Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

On November 3, a group of 301 civil society organizations and experts from 99 countries around the globe sent an open letter to UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) State Parties calling for a strong resolution to be adopted at the upcoming Conference of State Parties (CoSP) 10 to prevent and combat environmental crime and corruption.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 5, 2024

On May 7, the Malaysian government launched its 2024-2028 National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS), a continuation of its 2019 National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) that ended in 2023. billion per year and, using figures from the World Bank, make the average cost of corruption around 3% of annual GDP.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in public procurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. Corruption in public procurement makes us poorer and takes our rights away.” It has debarred more than 60 suppliers for violations, and reduced unresolved complaints and canceled tenders.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 12, 2024

I recently provided comments for an article in the Anti-Corruption Report examining recent Department of Justice (DOJ) settlements under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In two of the settlements, U.K.-based According to the DOJ, all three entities had bribed Ecuadorian government officials to win contracts.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Treasury Department and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to craft regulations for the recently established Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Program that are consistent with the United States’ global anti-corruption agenda. s anti-corruption agenda.

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GovCon & Trade

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Two recent opinions released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) serve as a reminder that even under the strictly enforced Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), payments to government officials are permissible in certain situations. In addition, DOJ allows itself an out if there is any change in the facts presented by the requesting party.

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Federal News Network

MAY 16, 2024

Sometimes federal procurements don’t go according to the rules. Sometimes its worse, when bribes and kickbacks come into play. That’s what the Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force tries to discover and prosecute. Now the strike force is expanding, with four new members. Dan Glad Sure. Is it mostly whistleblowers?

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Throughout the pandemic, significant amounts of public funds were disbursed without seeking parliamentary approval, and the procurement process itself became tainted by multiple instances of corruption and cronyism. It would signify a major leap forward in Malaysia’s battle against corruption and mismanagement of public funds.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

whistleblower attorney is in Geneva, Switzerland to address the United Nations Human Rights Council , highlighting the essential role of whistleblowers in defending human rights and fighting corruption worldwide and stressing the importance of stronger legal frameworks. On September 11, Stephen M.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 17, 2025

Supreme Court will likely continue to rein in expansive prosecutorial theories of fraud in the year to come, but its harder to predict what the new administration will mean for public corruption prosecutions in 2025, says Cathy Fleming at Offit Kurman. If 2024 activity is any indication, the U.S.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With future wars being fought in cyberspace, our national security goals are highly reliant on effective and timely acquisitions of advanced information technology capabilities, especially within the command and control and secure information sharing domains. conflict of interests rules. conflict of interests rules. More recently BAH won a $1.65

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Art of Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO, is usually associated with organized crime. In 1992, it. The post Reading FedEx Ground the RICO Act appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

Happy Andrew, a community monitor with the Rwenzori Anti-Corruption Coalition (RAC), used data from the open contracting portal to amplify the concerns of residents who were too fearful to speak out. This sparked investigations and today, work has resumed with quality materials in place.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 23, 2024

Together, they embark on a perilous journey in their quest to expose the state capture of a corrupt South African security group and the double-dealing profiteers who benefit from warfare in Africa. South African whistleblowers face an uphill battle when it comes to reporting corruption.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To tackle this problem, the country has proposed wide-ranging legislation , including an anti-corruption package with measures to standardize the operations of Mongolia’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and ensure they follow consistent rules throughout processes like tendering and procurement, among others.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 4, 2024

In a new article for Bloomberg , Kohn outlines how the program is set up to be a game changer for the United States’ anti-corruption efforts. The Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act has potential to be the most effective transnational anti-corruption law on the books,” writes Kohn. “In Kohn further notes that other U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 8, 2024

“Whistleblowers have submitted information relating to some of the most pressing policy objectives of the United States, from Iran- and Russia-related sanctions evasion to drug-trafficking to cyber-crimes and corruption.” authorities to crack down on money laundering and sanctions evasion,” stated whistleblower attorney Stephen M.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 7, 2024

“The Justice Department plays a critical role in all of the major anti-corruption and fraud cases. Kohn and Turner discuss the background of the program and its potential to revolutionize the DOJ’s handling of whistleblower cases and its ability to fight fraud and corruption. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

These failures also allowed corrupt bank employees to facilitate a criminal network’s laundering of tens of millions of dollars,” said Principal Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. “The billion penalty is the largest in FinCEN history, where the recently established AML Whistleblower Program is bolstering the agency’s enforcement efforts.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 26, 2024

The fight against corruption takes center stage in Paris this month. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is hosting a Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum March 27-28, 2024. whistleblower laws to support international anti-corruption efforts. Renowned whistleblower advocate Stephen M.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

billion as having three or more red flags for corruption risks and conflicts of interest (see Annex 3 of the report for 14 red flags they used). And analysis by Spotlight on Corruption suggests that HPL contracts seem to have had a higher failure rate than other Covid PPE contracts (over half of the spending!). Yes, it was chaotic.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 24, 2024

On January 24, the Vatican issued new procedures on whistleblowing , recognizing the critical role whistleblowers play in exposing corruption and financial misconduct. The new document expands upon procedures first laid out in 2019 for reporting financial anomalies to the Office of the Auditor General.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Senators emphasized that making the program accessible and safe for whistleblowers is vital to maximize the anti-corruption potential of the program. law enforcement to enforce sanctions and anti-money laundering statutes and protect our national security interest.”

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The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Fraud Detection : Machine learning models can monitor procurement transactions for irregularities, reducing corruption risks. Far from being a mere bureaucratic task, procurement is the mechanism through which governments acquire the infrastructure and technology needed for this transformation.

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Government Contracts

MARCH 8, 2024

Department of Justice officials on Friday signaled a renewed emphasis on fighting foreign corruption, saying its planned whistleblower rewards program should prove useful in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases against private companies, and warned companies against running afoul of new rules barring the sale of personal data to foreign adversaries (..)

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

A contractor on an ill-fated Guatemalan power plant construction project urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to reconsider its decision refusing to vacate an arbitral award favoring the plant's owner, saying the panel failed to properly consider "clear evidence" of corruption tarnishing the underlying contract.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

Many of you will know that weve always been interested in opening up and improving the procurement and contracts that underpin mega-sporting events, which have – all too-often been – vectors for cronyism, corruption or massive mis-spending. You can read more about it in our first report.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Under the argument that Bolivian law had been chosen as the law applicable to the contract, a constitutional “ amparo ” action was filed in Bolivia against the Order of an Emergency Arbitrator despite the fact that the seat of the arbitration was Santiago and, therefore, its courts had exclusive jurisdiction over any such challenge.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 22, 2024

[link] In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast , host Jane Turner speaks with Johannah Phenya, the owner of a South African IT company who alongside her husband blew the whistle on alleged corruption and fraud in the awarding of government contracts.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Deere & Company, which does business as John Deere, agreed to pay nearly $10 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The SEC thus charged John Deere with violating the recordkeeping and internal accounting controls provisions of the FCPA.

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GovCon & Trade

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Two noteworthy Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) settlements were announced in September. If you have questions about any actions addressed in the Roundup, please contact the international trade team. We welcome your feedback and encourage you to share this newsletter. Let’s get into it! First, U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $100 million settlement with global software company SAP SE over charges of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). anti-corruption law that prohibits the payment of anything of value to foreign government officials in order to obtain a business advantage.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Over a decade NWD has expanded to have a global reach and a historic number of federal agencies have accepted whistleblowing as a core component of anti-corruption efforts.” The report also details NWC’s participation in the United Nations Conference of States Parties for the Convention Against Corruption. “At

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Government Contracts

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Department of Justice’s recent announcement that it will leverage data analytics in Foreign Corrupt Practice Act investigations and prosecutions, companies will need to develop a compliance strategy that likewise implements data analytics to get ahead of enforcement risks, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor. After the U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 5, 2024

On March 1, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that international commodities trading company Gunvor pled guilty and agreed to pay $661 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Foreign bribery emboldens corrupt officials and undermines the rule of law.”

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 14, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Freepoint Commodities LLC, a Connecticut-based commodities trader, had agreed to a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve a DOJ investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Petrobras), in order to secure business.

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