Section: Kleptocracy Initiative (USA)
Kleptocracy Weekly: July 17-21
Must watch: Yesterday’s discussion at the U.S. Helsinki Commission, “Kleptocrats of the Kremlin: Ties Between Business and Power in Russia”. Link to watch the event can be found here. Missed the KI event this week? Check out the video recording here, Kleptocracy and Money Laundering: A Conversation with Kendall Day. U.S. U.S. prosecutors...
Kleptocracy Daily: July 21, 2017
Must watch: Yesterday’s discussion at the U.S. Helsinki Commission, “Kleptocrats of the Kremlin: Ties Between Business and Power in Russia”. Link to watch the event can be found here. News ExxonMobil has been handed a fine of $2 million for breaching anti-Russia sanctions; the oil giant conducted business with Igor Sechin, the head of the...
Kleptocracy Daily: July 20, 2017
News Eighth person in Trump team meeting linked to money laundering investigation–he was named in 2000 by the NYT for using 2,000 shell companies in the U.S. tolaunder $1.4 billion from Russia and eastern Europe into accounts at Citibank and the Commercial Bank of San Francisco. Financial records filed last year in the secretive tax haven of...
Kleptocracy Daily: July 18, 2017
TODAY: KI and the Partnership for Transparency’s Anti-Corruption Forum will host a discussion on U.S. government approaches to kleptocracy and money laundering, including investigations, prosecutions, compliance, and possible legislation. The event will begin at 11:45pm EST. More information and a link to watch online here. News...
Kleptocracy Daily: July 14, 2017
July 18: KI and the Partnership for Transparency’s Anti-Corruption Forum will host a discussion on U.S. government approaches to kleptocracy and money laundering, including investigations, prosecutions, compliance, and possible legislation. More information, registration, and a link to watch online here. News Investigators are re-examining...
Kleptocracy Weekly: July 5- July 7
The latest on KI’s website: Casey Michel interviews Zorka Milin, Senior Legal Advisor at Global Witness, about the trial of Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (who is more colloquially known as the ‘man with Michael Jackson’s crystal-studded glove’). U.S. Trump faces renewed scrutiny of the riches that flowed into his real estate...
Kleptocracy Daily: July 7, 2017
The latest on KI’s website: Casey Michel interviews Zorka Milin, Senior Legal Advisor at Global Witness, about the trial of Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (who is more colloquially known as the ‘man with Michael Jackson’s crystal-studded glove’). News In an apparent breach of EU sanctions, electricity turbines made by...
Kleptocracy Weekly: 6/26-6/30
July 18: KI and the Partnership for Transparency’s Anti-Corruption Forum will host a discussion on U.S. government approaches to kleptocracy and money laundering, including investigations, prosecutions, compliance, and possible legislation. More information and registration here. The latest on KI’s website: Belinda Li examines why...
Kleptocracy Daily: June 28, 2017
July 18: KI and the Partnership for Transparency’s Anti-Corruption Forum will host a discussion on U.S. government approaches to kleptocracy and money laundering, including investigations, prosecutions, compliance, and possible legislation. More information and registration here. News Global Financial Integrity’ Legal Counsel and...
Kleptocracy Daily: June 27, 2017
The latest on KI’s website: Belinda Li examines why more transparency is needed in the real estate sector. July 18: KI and the Partnership for Transparency’s Anti-Corruption Forum will host a discussion on U.S. government approaches to kleptocracy and money laundering, including investigations, prosecutions, compliance, and possible...
