Foreign Corruption
Get all news about foreign corruption cases around the globe. Many such cases fall under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a federal law enacted in 1977 by Congress that prohibits the bribing of international companies and foreign officials.
Statement of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on International Anti-Corruption Day
The following statement was released by the United Nations: Message from UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on International Anti-Corruption Day 9 December 2015 Global attitudes towards corruption have changed dramatically. Where once bribery, corruption and illicit financial flows were often considered part...
UN Sets December 9th as International Anti-Corruption Day
NWC Urges President to Endorse Whistleblowing as Part of the Day’s Celebration Washington, D.C. December 7, 2015. The United Nations has formally set-aside December 9th as International Anti-Corruption Day. As part of Anti-Corruption Day, the National Whistleblower Center is strongly...
Strong Whistleblower Protection is Key to Fighting Corruption
The National Whistleblower Center held a training seminar today for a group of female Afghan Members of Parliament. The training was part of the NWC’s outreach to improve protection for whistleblowers globally and was sponsored by the International Visitor Leadership...
SEC Annual Report Highlights Success of International Whistleblower Program
Washington, DC, November 16, 2015. The SEC's Office of the Whistleblower issued its annual report today highlighting the successes of the Office. This includes payments of more then $37 million to whistleblowers in 2015 and a 30% increase in the...
Whistleblower reinstated after two-year suspension credits assistance from National Whistleblower Center
On June 4, 2015, Danko Bogdanović was reinstated as of Chief of Customs office of Brcko, BiH, after a two-year suspension for reporting corruption in the Indirect Taxation Authority. Bogdanović, reported corruption to the Agency for prevention and coordination of...
Sarajevo Whistleblower Week Provides Forum to Discuss Different Approaches to Whistleblower Protection
The following is a guest blog by Bojan Bajic.* Sarajevo Whistleblower Week (SWW) 2015, which occurred in the last week of May in Sarajevo was seen in a light of “clash” of two approaches: the first one representing pro-active American approach...
Sepp Blatter’s Calls for Reform of FIFA Lack Substance
Sepp Blatter’s announced plan to step down as FIFA’s president to allow him the opportunity to remain “in a position to focus on profound reforms” flies in the face of the willful ignorance of the massive fraud and corruption he...
Breakthrough in Protecting International Whistleblowers who Report Bribery and Corruption
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT LIVE INTERNATIONAL WHISTLEBLOWER SEMINAR 26 MAY 2015 The Luna-Centre for Responsible Democracy is co-sponsoring an important international seminar on how whistleblowers from around the world can use U.S. laws to expose corruption. “Breakthrough in Protecting International Whistleblowers:...
NWC Program Educates Foreign Government Officials In Fight Against Corruption and Bribery
The National Whistleblower Center recently met with legislative aides for Members of the Japanese Diet and a delegation of distinguished leaders from Kazakhstan. The purpose of these meetings was to educate the foreign officials on how whistleblowers are protected in...
NWC Advocates for Increased International Whistleblower Protection
Mr. Kohn explained how NGOs and citizens of foreign countries can use the new protections created under the FCPA to battle corruption.
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