News
- Donald Trump’s businesses give rise to more than 500 potential conflicts of interest as he prepares to be sworn in as U.S. president tomorrow. (WSJ)
- The FBI and other agencies are investigating whether money from the Kremlincovertly aided Trump’s campaign. (McClatchy)
- Officials must become used to “blushing red and sweating,” according to China’s top graft buster. (Reuters)
- The former vice chairman of oil giant PetroChina was jailed for 15 years after being convicted of corruption charges. (Reuters)
- Russia says it will not comply with a European Court of Human Rights rulingawarding Yukos shareholders $2 billion. (RFE/RL)
- The European Parliament rejected an official blacklist of countries that pose money laundering risks; legislators said it was too short. (Reuters)
- “High rollers” are returning to Macau, despite Xi Jinping’s ongoing anti-corruption drive. (Fox)
Features
- Belinda Li talks to Seto Bagdoyan of the Government Accountability Office about EB-5 visas, and looks at how their abuse by kleptocrats sets the stage foranother immigration crisis.
- Rosneft’s so-called privatization just keeps getting murkier, says Karina Orlova. (American Interest)
- Modeling the UK’s post-Brexit economy on Singapore could make it a money launderer’s paradise, says Chris Key. (Independent)
- Donald Trump’s approach to economics runs the risk of crony capitalism, says Matt Philips. (VICE)
- Will Trump’s business interests render him susceptible to foreign influence? (Nation)
