often - and then what the outcomes are." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Transparency International Magyarország jogi igazgatójának nincs kétsége, hogy a jegybank felső vezetése bizonyíthatóan felelős az 500 milliárd forintos vagyont érintő ügyekben, sőt, a kormány illetékes tagjainak is felelniük kellene. De miért zárta el a pénzcsapot a kormány tavaly a kecskeméti egyetem alapítványa elől?

Europoslanci podle organizace Transparency International opakovaně promeškávají příležitosti na pořádnou reformu vlastních etických pravidel. To pak vede k opakovaným korupčním skandálům, říká šéf bruselské pobočky této organizace Nicholas Aiossa: „Máme tu europoslance, kteří vydělávají 75 tisíc eur ročně jako členové představenstev velkých mezinárodních korporací, které v Evropském parlamentu lobují.“ Pravidla Evropského parlamentu totiž střet zájmů výslovně nezakazují.

Corruption, corruption, everywhere corruption. And no attempt to stop it in sight. As Trump and his cronies get rich from cypto, dismantle government, and propose their companies fulfilled outsourced contracts, the meta analysis of the new administration appears plain and simple: The tariffs, the strategic crypto fund, meme coin, it is all just corruption out in the open.     If it is so plain for all to see, how are they getting away with it?    To find out, Jason is joined by Frank Vogl. Formerly a foreign correspondent for The Times (UK), and then a senior official at the World Bank, Frank set up Transparency International in 1993, and then co-founded the Partnership for Transparency Fund in 1998. These two global organizations are at the forefront in the fight by civil society against corruption. Now, Frank is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University and the author of many articles and two books on global corruption – ‘The Enablers' and ‘Waging War on Corruption'.    In their discussion, Jason and Frank delve into the overt corruption of various decisions early in the 2nd Trump Administration, providing a focus on the role cryptocurrency plays in this corruption. Then, they look at the dismantling of anti-corruption mechanisms, and the transformation of the Republican Party into a vehicle for Trumpism and mafioso crony enrichment of Trump's allies. Then: they analyse the complicity of Western nations in enabling corruption, and the economic implications of these actions.    Finally, as they Order the Disorder, Frank pushes for the establishment of an international anti-corruption court, and argues that European governments can and should step up to help fight back against this corruption.    Producer: George McDonagh  Executive Producer: Neil Fearn    Subscribe to our Substack - https://natoandtheged.substack.com/    Show Notes Links:  For more on Frank's work visit - https://www.frankvogl.com/news     For more on Transparency International - https://www.transparency.org/en/     Get Frank's book The Enablers: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption - Endangering Our Democracy - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enablers-Kleptocrats-Corruption-Endangering-Democracy-ebook/dp/B09JGL62L1/     Get Frank's book Waging War on Corruption: Inside the Movement Fighting the Abuse of Power - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waging-War-Corruption-Movement-Fighting/dp/1442218533/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, John and Elliot discuss Transparency International's Opacity in Real Estate Ownership Index, FinCEN's alert on bulk cash smuggling by Mexican cartels, IRS-CI's release of 2024 BSA metrics, and its CI-FIRST initiative, Congressional hearings by a House Financial Services subcommittee, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

Donald Trump a rozhodnutí jeho administrativy dál zaměstnává pozornost světových médií. Ta americká od inaugurace nového prezidenta řeší i jeho kroky vůči americké legislativě a změny, které mohou vést k bujení korupčního prostředí i v nejvyšších patrech americké politiky. Jak to vidí americký protikorupční expert?Host: Scott Greytak - protikorupční právník a ředitel advokačních aktivit Transparency International ve Spojených státech Článek a další informace najdete na webu Seznam ZprávySledujte nás na sociálních sítích X, Instagram, Threads nebo Bluesky. Náměty a připomínky nám můžete psát na e-mail zaminutusest@sz.cz

Depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine, l'ombre de la Russie plane sur plusieurs pays d'Europe centrale et orientale. Campagnes de désinformation sur les réseaux sociaux, pression économique, corruption… La Loupe vous propose un tour d'horizon de ces différentes menaces à travers l'exemple de quatre pays : la Roumanie, la Moldavie, la Géorgie et la Slovaquie. Dans cet épisode, on se penche sur la manipulation électorale en Géorgie avec Charles Haquet, rédacteur-en-chef du service Monde de L'Express.Retrouvez tous les détails de l'épisode ici et inscrivez-vous à notre newsletter. L'équipe : Présentation : Charlotte Baris Ecriture : Aude Villiers-MoriaméMontage et réalisation : Jules Krot Crédits : Euronews, Transparency International, France 24 Musique et habillage : Emmanuel Herschon / Studio Torrent Logo : Jérémy Cambour Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

François Heureux reçoit Raphael KERGUENO, responsable plaidoyer chez Transparency International, à propos de soupçons de corruption de l'entreprise chinoise Huawei auprès de parlementaires européens notamment Merci pour votre écoute N'hésistez pas à vous abonner également aux podcasts des séquences phares de Matin Première: L'Invité Politique : https://audmns.com/LNCogwPL'édito politique « Les Coulisses du Pouvoir » : https://audmns.com/vXWPcqxL'humour de Matin Première : https://audmns.com/tbdbwoQRetrouvez tous les contenus de la RTBF sur notre plateforme Auvio.be Retrouvez également notre offre info ci-dessous : Le Monde en Direct : https://audmns.com/TkxEWMELes Clés : https://audmns.com/DvbCVrHLe Tournant : https://audmns.com/moqIRoC5 Minutes pour Comprendre : https://audmns.com/dHiHssrEt si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

This week, John and Elliot discuss the latest pronouncements from the US Treasury about the Corporate Transparency Act, the new head of the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, the case of theft from a non-profit to support cancer patients, the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

Zes mensen zijn in Roemenië gearresteerd vanwege hun betrokkenheid bij het beramen van een staatsgreep. De groep zou steun hebben ontvangen van Rusland, en twee diplomaten van de Russische ambassade zijn het land uitgezet. Călin Georgescu, de uiterst-rechtste en pro-Russische kandidaat die eind vorig jaar onverwacht de eerste ronde van de presidentsverkiezingen won, zou banden met deze groep hebben, wat grote zorgen oproept over de stabiliteit van Roemenië. We spreken met Roemenië-kenner Stefan Popa over deze arrestaties en de implicaties voor het land. (10:03) Onder Trump is zelfverrijking heel gewoon Techmiljardairs zijn blij met het aantreden van Trump: nadat ze zijn campagne hebben gesteund, voert de president nu veranderingen door die hen goed uitkomen. Het roept vragen op: is hier sprake van belangenverstrengeling? Tegelijkertijd zijn er zorgen over het opschorten van het internationale anti-corruptieprogramma. Lousewies van der Laan, directeur van Transparency International, legt uit waarom dit zo problematisch is. (22:09) Europa Draait Door: breuk tussen de VS en Europa Er is weer een aflevering van onze podcast Europa Draait Door. Europa-correspondent Kysia Hekster is te gast over de relatie tussen Europa en de VS. En het valt haar op hoeveel moeite Europese landen hebben om zich écht af te zetten van de Amerikanen. Presentatie: Chris Kijne

The zealously anti-regulatory Trump is back and anti-corruption activist Frank Vogl is very worried. Vogl warns that MAGA's increasingly deregulated America financial landscape could make the 2008 crash look like a minor bump in the economic road. With Trump putting the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on "pause" and DOGE kingpin Elon Musk openly dreaming of turning X into a bank, we're watching traditional financial regulation shrivel to the minimal levels of Calvin Coolidge's 1920's. Meanwhile, Melania is launching crypto tokens, Putin's kleptocracy has been legitimized by the Ukraine “peace” negotiations, and the increasingly unaccountable banks are begging to gamble with our money again. What could possibly go wrong? Here are the five KEEN ON takeaways from this conversation with Frank Vogl:* Financial Deregulation Concerns - Frank Vogl warns that Trump's administration is actively dismantling financial regulations, including pausing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and weakening the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He fears this deregulation could lead to a financial crisis potentially worse than 2008.* Three-Pronged Financial Risk - Vogl identifies three interconnected areas of concern:* Traditional banks seeking reduced capital requirements and fewer restrictions* Unregulated expansion of Silicon Valley firms (like X/Twitter) into banking* The growing crypto market and its potential for money laundering and speculation* Regulatory Enforcement Weakening - The Trump administration is systematically weakening regulatory agencies by appointing anti-regulation leaders and reducing staff (e.g., the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation lost 500 staff). This reduction in oversight capacity could enable financial abuse and fraud.* International Corruption Implications - The suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and potential lifting of Russian sanctions could create a vacuum in global anti-corruption enforcement, as no other country (including the UK or Switzerland) is positioned to take over America's leadership role in fighting international financial crime.* Big Tech and Government Contracts - There's growing concern about the relationship between the Trump administration and tech leaders, not just for potential government contracts but also for their control of media platforms. Vogl argues this could be problematic for democracy if proper procurement and transparency processes aren't followed.FULL TRANSCRIPT: Frank Vogl Warns of a New Financial Crisis Under Trump 2.0Interview with Frank Vogl February 16, 2025Two months into Donald Trump's second presidency, financial corruption expert Frank Vogl returns to Keen On to discuss the dismantling of America's financial regulatory system and its potential consequences. Vogl, co-founder of Transparency International and author of "The Enablers: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption, Endangering Our Democracy," warns of parallels to both the 1920s and 2008 financial crisis, but with new digital-age complications.Andrew Keen: Hello, everybody. It is Sunday, February 16th, 2025. A couple of years ago, we did a show with my old friend Frank Vogl on the global fight against corruption. He is the author of "The Enablers: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption, Endangering Our Democracy" and co-founder of Transparency International, a nonprofit focused on exposing financial corruption. Last year, we had Frank back to discuss whether Donald Trump 2.0 would be what we called a semi-legal repeat of the Sam Bankman-Fried FTX debacle. Now, almost two months into the Trump regime, I'd like to revisit this question. Frank, you have an interesting new piece out in The Globalist about Trump-style U.S. financial deregulation and its global ramifications. Is it as bad as we feared?Frank Vogl: Yes, it's good to be with you, Andrew. We are in danger of developments that could lead to a financial crisis in a few years' time, potentially worse than the 2008 financial crisis. That crisis led to massive unemployment and economic hardship, not just in the U.S. but across the world. It was caused by wild speculation, greed, and mismanagement by fewer than two dozen financial institutions, many of which were bailed out. Now, thanks to what Trump and Elon Musk are doing, we're setting the stage for a new era of financial deregulation with all the risks that involves.Andrew Keen: It's chilling. Frank, I wonder about the historical parallels. Some people have made much of Trump's interest in McKinley's presidency, colonialism, and Latin America. But I wonder whether we're really returning to the 1920s and the unconstrained speculative capitalism of the Coolidge, Harding, and Hoover era. Are there historical analogies here? The teapot scandal and unregulated capitalism of the '20s resulted in the great crash.Frank Vogl: Yes, that's true. But we should remember it led to a new era of regulation - the establishment of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory bodies focused on ensuring financial institutions didn't have excessive power. What we're facing now is not only the prospect of excessive power by financial institutions but a much more complicated array of financial institutions. Take Elon Musk, who unquestionably wants to enter the financial arena by operating his own quasi-bank.Andrew Keen: He's always been clear about that - he's said X will ultimately be a bank among other things.Frank Vogl: What we're seeing now is not only the possibility of bank deregulation, but also the emergence of a whole new unregulated system of finance from Silicon Valley. Add to that the complete mayhem of gambling, greed, corruption, and money laundering associated with crypto tokens. Put all of that together and you have a dangerous situation that could affect the global economy.Andrew Keen: Some might say you're overreacting. A Silicon Valley entrepreneur friend who was on the show yesterday argued that the Biden administration, particularly figures like Lina Khan, was stifling innovation. They'd say Trump's people are just letting innovators innovate, with Musk as a prime example. How would you respond to that?Frank Vogl: I disagree when it comes to finance. Let me explain. Our government essentially has two components: the administrative state, where government departments monitor and implement programs and projects, and the regulatory state, where agencies protect American citizens in health, consumer safety, and finance. First and foremost, we need a safe and sound financial system. Everyone benefits from that. We have a healthy financial system right now - just look at the stock market. It could be improved, but let's not demolish it. The profits of the biggest banks in 2024 were at record levels. Jamie Dimon, head of JP Morgan Chase, took home a record $39 million in compensation. The head of Goldman Sachs got an $80 million bonus.Andrew Keen: Which in Silicon Valley terms isn't that much money, certainly compared to the Musks and others of this world.Frank Vogl: My point is that banks are the bedrock of our financial system. The people at the top are being compensated better than ever before. So what are they campaigning for? What are they supporting Trump on? They're arguing for the kind of deregulation that Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve Board president, warned would be dangerous.Andrew Keen: My understanding of the 2008 crash was that banks took advantage of vulnerable consumers and lent them money they shouldn't have borrowed, creating the subprime mortgage crisis that crashed the economy. What do bankers want to do in 2025 that, in your view, they shouldn't be allowed to do?Frank Vogl: You're right about what happened, but also many financial institutions borrowed enormous sums. They leveraged their basic resources to speculate on complicated derivative financial instruments. They were essentially gambling. As Chuck Prince, who ran Citigroup, said, "We have to keep dancing as long as the music is playing."Andrew Keen: Capitalism is about dancing, Frank. It's about taking risk, isn't it?Frank Vogl: To some degree, but when you have an institution like JPMorgan Chase with over $4 trillion in assets, you have to think hard about its mission. That mission fundamentally is to serve customers, not just the top executives. Let them get rich at the top, but let them be prudent and maintain integrity. Trump and Musk have no time for that. Let me give you one example: Trump recently announced we're no longer going to investigate international and corporate corruption. He put the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on pause.Andrew Keen: Yes, that was February 10th. Quoting from whitehouse.gov: "Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement to further American economic and national security," whatever that means.Frank Vogl: The act was signed by Jimmy Carter in 1977. The largest single fines ever paid for foreign bribery were by Goldman Sachs - nearly $4 billion globally, with $1.6 billion to the U.S. alone. Now we're ending investigations of exactly the kind of activity that made Goldman Sachs very profitable. We're ending all manner of fraud investigation in finance. Take another example: last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was essentially shuttered. A judge ruled it should continue, but Trump's appointees ensure it has minimal resources to investigate. The CFPB investigates banks that commit fraud against regular customers. Remember what Wells Fargo did? The CFPB caught them, and they paid major fines.Andrew Keen: How does all this add up to a financial crisis? The CFPB situation is troubling, but why should this cause the whole system to collapse?Frank Vogl: Let's look at this in three components: banks, digital finance, and crypto. Starting with banks - they're lobbying hard for reduced capital requirements, meaning less money in reserve for crises. They want fewer regulations on how they use their money so they can speculate on their own account. Why? Because banks' short-term profits determine the bankers' compensation. Their bonuses are tied to those profits.Andrew Keen: So if banks are allowed to gamble aggressively, that's great if they win, but if they lose, we all lose. Is that the argument? Then we have to bail them out again?Frank Vogl: That's part of it. The other concern is that as some banks lose, they may get merged into other banks until you have just a handful of enormous banks that can never fail. If they were to fail, our economy would fail. The moral hazard is that banks know when they take huge risks, they'll be bailed out. Now add to this all these quasi-banking systems from Silicon Valley - PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay. And X recently announced a deal with Visa on payment systems, just the first step to creating X Financial.Andrew Keen: You're sounding a bit reactionary, maybe alarmist. What's wrong with PayPal? It's simply a digital system for people to buy stuff.Frank Vogl: You're right, it's fine the way it is today. But what if these entities are allowed to take deposits and make loans, doing everything banks do, all online? Who's regulating that? Where's the safety?Andrew Keen: But where's the evidence that the Trump administration will allow PayPal or X or Apple Pay to become banks without traditional regulations? From a traditional banking perspective, I'd assume Jamie Dimon and his peers would fight this because it undermines them.Frank Vogl: We're seeing an administration tearing the system apart. Look at each regulatory agency - Trump has put people in charge with long histories of opposing regulation. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation just lost 500 staff through "voluntary resignations." When you reduce regulatory enforcement and investigation, you open the door to abuse. History shows that when there's opportunity for abuse, abuse happens. I hope your optimism about Silicon Valley's ability to manage complicated finance is justified, but I'm skeptical.Andrew Keen: So you're saying Apple or X or PayPal shouldn't be able to be banks, even with traditional banking regulations?Frank Vogl: No, that would be fine. But who's going to regulate it? Do you see Trump proposing to Congress that a brand new regulatory agency be established for this kind of finance? That's not how the Trump team thinks. Just look at crypto.Andrew Keen: Yes, let's look at crypto. Melania Trump launched her own cryptocurrency - it's an enormous speculative bubble, like the tulip speculation. Last week, both Donald and Melania Trump's crypto tokens plummeted. Someone's profiting, someone's losing. How important is this to the broader economy? Is it just another sideshow, another way for the Trump family to get rich while we lose?Frank Vogl: It's contained at the moment. The whole crypto token business is perhaps $3-4 trillion in size - very small in terms of global finance. But I worry about an administration with strong conflicts of interest developing this kind of rapid gambling speculation. Most people invested in crypto are young, between 18 and 35. Many don't have experience with past financial crises.Andrew Keen: And there's a clear difference between using PayPal to buy something online and investing in crypto. One is entirely speculative, one is just a financial transaction.Frank Vogl: Do you really think Elon Musk's X Financial will be satisfied just being a rival to PayPal's payment system? Or does he have bigger ambitions to turn X Financial into something much more like a bank?Andrew Keen: I think he does, but...Frank Vogl: And then comes the question: who is going to regulate this?Andrew Keen: Musk himself? That's a joke. Although at the moment, there's no concrete evidence. X is still struggling for survival as just a social media platform.Frank Vogl: Look, I may sound pessimistic, but I'm only talking about the potential. There's very little public attention on what's happening with financial deregulation, as I wrote in The Globalist. The impact could be substantial. When you have this complete dismantling of the FCPA, other fraud investigations, the removal of inspectors general - the whole dismantling of the government's apparatus for accountability and transparency - then you have to worry about mounting financial risk in our system.Andrew Keen: Let's return to crypto. When does crypto become dangerous? If it becomes a rival to the dollar? At what point do we start worrying that a crypto crisis could become a broader financial crisis?Frank Vogl: I don't worry about that actually. I worry about the conflicts of interest - Trump and his children and cronies all making money from deregulating crypto. I think crypto will remain a sideshow for a long time. But I'm considerably worried about money laundering. With a Justice Department that's stopped investigating financial crimes, and a cryptocurrency system free of regulation - something Trump has promised - organized crime and kleptocrats worldwide will be able to hide their ill-gotten gains and transfer them between countries. That's worrying in itself, even if it doesn't cause a global financial meltdown.Andrew Keen: I wonder if there's another dimension to Trump's upcoming meeting with Putin in Saudi Arabia to discuss Ukraine. There's what one author called "KGB-style capitalism" - the mass laundering of illegal wealth. How much does Trump's eagerness to bring Putin back into the international system have financial ramifications?Frank Vogl: Putin and the oligarchs, Lukashenko in Belarus and his cronies, the former oligarchs of Ukraine who made their money with Russia - all these people have been sanctioned since the war started in February 2022. We're approaching the third anniversary. Putin really wants those sanctions lifted to restore global money laundering and financial crime opportunities. This might be leverage in a deal.Andrew Keen: Can Trump get away with that politically in D.C.? If he pulls the sanctions card to establish what he'd call a Ukrainian peace - really a peace imposed by America on Ukraine - will mainstream Republicans accept that?Frank Vogl: They seem to accept everything today. Trump seems to get away with an awful lot. But I'd like to return to something earlier - there needs to be more public attention on the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. To use a new word in the vocabulary, it has been "Musked." The CFPB, like USA Today, has been Musked. Musk and Trump have weaponized their authority to dismantle these institutions. We'll see it at the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. When you weaponize authority, you monetize power. This is where the conflict of interest comes in. Unfortunately, Congress isn't alert to these developments.Andrew Keen: In a broader international sense, I've always understood that American law is more aggressive than the UK's. Oliver Pollock, who's been on the show, wrote "Butler to the World" about the corrupt British system that invites dirty money from overseas, particularly Russia. Given that Trump is demanding half of Ukraine's mineral resources, could this Trump revolution undermine America's role in standing up to dirty money, both domestically and overseas?Frank Vogl: It might undermine it, but there's no authority anywhere to replace it. The U.S. Justice Department did a fantastic job investigating cryptocurrencies, crypto finance, and bribery of foreign government officials - not just by U.S. companies but by many companies worldwide with U.S. listings, like Airbus Industries. There's no authority in Europe willing to take on that task. So we leave a vacuum. And who fills the vacuum? Kleptocrats, organized crime, and corrupt businesses. A Nigerian paper recently headlined that Nigerian politicians are now open to American bribes. We're being seen as permitting corruption - a terrible reputation. The Swiss or British won't suddenly become super-active in filling the roles the U.S. Justice Department has played.Andrew Keen: As The Guardian headlined today, "Elon Musk's mass government cuts could make private companies millions." We all know the famous photo from the inauguration with Zuckerberg, Bezos, Google's CEO, and Musk. Some might say, what's wrong with that? These companies are the engine of the American economy. Why shouldn't the Trump administration focus on making big American companies more profitable? Won't that make Americans wealthier too?Frank Vogl: There are two answers. First, I agree - if standard public procurement, accountability, and transparency procedures are in place, then companies winning competitive bidding should win. If these happen to be the companies you mentioned, good for them. But if contracts are given without proper bidding processes and transparency, the public loses. Second, Trump didn't embrace these people primarily for their business power - they control media. Autocrats worldwide, from Orbán to Netanyahu, ensure they have media-controlling business tycoons on their side. Trump is incredibly sensitive to publicity and has attracted these powerful media tycoons. I worry about how this media power will be used to undermine democracy and freedom of speech.Andrew Keen: What's the headline for today? Last time, we discussed whether Trump 2.0 would be a semi-legal repeat of the Sam Bankman-Fried debacle. What's the worst that can happen in this new regime?Frank Vogl: Actions are being taken, sometimes inadvertently, that undermine the safety and soundness of our financial system. If that happens, everyone - not just here at home but internationally - will suffer.Andrew Keen: So we'll get 2008 again, or 1930?Frank Vogl: I hope we get neither. But we must be acutely aware of the risks and call out all deregulatory measures if we believe they risk our system, especially when prompted by corruption and greed rather than public interest.Andrew Keen: Well, Frank Vogl, I hope you're wrong, but I suspect you may be right. This won't be the last time you appear on the show. There will be many twists and turns in the financial history of the Trump regime. Thank you so much, Frank. Keep watching in D.C. - we need eyes and ears like yours to make sense of what's happening.Frank Vogl: Andrew, it was once again a great pleasure. Thank you.Frank Vogl is the co-founder of two leading international non-governmental organizations fighting corruption -- Transparency International and the Partnership for Transparency Fund (Frank is the Chair of the PTF Board). He teaches at Georgetown University, writes regular "blog" articles on corruption for theGlobalist.com and lectures extensively. Frank is also a specialist in international economics and finance with more than 50 years of experience in these fields - first as an international journalist, then as the Director of Information & Public Affairs at the World Bank official and, from 1990 to 2017, as the president and CEO of a consulting firm, Vogl Communications Inc.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting the daily KEEN ON show, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy interview series. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Donald Trump réinvente le business à l'américaine : fini les règles, place aux deals. En suspendant une loi emblématique contre la corruption, il transforme les pots-de-vin en stratégie patriotique. Ethique ou cynisme, pourquoi le Make America Graisse Again n'a jamais été aussi percutant ? Focus sur le business à l'américaine, et qui dit business, dit forcément Donald Trump. Cette fois, le maître des deals a décidé de donner un coup de balai à une vieille loi, le Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ou FCFP pour les intimes. Cette loi, promulguée en 1977, interdisait aux entreprises américaines de soudoyer des fonctionnaires étrangers. Une loi anti pots-de-vin mais pour Trump, et bien, ça, c'est du passé, de l'histoire ancienne, un frein au business. D'un coup de stylo, il vient de suspendre son application. Pour quelles raisons ? Pourquoi s'embarrasser de règles quand le reste du monde joue déjà ? À qui glissera l'enveloppe la plus dodue ? Mots-Clés : traduction, entreprises américaines, compétitives, éthique, business, décret, graisser la patte machine économique, lubie, mandat, loi, anticorruption, sécurité nationale, soudoyer, fonctionnaire étranger, contrat, monde, accord, Richard Nephew, coordinateur, arme précieuse, législation, immoral, inefficace, perte sèche, Transparency International, ONG, sonnette d'alarme, champion, éthique, classement mondial, ministre de la Justice, Pam Bondi, fidèle, allié, enquête, cartels, gangs, transnationaux, méchants, opportunistes, message, corruption, stratégie. --- La chronique économique d'Amid Faljaoui, tous les jours à 8h30 et à 17h30. Merci pour votre écoute Pour écouter Classic 21 à tout moment i: https://www.rtbf.be/radio/liveradio/classic21 ou sur l'app Radioplayer Belgique Retrouvez tous les épisodes de La chronique économique sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/802 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Découvrez nos autres podcasts : Le journal du Rock : https://audmns.com/VCRYfsPComic Street (BD) https://audmns.com/oIcpwibLa chronique économique : https://audmns.com/NXWNCrAHey Teacher : https://audmns.com/CIeSInQHistoires sombres du rock : https://audmns.com/ebcGgvkCollection 21 : https://audmns.com/AUdgDqHMystères et Rock'n Roll : https://audmns.com/pCrZihuLa mauvaise oreille de Freddy Tougaux : https://audmns.com/PlXQOEJRock&Sciences : https://audmns.com/lQLdKWRCook as You Are: https://audmns.com/MrmqALPNobody Knows : https://audmns.com/pnuJUlDPlein Ecran : https://audmns.com/gEmXiKzRadio Caroline : https://audmns.com/WccemSkAinsi que nos séries :Rock Icons : https://audmns.com/pcmKXZHRock'n Roll Heroes: https://audmns.com/bXtHJucFever (Erotique) : https://audmns.com/MEWEOLpEt découvrez nos animateurs dans cette série Close to You : https://audmns.com/QfFankx

Transparency International vydává každoročně index vnímání korupce, tedy žebříček, který řadí země celého světa podle toho, jak trpí korupcí. Česko se už řadu let drží na zhruba 50. místě, má tedy padesátou nejnižší korupci – a to se nezměnilo ani letos. To ovšem není skvělý výsledek.

Slovensko sa rekordne prepadlo v globálnom rebríčku vnímania korupcie o 12 priečok. Horší prepad zažila už len africká Eritrea. Čo tento prieskum Transparency International v skutočnosti zachytáva a kde je príčina tak veľkého zhoršenia?Transparency International sa na korupciu pýtala aj stovky osobností a odborníkov na Slovensku. Ako sa na korupciu u nás pozerajú oni? Ktoré oblasti nášho života korupcia zasahuje najviac, kde pácha najväčšie škody a prečo si s ňou nevieme nielen poradiť, ale ešte sa aj zhoršuje? Čo robí korupcia a úplatky s našou ekonomikou a ako ju cítime v našich vlastných rozpočtoch? A akú rolu zohráva napríklad v ruskej hybridnej vojne?Braňo Závodský sa rozprával s riaditeľom mimovládky Transparency International Slovensko Michalom Piškom a ekonomickým analytikom INESS Radovanom Ďuranom.

Kommentiert werden die von US-Präsident Trump angeordneten Importzölle auf Stahl und Aluminium sowie der Korruptionsindex von Transparency International, bei dem Deutschland im vergangenen Jahr deutlich schlechter abgeschnitten hat. Zunächst geht es aber um die letzte Generaldebatte im Parlament vor der Bundestagswahl. www.deutschlandfunk.de, Presseschau

Namibië het dieselfde telling as in 2023 behou in Transparency International se 2024 Korrupsie Persepsies Indeks op 49. Dit weerspieël voortdurende kommer oor korrupsie, ondanks 'n paar pogings om dit aan te spreek. Sleutel onopgeloste sake, soos die Fishrot-skandaal, ondermyn steeds die publiek se vertroue en daar is vertragings met die implementering van belangrike regshervormings. Onopgeloste sake soos die ineenstorting van die SME Bank, die Kora-toekenningskandaal en aanhoudende kwessies in openbare verkryging dra ook by. Kosmos 94.1 Nuus het gesels met Graham Hopwood, die direkteur van die Instituut vir Openbare Beleidsnavorsing.

Slovensko v rebríčku vnimania korupcie nikdy nepadlo tak skokovo. Prepadli sme sa o dvanásť pozícií na 59. miesto spomedzi 180 krajín, tvrdí Transparency International Slovensko. Prepadli sme sa o historických 12 priečok. „Ide o celkom výrazný vzostup oproti tej pozície z minulého roka, kedy sme boli štyridsiaty siedmy," hovorí Piško v podcaste.Podľa šéfa organizácie Michala Piška ide o vysvedčenie pre vládu Roberta Fica. „Je tokonkrétna vizitka a vysvedčenie pre prvý rok štvrtej vlády Roberta Fica, ktorý má naozaj dopad na naše životy," tvrdí.Na rebríček reagoval aj premiér Robert Fico.V tlačovom vyhlásení uviedol, že Transparency International vydala správu po tom, čo slovenská vláda obmedzila financovanie jej slovenskej pobočky. Premiér rebríček odmieta, pretože "od vzniku súčasnej vlády na konci roku 2023 jej predstavitelia nečelili žiadnym korupčným škandálom."Piško v podcaste vysvetľuje, že slovenská pobočka Transparency sa nepodieľa na zostavovaní tohto rebríčka - ich pobočka ich len interpretuje. „Naša centrála ho zostaví na základe ďalších 13 indexov, ktoré robia nezávislé medzinárodné inštitúcie, takže nie je to ani názor centrály Transparency," tvrdí.Moderuje Denisa Hopková.

Padl nepravomocný rozsudek ve věci hejtmana Půty, opět vybublala kauza, v níž stínový ministr spravedlnosti Vondráček zastupuje lichvářské firmy. K tomu dosavadní ministr spravedlnosti Blažek říká, že chce opravit paragraf neoprávněné činnosti pro cizí moc.Hlavní větev obžaloby hejtmana Půty, kde státní zástupce tvrdil, že přijal 800tisícový úplatek, se zhroutila. Půta nakonec po téměř 11 letech byl uznán vinným v částce 30 tisíc korun. Je to spravedlivý rozsudek po těch letech? Nebo jde o dozvuk protikorupční revoluce z let 2012–2016, kdy státní zástupci pronásledovali komunální a krajské politiky?To, že poslanec Radek Vondráček zastupuje lichvářské firmy, opět vyšlo na povrch. Už v roce 2021 ho kritizovala organizace Transparency International a dokonce Andrej Babiš prohlásil, že „to vypadá blbě a není to dobré pro jeho reputaci.“To, co v určitých kruzích proběhlo po přijetí paragrafu neoprávněné činnosti pro státní moc, nelze nazvat jinak než neurózou určitých lidí. Ministr Rakušan prohlásil, že paragraf je zaměřen na „vyzvídání informací pro nepřátelské státy, sledování osob nebo budování agenturní sítě s cílem narušit bezpečnost Česka.“ Přesto v určitých opozičních kruzích propukla hysterie, že budou zavíráni lidé za zveřejněné názory na sociálních sítích.Ve skutečnosti jde o „protišpionážní“ paragraf, který zakazuje spolupráci s cizí mocí.

Is Britain Corrupt (Part 2) The Black Spy Podcast, Season 18, Episode 0009 This week's Black Spy Podcast asks the question: Is Britain, and indeed the West, corrupt? During part two of this fascinating discussion, Carlton King and Dr. Rachel Taylor suggest that what is all important is the definition and perception of what corruption is. The Black Spy Podcast team argue that corruption involves the abuse of power for personal gain, encompassing both overt acts, such as bribery, and more subtle forms, such as cronyism or undue influence. So, although there are, in Britain and in many Western nations, robust legal frameworks, independent judiciaries, and a semblance of a free media, supposedly contributing to transparency and accountability, it can not be taken for granted that these measures work. Hence, although the UK has bodies like the the National Audit Office and parliamentary committees tasked with scrutinizing public spending and governance questions, the issue remains live.   Western countries often rank relatively high on indices like Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, reflecting lower levels of perceived corruption compared to many other regions. But is this correct? Criticisms of corruption in the West often center on systemic issues rather than overt illegality. Examples of this include lobbying, where wealthy individuals or corporations wield disproportionate influence over policy-making and opportunities for enrichment. This raises ethical concerns, even if it adheres to legal frameworks. The "revolving door" between politics and private industry is another area of lack of scrutiny, as it can blur lines between public service and private interests. Furthermore, scandals such as the 2009 UK parliamentary expenses controversy or financial misconduct exposed during the 2008 economic crisis demonstrate these vulnerabilities. Similarly, some argue that offshore tax havens linked to Western jurisdictions enable global financial corruption. Hence, in conclusion, while Britain and the West exhibit relatively low levels of overt corruption, systemic practices and scandals often come to light that suggest that the region is not immune to its own ethical and accountability challenges.   Moreover, the Black Spy Podcast team note that perceptions of corruption often depend on the accepted societal norms, expectations, and evolving definitions of those compiling corruption indices. If you want to continue learning whilst being entertained, please don't forget to subscribe to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you'll never miss another interesting and in-depth discussion. To contact Firgas Esack of the DAPS Agency go to Linked In To contact Carlton King by utilising any of the following: To donate - Patreon.com/TheBlackSpyPodcast Email: carltonking2003@gmail.com Facebook: The Black Spy Podcast Facebook: Carlton King Author Twitter@Carlton_King Instagram@carltonkingauthor   To read Carlton's Autobiography: “Black Ops – The incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent” Click the link below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/BO1MTV2GDF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_WNZ5MT89T9C14CB53651 Carlton is available for speaking events. For this purpose use the contact details above.

Is Britain Corrupt? (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast, Season 18, Episode 0008 This week's Black Spy Podcast asks the question: Is Britain, and indeed the West, corrupt? During the course of this fascinating discussion, Carlton King and Dr. Rachel Taylor suggests that what is all important is the definition and perception of what corruption is. The Black Spy Podcast team argue that corruption involves the abuse of power for personal gain, encompassing both overt acts, such as bribery, and more subtle forms, such as cronyism or undue influence. So, although there are, in Britain and in many Western nations, robust legal frameworks, independent judiciaries, and a semblance of a free media, supposedly contributing to transparency and accountability, it can not be taken for granted that these measures work. Hence, although the UK has bodies like the the National Audit Office and parliamentary committees tasked with scrutinizing public spending and governance questions, the issue remains live. Western countries often rank relatively high on indices like Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, reflecting lower levels of perceived corruption compared to many other regions. But is this correct? Criticisms of corruption in the West often center on systemic issues rather than overt illegality. Examples of this include lobbying, where wealthy individuals or corporations wield disproportionate influence over policy-making and opportunities for enrichment. This raises ethical concerns, even if it adheres to legal frameworks. The "revolving door" between politics and private industry is another area of lack of scrutiny, as it can blur lines between public service and private interests. Furthermore, scandals such as the 2009 UK parliamentary expenses controversy or financial misconduct exposed during the 2008 economic crisis demonstrate these vulnerabilities. Similarly, some argue that offshore tax havens linked to Western jurisdictions enable global financial corruption. Hence, in conclusion, while Britain and the West exhibit relatively low levels of overt corruption, systemic practices and scandals often come to light that suggest that the region is not immune to its own ethical and accountability challenges. Moreover, the Black Spy Podcast team note that perceptions of corruption often depend on the accepted societal norms, expectations, and evolving definitions of those compiling corruption indices. If you want to continue learning whilst being entertained, please don't forget to subscribe to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you'll never miss another interesting and in-depth discussion. To contact Firgas Esack of the DAPS Agency go to Linked In To contact Carlton King by utilising any of the following: To donate - Patreon.com/TheBlackSpyPodcast Email: carltonking2003@gmail.com Facebook: The Black Spy Podcast Facebook: Carlton King Author Twitter@Carlton_King Instagram@carltonkingauthor To read Carlton's Autobiography: “Black Ops – The incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent” Click the link below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/BO1MTV2GDF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_WNZ5MT89T9C14CB53651 Carlton is available for speaking events. For this purpose use the contact details above.

This week, John and Elliot discuss the Transparency International report on the best places to hide dirty money, several actions in the sanctions area including relief from some sanctions on Syria, the DOJ's distribution of $1billion to victims of state-sponsored terrorism, several bank regulatory actions, recent court decisions relating to the Beneficial Ownership registry and the Corporate Transparency Act, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

As a longtime journalist and the co-founder of Transparency International, myboldb friend Frank Vogl has always the nose for a good story. So it was particularly interesting to get Frank's take on the incoming Trump administration, especially since he just wrote an interesting piece about how money didn't buy the election for Trump. But given that the art of the (digital) deal is Trump's only real motivator, what exactly should we expect of a reborn Donald Trump? Might the Trump 2.0 regime, for example, be a semi-legal version of Sam Bankman-Fried/FTX and will we remember this new administration as the Bitcoin Presidency?Frank Vogl is the co-founder of two leading international non-governmental organizations fighting corruption -- Transparency International and the Partnership for Transparency Fund (Frank is the Chair of the PTF Board).  He teaches at Georgetown University, writes regular "blog" articles on corruption for theGlobalist.com and lectures extensively.  Frank is also a specialist in international economics and finance with more than 50 years of experience in these fields - first as an international journalist, then as the Director of Information & Public Affairs at the World Bank official and, from 1990 to 2017, as the president and CEO of a consulting firm, Vogl Communications Inc.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Argentina's constitution is among the oldest democratic constitutions in the world, and in significant respects it was modeled after the constitution of the United States. But Argentine democracy hasn't always been stable. Between the 1930s and 1970s, the government was overturned by military coups six times. Even when there have been free and fair elections, some elected leaders have governed as authoritarians. This experience of dictatorship is a source of trauma for Argentinian citizens—and also a source for the rebuilding and resilience of democracy since 1983. This conversation with Roberto Saba and Steven Levitsky explores the history of Argentine democracy and some of the parallels the country shares with the United States. Roberto Saba obtained his law degree (JD) at Buenos Aires University and his Master's (LLM) and doctoral (JSD) degrees at Yale Law School. He was the cofounder of the Association for Civil Rights (an organization inspired by the American ACLU) and served as its executive director (2000-2009). He was also executive director of Citizen Power Foundation, Transparency International's Chapter in Argentina (1995-1998), and dean of Palermo University School of Law (2009-2016). Saba is currently a professor of constitutional law at Buenos Aires University and at Palermo University Law Schools. Saba has published on a wide variety of subjects, including deliberative democracy, judicial review, constitutional theory, freedom of expression, freedom of information and structural inequality. His connection with the Kettering Foundation began in 1992, when he served as an international fellow at the foundation. Since then, he has participated in numerous Kettering seminars and workshops. He is currently a board member of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. Steven Levitsky is David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and professor of government at Harvard University, director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard, and a senior fellow at the Kettering Foundation. His research focuses on democracy and authoritarianism. He and Daniel Ziblatt are authors of How Democracies Die (2018) and Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point (2023), both of which were New York Times bestsellers.