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26 Jun

Mr. L. B. Files, president of The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI), hosted by John Aidan Byrne on LIFE on PLANET EARTH Podcast

Posted by The AACI Interviews, Opinions

“FUTURE SHOCK: L. Burke Files, a global financial investigator, sees a coming economic disaster, …” [note] Read more on https://anchor.fm/john-aidan-byrne/episodes/FUTURE-SHOCK-L–Burke-Files–a-global-financial-investigator–sees-a-coming-economic-disaster–more-money-laundering-in-the-wake-of-COVID-19–His-experiences-in-China-and-intellectual-property-theft-efl8kn[/note] Mr. Files provided his insights and opinion about many current issues such as fraud in the COVID-19 pandemic era, money laundering, and many other issues. You can listen to the […]

23 Jun

Wirecard Corruption: Made in Germany

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

June 23, 2020 Today Sky News reported that “the former chief executive of payments firm Wirecard has been arrested amid an accounting scandal that centres on a missing €1.9bn (£1.7bn). Markus Braun had resigned on Friday after the company revealed that auditors could not find accounts containing the money.[note] Skye […]

23 Jun

When Corruption Thrives, It Flourishes Everywhere: Public Auditing and Financial Institutions Are No Exceptions

Posted by The AACI Costs of Corruption, Ethics, Governance, The AACI's View

June 22, 2020 If corruption is widespread in a country, it strikes in all economic sectors. It is a fact that we find it difficult for someone to argue otherwise. Therefore, when the risk of corruption is high in a country, corruption risk is also high in all institutions and […]

12 Jun

Certified Anti-Corruption Fellow (CACF): Update

Posted by The AACI Academia, Africa, CACF, Certification, Costs of Corruption, Ethics, Governance, Human rights, Internal Control, Student

June 12, 2020 Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we replaced the two days CACF review course and exam with a blended online CACF review course. Though, we are committed to delivering the two days CACF review course and exam “when it is possible“! Blended Online CACF […]

27 May

Corrupt Networking

Posted by The AACI Africa, Business Ethics, Costs of Corruption, Ethics, Governance, Human rights, Opinions

April 30, 2020Mike J. Masoud [note]Mike Masoud, CPA, CACM, CFE, MBA is the Sr. Director of The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) in the Middle East and Africa. You may reach him at Mike@THEAACI.com[/note] Networking is always necessary for human social, economic, and political development. The information and technology revolution created […]

27 May

NMC Health Plc: Shameful Financial Disgrace

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

May 25, 2020Mike J. Masoud [note] Mike Masoud, CPA, CACM, CFE, MBA is the Sr. Director of The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) in the Middle East and Africa. You may reach him at Mike@THEAACI.com [/note] Last month, The AACI published a conservative blog about the NMC Health Plc scandal entitled: […]

14 May

Elite Capture of Foreign Aid: Evidence from Offshore Bank Accounts

Posted by The AACI Business Ethics, Costs of Corruption, Ethics, Governance, Human rights, Internal Control, Types of Fraud and Corruption

May 14, 2020 On February 28, 2020, Bob Rijkers, senior economist [note] https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2020/03/03/elite-capture-of-foreign-aid accessed on May 14, 2020, [/note] at the World Bank, presented the results of a Policy Research Working Paper on “Elite Capture of Foreign Aid: Evidence from Offshore Bank Accounts.” You may watch the 51 minutes video […]