View Innocence is the first victim when UK police are forced to seize assets to fund themselves ǀ View Due to years of budget cuts, police in the UK are forced to self-fund their operations. Less widely reported s the fact that this is through the seizing of cash and assets, often from law-abiding people. 21/03/2020
View Brexit will complicate tackling fraud across Europe – but maybe civil remedies hold the key ǀ View As fraudsters’ numbers, capacity and sophistication apparently overtake those of investigating authorities, there is every reason to believe that civil remedies will increasingly become a focus for victims of fraud. 05/02/2020
View Customers with blocked accounts are the ones being stung in the fight over money laundering ǀ View UK banks are increasingly freezing their customers’ accounts indefinitely, citing strict anti-money laundering laws. Is it really a price worth paying? 27/01/2020
View It’s time for the asset recovery industry to embrace AI’s potential ǀ View Using sophisticated algorithms, it is now possible to achieve far better outcomes in terms of speed, cost and accuracy, while also removing much of the complexity and unpredictability historically associated with locating undisclosed assets, particularly hidden bank accounts. 20/12/2019
View Self-reporting of corporate wrongdoing should be further encouraged ǀ View Encouraging the self-reporting of corporate wrongdoing and motivating responsible corporate citizens has a number of significant benefits. 26/07/2019
Business EU Probes Amazon The EU has launched a formal investigation into how Amazon uses data from other merchants selling goods on its websites. 17/07/2019
Latvia Latvia Central Bank governor detained by anti-graft agency There are calls for Ilmars Rimsevics to temporarily step down from his post while an inquiry takes place. 18/02/2018
world news “Corruption has become globalized”: The journalistic investigation behind the “Paradise Papers” Euronews talks with Emilia Díaz Struck who led the "Paradise Papers" investigation 07/11/2017
Saudi Arabia Who is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal? Prince Alwaleed has been detained as part of Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption probe, to the shock of global financial centres. 05/11/2017
Switzerland Flush with cash: toilets in Switzerland found stuffed with €500 notes Over €83,000 in high-denomination banknotes was found stuffed in toilets in Geneva’s financial district 19/09/2017
Business Airbus boss Thomas Enders denounces Eurofighter fraud probe Airbus chief executive Thomas Enders has called an Austrian investigation into suspected fraud a "politically-motivated abuse of the legal system". 26/04/2017
Brazil Brazil Petrobras probe: judge targets dozens of politicians In Brazil, President Michel Temer’s government is reeling after a Supreme court judge placed dozens of politicians under formal investigation for bribery. 12/04/2017
France French interior minister faces financial probe Prosecutors have opened a preliminary inquiry following allegations that Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux hired his daughters while they were student. 21/03/2017
USA Judicial inquiry, job cuts plan - the feisty French election Did he misuse public funds? 25/02/2017
Korea South Korean officials raid Samsung The South Koran headquarters of Samsung Group have been raided by prosecuters along with the offices of country’s National Pension Service (NPS). 23/11/2016
Bulgaria Bulgaria's ex-energy minister charged over failed nuclear project Prosecutors in Bulgaria have charged the country’s former economy and energy minister over the cancellation of a 10 billion euro nuclear project. 17/11/2016
Europe News The Brief from Brussels: EU's Oettinger faces questions over lobbyist flight The Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital. 16/11/2016
Russia Russian economy minister charged with bribery 60-year-old technocrat Alexei Ulyukayev is the highest-ranking Russian official to be arrested while in office since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. 15/11/2016
Business Santander's Madrid HQ raided in tax evasion probe Police have raided Spanish bank Santander's headquarters in Madrid as part of an investigation into possible tax evasion. 03/06/2016
Business Line Panama's financial secrets and the new Tesla Model 3 Over recent years after the 2008 financial crisis the some of the world’s biggest banks paid billions in fines for helping wealthy clients evade 06/04/2016
World Panama Papers: the inside story How a year-long investigation by some 370 journalists from nearly 80 countries unveiled the secret financial dealings of the world's rich and powerful. 05/04/2016
Brazil Corruption investigators question former Brazilian president Lula da Silva Lula da Silva has been freed after being questioned as part of a probe into claims of bribery and money laundering 04/03/2016
Brazil Corruption investigators detain former Brazilian President Lula da Silva for questioning Investigators are looking into claims that Lula benefited from illegal kickbacks at the state oil company Petrobras 04/03/2016
Spain Spain: day 1 of Princess Cristina tax fraud trial draws to a close The first day of a historic trial has drawn to a close. Princess Cristina has become the first member of the Spanish royal family to face criminal 11/01/2016
Business Chinese tycoon Guo Guangchang of Fosun held by police Previously reported as missing, one of China’s richest businessmen has been detained by police. Guo Guangchang, the Chairman of Fosun International 11/12/2015
Switzerland Interpol suspends 20 million euro partnership with Fifa Interpol, has suspended a joint programme on fighting corruption with Fifa. The international police agency is freezing the 20 million euros donated 12/06/2015
