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BAES Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case
- Justice Department Press Statement
- US Sentencing Memorandum
- BAES Plea Agreement
- TI-UK Statement
- TI_USA Director Viewpoint
- OECD Official Faults UK Settlement with BAES
Senate Report on Keeping Foreign Corruption Out of the United States
Secretary Clinton Notes Transparency International's Role in Development
In a major policy speech at the Center for Global Development, Secretary Clinton commended Transparency International's humanitarian mission and key role in development
New Anti-Corruption Reporting Guidance
Transparency International and the United Nations Global Compact publish reporting guidance to equip companies with practical means to report on anti-corruption policies and actions comprehensively and effectively.
OECD Members Endorse New Corporate Anti-Bribery Guidance
New Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics and Compliance was adopted by the OECD to promote private sector compliance with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. While not legally binding, the Guidance forms part of an OECD Council Recommendation and is likely to serve as a reference point for prosecutors.
Secretary of State Clinton, Secretary of Commerce Locke and US Ambassador to the OECD Kornbluh welcomed the Recommendation at a TI-USA event celebrating International Anti-Corruption Day.
Other Recommendation provisions call for continued monitoring of convention enforcement, debarment of bribe payers, prosecutorial cooperation and calls for companies to strengthen internal controls and to prohibit facilitation payments.
Cambodia Passes First Law to Combat Graft
Corruption is a serious problem here. Last year, the U.S. ambassador to Cambodia said that $500 million is lost to graft each year, a comment that angered Phnom Penh. And the international anti-corruption group Transparency International ranks Cambodia as one of the world's most corrupt countries.
Utah House GOP Leader Says He Paid Off Woman
Utah's House majority leader said late Thursday he paid a woman $150,000 to keep silent about going nude ''hot-tubbing'' with her when she was minor a quarter century ago. In a shocking statement on the House floor, Kevin Garn, 55, of Layton said he paid her to keep quiet about the incident during his unsuccessful U.S. congressional bid in 2002, but did not have sexual contact with her.
