Son of Congo-Brazzaville president accused of siphoning off $50m
8th August 2019
Son of Congo-Brazzaville president accused of siphoning off $50m
The son of Congo-Brazzaville’s president has misappropriated $50m (£41m) of public money by routing it through shell companies and secrecy jurisdictions, according to a new investigation. Six countries in the EU, the US state of Delaware and the British Virgin Islands all played a key role in Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso’s… Read More
Standard Chartered Trains Tellers to Help Fight Wildlife Crime
7th August 2019
Standard Chartered Trains Tellers to Help Fight Wildlife Crime
Poachers beware: Standard Chartered Plc is coming for you and is urging other banks to do the same. The lender is training bank-branch tellers to spot transactions that could be linked to the illegal wildlife trade and has made them a focus for its financial-crime investigators, said Kweku Bedu-Addo,… Read More
Tanzania charges journalist, rights groups say case politically motivated
6th August 2019
Tanzania charges journalist, rights groups say case politically motivated
An investigative journalist in Tanzania has been charged with money laundering, tax evasion and assisting a criminal racket, according to a court document seen by Reuters, charges his lawyer and rights groups said were politically motivated. Rights groups say press freedom in Tanzania has drastically deteriorated since the election in… Read More
Mozambique to fight for extradition of former finance minister over debt scandal
1st August 2019
Mozambique to fight for extradition of former finance minister over debt scandal
Mozambique’s government is to fight for the extradition from South Africa of former finance minister Manuel Chang, who the United States is seeking to put on trial, according to a letter from a law firm seen by Reuters. Chang has been in custody in South Africa since his arrest in… Read More
South Africa’s Public Protector Flagged by HSBC in Connection to Guptas
31st July 2019
South Africa’s Public Protector Flagged by HSBC in Connection to Guptas
South Africa’s public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who heads the country’s top anti-corruption body, was flagged by global banking giant HSBC as having financial links to the infamous Gupta family, according to banking records leaked to OCCRP. The Guptas are at the center of South Africa’s Judicial Commission of Inquiry… Read More
Money laundering spikes in Japan as global crime moves in
30th July 2019
Money laundering spikes in Japan as global crime moves in
Japanese police have uncovered a record number of money laundering cases, some of which involved international criminal networks using bank accounts in the country, a new report shows. Incidents of money laundering rose about 40% on the year to 511 in 2018, topping 500 for the first time in data… Read More
Zimbabwe tourism minister charged with corruption worth $95 million
29th July 2019
Zimbabwe tourism minister charged with corruption worth $95 million
Zimbabwean Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira was charged in court on Friday with corruption involving $95 million from the state pension fund after questioning by the newly formed Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC). Mupfumira is the first senior government official to be interrogated by the commission, which was appointed by President Emmerson… Read More
Crime fighting duo seeks Kenya’s first top-level graft conviction
29th July 2019
Crime fighting duo seeks Kenya’s first top-level graft conviction
Noordin Haji, head of public prosecutions in Kenya, is the urbane son of one of the country’s most prominent families. George Kinoti, born in the slums, rose from burly beat cop to head the powerful police investigation department. Together, they are building corruption cases against top Kenyan officials. This week, the… Read More
Kenyan finance minister arrested on graft charges
23rd July 2019
Kenyan finance minister arrested on graft charges
Kenyan Finance Minister Henry Rotich was arrested on Monday on suspicion of financial misconduct related to the construction of two dams, an unprecedented detention of a sitting minister for corruption in a country notorious for graft. The charges against Rotich stem from a police investigation into the misuse of funds… Read More
Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Admits Kickbacks in Mozambique Scam
22nd July 2019
Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Admits Kickbacks in Mozambique Scam
A former Credit Suisse Group AG banker admitted taking millions of dollars in kickbacks as part of a scam that involved as much as $2 billion in loans to Mozambique state-owned companies. Andrew Pearse, 49, a former managing director, made the admission Friday as he pleaded guilty… Read More
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