September 23, 2021“In February 2020, the Tax Justice Network published its latest Financial Secrecy Index (FSI), which ranked the Cayman Islands as the leading jurisdiction for financial secrecy. To reach this conclusion, TJN had to downplay the Cayman Islands’ strong regulatory regime; stringent procedures to prevent and identify financial crimes;...
September 3, 2021When one reads the opinion of the eye-witness, Sarah Chayes, on what happened in Afghanistan, he understands the nature, magnitude, and dynamics of corruption that devastated the country. One would not be surprised by the humiliation and shameful scenes at Kabul International Airport. Sarah’s opinion provides insights into how...
August 28, 2021The Danske Bank’s 200 billion euros ($235 billion) of suspicious transactions through its Estonian branch from 2007 to 2015 is the biggest money laundering scheme in history.Danske Bank money laundering ‘is biggest scandal in Europe’ – The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI)Read Moreblog.theaaci.comOn August 25, 2021, “Danske Bank A/S (DANSKE.CO) and former...
Mike. J. MasoudAugust 22, 2021The scenes of the chaos at the Kabul International Airport the world watched summed up the U.S. and its allies’ failure in Afghanistan. It is disgraceful, revealing, and costly. But occupation does not have more than one definition in the United Nations. History taught us that...
Technical StaffAugust 19, 2021When was the last time you asked yourself about the likelihood that corruption exists in your organization? Was it a month, six months, one year, or more than one year? But when was the last time the organization’s leadership conducted a corruption risk assessment and responded effectively...
Technical StaffJune 30, 2021After 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 Parliament) conducted...
Mike J. MasoudJune 29, 2021On 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 with...
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