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Technical StaffApril 30, 2021 On April 14, 2021, Bernard L. Madoff died in prison, serving a 150-year sentence. During the 2008 financial crisis, it was revealed that he was in charge of the largest Ponzi scheme in American history. Below is a BBC report on Madoff’s death: Bernie Madoff: Disgraced financier dies in prisonBernie Madoff admitted he had conned investors out of billions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme.Read Morewww.bbc.com The following...
April 29, 2021 “On April 26, 2021, the UK announced a new global anti-corruption sanctions regime and has imposed sanctions on 22 people whom the UK Government has reasonable grounds to suspect have been involved in serious corruption. Under the new Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/488), those designated...
April 10, 2021 The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) is in Mexico City. Mr. L.Burke Files, President of The AACI, shall be addressing the audience about the most effective means to prevent, deter, and detect corruption. Zoom Meeting 12 April 2021 – 5pm (-6 GMT) Mexico City Zoom Link https://zoom.us/j/91093213153?pwd=WFdydTFwRUpTQlI1bXhwWVZiZXFNUT09 Meeting...
February 28, 2021 Fighting corruption in Lebanon is different from any other country in the Middle East and Africa due to the complex political structure and the high levels of corruption. Though the economy has been deteriorating over the past several years, Gina Chammas continued leading the fight against corruption...
February 27, 2021Technical Staff The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) defines corruption as “Abuse of power or perceived power or entrusted authority for direct or indirect private monetary or nonmonetary gain.” [1] This definition applies to all economic sectors and entities. It applies to private and public sectors and also applies...
February 19, 2020Technical Staff We were not surprised by the higher education news published in the Guardian newspaper on February 19, 2020. The phenomenon of the Diploma Mills is not new. It goes back many many years. Google defines diploma mills as “an institution or organization that grants large numbers...
January 30, 2021 ChaarCACMColonel Zahi Chaar, CACMChaar_Linkoln_Award_2019Colonel Zahi Chaar, CACM Recipient of Abraham Lincoln Award for 2020 Ar3CACMBrig. Gen. Jamil Koussa, CACM Ar_CACMColonel Paul Sleilati, CACMAR2_CACMColonel Wael Abbas , CACMFadia_CACMMs. Fadia N Ghanem, CACMGloriaCACMMrs. Gloria Abouzeid, CACMChantCACMMr. Shant Chinchinian, CACMPascalCACMMrs. Pascale Dahrouj, CACMInsCACMMr. Jorge (Khorkhe) Mahfoud, CACMAlexCACMMrs. Alexandra Absi, CACMMohammedCACMMr....
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