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Russian officials bragged in conversations during the presidential campaign that they had cultivated a strong relationship with former Trump adviser Michael Flynn and believed they could use him to influence Trump and his team.
The Trump administration, in a significant escalation of its clash with the government’s top ethics watchdog, has moved to block an effort to disclose the names of former lobbyists who have been granted waivers to work in the White House or federal agencies.
Former FBI Director James Comey agreed to publicly testify in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of an investigation into Russia’s interference in the election.
Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation published its latest investigative work, revealing what it says is a cartel of businesses owned by “Vladimir Putin’s favorite chef”; his cartel has allegedly won more than $405 million in defense contracts.
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Putin’s shadow cabinet and the bridge to Crimea — why the Russian President’s childhood judo partner is leading the country’s most ambitious construction project.
Compliance officers — among the corporate world’s least glamorous players — fear they are being sacrificed to the government’s desire to punish individuals for financial industry misdeeds.
After 37 years, Angola will get a new president. Can he reduce widespread corruption? (Transparency International gives Angola a poor grade on fighting corruption, ranking it 164 out of 176 countries.)
Moldovan President Igor Dodon said the West made a mistake by propping up “corrupt” governments in his country due to fear of Russian influence.
“A network of compliant professionals, banks, organizations — and even countries — need to be held accountable. Without them the kleptocrats would face an uphill struggle to launder and spend their criminal proceeds.”
-New piece on why grand corruption is a crime against humanity
