Bribery and Corruption

A police officer who was jailed for taking a bribe to get an assault case dropped has been sacked.

Does the UK have a corruption problem? Officially, no. In reality, we just don’t know

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations investigators assembled in the departure hall of Sanaa's airport were preparing to leave with precious evidence: laptops and external drives collected from the staff of the World Health Organization.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ap-un-workers-accused-fraud-061418648.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

Senior managers at oil services firm Petrofac have been named by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in conjunction with a bribery case involving the organisation.

John Venskus was ordered by His Honour Judge Beddoe to pay a £410,786.14 confiscation order on 22 July at Southwark Crown Court.

https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2019/07/23/john-venskus-ordered-to-pay-410k-confiscation-order/

A new report alleges that the authorities are overlooking bribery and corruption in the UK, however, while some criticism is justified the real picture is not so clear cut

https://economia.icaew.com/opinion/july-2019/is-bribery--and-corruption-being-overlooked-by-uk-authorities#.XTt0KBJwG2w.twitter

Passport and banknote-maker De La Rue said today it is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over suspected corruption.

https://www.cityam.com/passport-maker-de-la-rue-under-investigation-by-fraud-squad-over-suspected-corruption/

BCL's Shaul Brazil and Jonathan Flynn's article, "Why is it so hard to prosecute companies in the UK?" has been published by Fraud Intelligence.

A former Unaoil executive has pleaded guilty to five offences of conspiracy to give corrupt payments amid a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation.

https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/203976/former-unaoil-executive-pleads-guilty-in-serious-fraud-office-bribery-case/?utm_source=twitter

Balfour Beatty has launched an investigation into allegations pursued by US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren that its US military housing business historically falsified records.

https://www.businessfast.co.uk/balfour-beatty-probes-corruption-claim-in-us/