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Qaddafi's Libyan Loot Likely Lost
August 29th, 2011
$33 Billion Illicitly Left Libya between 2001-2009, Says Global Financial Integrity Since the forces of the Libyan Transitional Council entered Tripoli last week, Muammar Qaddafi has not been seen, presumably hiding or on the run from the revolution aimed at ending his 42-year rule.  But as pointed out on ABC News last Wednesday, much of the money he looted from the country over the past 4 decades is still at large as well. Citing Global Financial Integrity (GFI) research, ABC notes that at least $33 billion dollars left the country through illicit means in...
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Fight Against Corruption Becomes Play With "Angry Anna"
August 26th, 2011
A new online game, "Angry Anna" takes the popular smartphone game "Angry Birds" and replaces the titular birds with Indian corruption crusader Anna Hazare. Created by an India-based group, the game features Hazare and other anti-corruption figures being launched with a slingshot in an attempt to topple corrupt politicians. While the piece is largely intended as some light-hearted fun, it may well turn out to be something more than a way to pass some time on the internet. It can sometimes be hard to illustrate the importance of the issues the Task Force deals with, especially because these issues are...
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Friday's Daily News Digest
August 26th, 2011
J.P. Morgan Chase Pays $88.3 Million To Settle Sanctions Violations Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2011 Keeping Petrodollars Out of Despot’s Pockets Bloomberg Business Week, August 25, 2011 Libya Rebels Investigate Corruption At Sovereign Fund Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2011 RBA admits it knew of bribe claims Sydney Morning Herald, August 27, 2011 Why
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Thursday's Daily News Digest
August 25th, 2011
Libya: Moammar Gadhafi and His Billions Are Unaccounted For ABC World News With Diane Sawyer, August 23, 2011 Tracking Assets in the Arab Spring Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2011 “Lenient” UK-Swiss tax evasion deal provokes criticism The Telegraph, August 25, 2011 A Quick Guide To The Lokpal Bills Wall Street Journal, August 24, 2011
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