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New Initiative to Recover Money Stolen by Kleptocrats
Senate Adopts Wall Street Reform Including Provision to Increase Transparency and Attack Corruption
Justices Uphold Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Financial Reform Bill Includes Revenue Transparency Requirements
TI-USA Comments on the Supreme Court's "Honest Services" Ruling
House Passes Election Finance Bill Mandating Disclosure
TI Launches Expanded Toolkit on Dealing with Extortion & Solicitation
TI-USA Comments on ADB Public Communications Policy
TI-USA Objects to UNESCO Obiang Prize
OECD Report on Foreign Bribery Underscores Need for Action
Lawmaker Investments Raise Conflict of Interest Concerns
US 2010 National Security Strategy Supports Anti-Corruption Agenda
TI-USA Elects Mark Mendelsohn and Chris Simmons to Board of Directors
US Attorney General Calls for More Stringent Foreign Bribery Prevention
TI-USA Board Member Addresses Philippines Business Groups
G20 COMMITS TO COMBAT CORRUPTION
TI-USA Welcomes G20 Commitment to Attack Corruption & Bribery
- President Obama Highlights Fight Against Corruption in G20 Remarks
- G20 Leaders' Statement (¶ 40)
- TI-USA Letter to U.S. G8 & 20 Sherpa
- TI-USA Board Member Comments on G20 Corruption Provisions
- TI Letter to Prime Minister Harper and President Lee
Photo: CFTK TV
TI-USA Leads US-Russia Civil Society Dialogue on Anti-Corruption
In her remarks to the US Russia Civil Society Dialogue on June 24th Secretary of State Clinton underscored the importance of civil society organizations’ exposing corruption and holding governments accountable. The Civil Society Working Group, led by Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Lavrov, “opened an unprecedented dialogue between our governments and among Russian and American non-governmental organizations on issues of common concern, including fighting corruption” according to a Joint Statement. TI-USA, joined by TI-Russia, Sunlight Foundation and the Center for Business Ethics & Corporate Governance, presented recommendations for action by the governments and private sector to increase transparency and address corruption, particularly through technology and innovation.
- Joint Statement on Strategic Partnership and Innovation
- Joint Statement on Strategic Promotion and Implementation of Open Government
Photo: TI-USA and TI-Russia with Michael McFaul, NSC Senior Director for Russia & Eurasian Affairs
Mexico Arrests Pemex Oil Official in Bribery Case
Mexican police have arrested an official at state oil monopoly Pemex on suspicion of trying to sell an exploration contract for around $19,000, the attorney general's office said on Thursday. The official in the exploration and production arm of Pemex [PEMX.UL], one of the biggest companies in Latin America, was arrested in the southern state of Campeche on the Gulf of Mexico in June after seeking the bribe from a businessman, the office said in a statement.
Pelosi Stands by Effort to Rid House of Corruption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is standing by her efforts to "drain the swamp" of corruption in the House as one of her senior Democrats awaits word of ethics charges. When Republicans controlled the House in 2006, Pelosi argued that Democrats should be in charge so that she could root out corruption. Asked whether New York Rep. Charles Rangel's ethics problem indicate she did not succeed, Pelosi told reporters Thursday that she was referring to reforms she has since put in place to make the ethics process more independent and effective.
