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October 31, 2019 These are selected fraud and corruption news published during October 2019. Click on the topic to read more. You will find more stories posted daily (except weekend) on our Facebook and Twitter. The OFAC Compliance Framework: Element 3 – Internal Controls Ex-Morgan Stanley Banker Jailed Over Greek...
October 26, 2019 Corruption usually occurs in the dark. Damages of corruption hit in each place of the community. The following are examples of such damages: Widespread povertyHigh unemployment rateshigh inflation rates or unstable local currencyLow collection rates of customs and taxesPoor public services such as education and healthcarePoor infrastructures...
M. J. Masoud, CPA, CACM, CFE, MBA September 21, 2019 The real value of the independent auditor’s report is providing credibility to its accompanying financial statements: statement of financial position, statement of comprehensive income, state of changes in equity, statement of cash flows, and the notes to the financial statements....
September 19, 2019 Ildico Elia, CACM is the first Lebanese journalist who passed the CACM exam last March and became qualified as Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM). Though she is not a singer, she recently performed and sang calling for the fight of corruption in Lebanon. Together we can change and...
September 19, 2019 The Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM) is the premier anti-corruption management credential that enables decision makers and those charged with governance prevent, deter, and detect fraud and corruption effectively. However, becoming a CACM is the first step to play a visible and significant role in local communities. Adel...
August 9, 2019 A nation citizens, especially the poor of developing countries, pay the most dearly for the cost of corruption. They do not know how the perpetrators commit frauds and corruption, though they see the results. They are also very suspicious of many of their government’s. Years of failed promises...
July 25, 2019The AACI The ‘‘Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act’’ or the ‘‘CROOK Act’’ was introduced last week by Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). Recognizing the significant damages of corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit finance committed by foreign authoritarian leaders and other foreign persons, the...