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29 Jun

Does the World Need an International Anti-Corruption Court?

Posted by Mike Masoud Africa, Costs of Corruption, Ethics, Governance, Human rights, Opinions, Types of Fraud and Corruption

Mike J. MasoudJune 29, 2021 On July 22, 2014, I was shocked when I read an opinion in the Washington Post entitled “We need an international court to stamp out corruption,” written by Mark L. Wolf. He was a senior U.S. district judge for the District of Massachusetts. I shared my fears […]

23 Jun

Due to corruption, Mauritanian authorities have arrested former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.

Posted by The AACI Africa, Dubai, Governance, Human rights, Opinions, Principles of Fighting Corruption

Technical staffJune 23, 2021 Today, Reuters reported that the”Mauritanian authorities have arrested former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, one of his lawyers said on Wednesday, amid an ongoing investigation into alleged high-level corruption during his time in office.” You will find more details when you click on the news below. In most […]

19 Jun

Corruption: Stock Pump-and-Dump Scam

Posted by The AACI Academia, Ethics, Governance, Internal Control, Types of Fraud and Corruption

Technical Staff June 19, 2021 The perpetrators of this corruption scheme attempted to get control shares of shell companies in order to artificially inflate their share values and sell them to unsuspecting investors. ###

19 Jun

The U.S. President Establishes the Fight Against Corruption as a Core United States National Security Interest

Posted by The AACI Africa, Costs of Corruption, Governance, Human rights, Internal Control, Opinions, Principles of Fighting Corruption, The AACI's View, Types of Fraud and Corruption

Technical Staff June 19, 2021 On June 3, 2021, U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. set the right tone at the top for combatting corruption. For the first time in U.S. history, he issued a memorandum that regarded the fight against corruption as a core national security interest 1. He […]

31 May

Outstanding News

Posted by The AACI Costs of Corruption, Governance, Human rights, Internal Control, whistleblowing

Technical Staff

24 May

Whistleblowers: At The Forefront of Fighting Corruption

Posted by The AACI Awards, Governance, The AACI's View, whistleblowing

Technical StaffMay 24, 2021 Because of the nature of fraud and corruption, tips account for more than half of all cases. Thanks to courageous whistleblowers, several large-scale fraud cases have been revealed. “A belatedly celebrated whistleblower who was ignored by everybody, Markopolos tried, umpteen times, to raise the alarm about […]

22 May

CACM: Blockchain Technology and Internal Control

Posted by The AACI CACM, Certification, Governance, Internal Control

Technical StaffMay 22, 2021 We at The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) follow the Internal control literature and guidelines issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, known as COSO (COSO.org). In July 2020, COSO issued a guideline entitled “Blockchain and Internal Control: The COSO Perspective”. The guidelines […]