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Mike MasoudJuly 25, 2021 Corruption has clearly evolved into a worldwide issue that undermines the national security of many countries, including the United States of America, where it has been a domestic issue for decades. On June 3, 2021, the US President said ” corruption threatens United States national security,...
Technical StaffJune 30, 2021 After acknowledging that €1.9 billion ($2.3 billion) allegedly held in trust accounts didn’t exist, Wirecard filed for insolvency in June 2020. It was also discovered to be heavily in debt, and it was accused of falsifying financial accounts for years. As a result, the Bundestag (German...
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...
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. Mauritania arrests...
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...
Mike MasoudMay 22, 2021 On May 20, 2021, the Financial Times 1 reported that EY refused to provide the German MPs with 150 documents cited in the report of Martin Wambach, a partner at accounting firm Rödl & Partner who investigates EY’s unqualified audit reports of Wirecard for more than...
Mike MasoudApril 30, 2021 Last June, our staff published the following post about the Wirecard scandal. They stated, among other things, the following: Who Should Pay For It? Where were BaFin, Germany’s financial watchdog? Where were the Board of Directors of Wirecard?Where were EY, the independent auditor of Wirecard? Where were the...
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