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Commentary: Facing Down the Mafia
Casal di Principe, a small hamlet 12 miles north of Naples, lies in a corner of Italy known, sadly, more for organized crime than for the delicious mozzarella goat cheese it exports worldwide. But...
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The FCPA’s War on Bribery
An estimated $1 trillion in corporate bribes slips from the hands of businessmen to foreign officials each year. A joint project between 100Reporters and The New York Times examines the U.S....
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Mining Copper, Burying Truth
A major international mining company files a report to the British government saying it bought a giant mining concession in the Democratic Republic of Congo from a controversial businessman, who may...
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Good Practice v. Good Science
It goes by the name of Good Laboratory Practice. But many say it is hardly good science at the United States Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory agencies. Leading scientists say Good...
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Fast Track Past Red Flags
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp., an international mining company, has never acknowledged any improprieties in its acquisition of a Congolese mine, even as it paid $1.25 billion to settle a related...
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Bank of Rogues
A scathing Senate report uncovers a culture of lax oversight, disregard for controls to prevent money laundering and deliberate deception at HSBC, Europe's largest bank. At a marathon hearing before...
View ArticleOpposition Socialite Says Kremlin Robbed Her on Eve of Protests
Russian dissident Ksenia Sobchak said that a Moscow court has refused to return some 1.5 million euros confiscated ahead of a protest against President Vladimir Putin as part of an anti-opposition tactic.
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Those Hidden Trillions
A new report by the Tax Justice Network, which claims to be the most comprehensive ever, estimates tax evasion costs governments around the world up to $280 billion in lost revenues, and intensifies...
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The Mafia’s New Front Men
A case against Italian businessman Antonello Pianigiani shines a spotlight on a new class of "mafia entrepreneurs," and a growing battle over trade in illegal waste. By Lorenzo Bodrero for 100Reporters.
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Early Education in Bribery
Corruption has become a barrier for preschool enrollment in Lithuania. In the country’s four largest cities, only 10% of children under three attend. Waiting lists for seats in public preschool and...
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Talking ‘Bout Big Boys!*
What is a giant multinational capable of doing to protect its brand, and how can its actions block public awareness and free expression? Those were the central questions raised in the Washington...
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“Clean” Countries Do Dirty Business
Switzerland, Singapore, Luxembourg, the United States and the United Kingdom are seen as the 20 least corrupt nations on earth, according to an annual ranking of impressions about the integrity of...
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Oil v. Transparency
Oil, gas and mining industries banded together against a new rule in the United States that aims to lift the fog surrounding payments to governments for natural resources. The new rule, part of a...
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Left Out
In the world of international corruption, researchers and watchdogs are wrestling with an awkward truth: only a smidgen of the billions of dollars in stolen assets that are recovered through government...
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Transparency’s Small Win
A United States Appeals Court has declined to hear a challenge to a new rule that requires companies in the extractive industries to disclose their payments to foreign governments. Led by the American...
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Inside Track: As EU President, Lithuania Avoids Open Bidding
Also appearing in the 10 August 2013 edition of the The Baltic Times VILNIUS, Lithuania–A month into its presidency of the Council of the European Union, Lithuania has been awash in public tenders for...
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Stiff Competition: Funeral Homes Fight Over Corpses in Lithuania
Cars set on fire. Undertakers bribing police to send them "fresh commodities." A dead man stripped before reaching the cemetery, so morticians could switch his expensive clothes for a cheap suit. The...
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Russian Sanctions Highlight Role of Western Enablers
#479885625 / gettyimages.com Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signs a law on ratification of a treaty making Crimea part of Russia, during a ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow in March. SERGEI...
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