This article, by the Daily News Hungary, raises questions that aren’t addressed in the information presented. This comes at the same time as Hungary continues fighting against transparency, by bringing forward a law that attacks the CSOS which have and should keep the Hungarian government accountable.

This article by DW, highlights the corruption concerns in NATO procurements. Corruption in military procurements are particularly challenging as such procurements as less transparent due to the military secrecy needed when making purchases.

This article, from D+C,  a German web based publication,  reminds us of the continuing need to work with youth, as they are the present and  future leaders in anti-corruption work. 

Looks like it’s one more step to allow corruption to go unchecked in the United States. In the Washington, DC FBI field office, they are disbanding the squad which investigates allegations of fraud and public corruption against members of Congress and other federal officials.

This week’s article from The Hill encapsulates the shock  of the brazen corruption by the Trump administration. This is tied to the gift of the new Air Force One plane from Qatar to President Trump, which will be taken by him after he leaves office, and it will be then a gift to his presidential library.

This seems to be the way corruption is in Ukraine, which was reported by the Kyiv Independent Kyiv Independent . This time it was “[t]he director and deputy director of the logistics department of the National Guard are also suspected of embezzlement and money laundering, ZN.UA reported.”

On May 8 the interagency working group on EU accession approved the draft roadmap, including the section of rule of law. The areas tied to anti-corruption reform were developed by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) and the approval allows Ukraine to move one step closer to accession.

As I have mentioned in earlier posts, a strong election commission in a country can not only stop corrupt behaviors but can help with enforcement of actionable lawsuits based upon election and electoral improprieties.

One piece of good news last week was the ruling regarding Malta’s golden passport program. Malta had been providing passports based largely on real estate investments, arguing that EU citizenship recipients must show a "genuine link" with the country granting the passport, not just a financial commitment.

On 24 April a judgment was made by the European Court of Human Rights the case of Sytnyk v. Artem,  a case which had been brought against Mr. Artem Sytnyk, regarding improper gifts. What is significant is how this highlights how corruption also works in attempting to destroy the reputations of non-corrupt officials.

Last week, The Hill  and other media outlets, provided more information regarding the resignations of three US Department of Justice attorneys based upon unethical pressure and their work at the DOJ.

Usually we see articles about corruption, referencing corrupt actions, without many results, except for hopeful future action.

As an American citizen and an anti-corruption practitioner, I have been very disappointed in the Trump administration’s first 100 days.

This article, by Follow the Money (FTM), that political finance corruption is still very much and important issue yet there are more solutions now than there were before, as AI and other digital solutions can provide support to governmental authorities which may not have enough resources.

This article by the National Defense Magazine brought a smile to my face and should do the same for you. One of the unintended consequences of the US Department of Justice’s limitation regarding bringing new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases is that we need to remind one another is that illegality is still illegal.

There is always a question of whether all the focus on the various anti-corruption agencies in Ukraine would be less if there were fewer state agencies. Unfortunately, this question is hypothetical, as Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) is in the news, the Ukrainian National News article reminds us of the continuing concerns at ARMA.

The Bangkok Post  addresses an area that is one of the more difficult areas to police easily, being infrastructure projects.

This article, by the Nordic Monitor , highlights very clearly the impact of corruption in Turkey. As I noted  previously, President Erdogan has come after his opponents, using corrupt levers, to eliminate political rivals, but that is just a tip of the iceberg.

This very short article by the Revolving Door Project , which uses very strong language regarding their perspective on the Trump administration, does provide a broad cross-section of polling information in the United States, providing insights into the concerns of the citizens regarding corruption and other topics.

As we have seen since Mr. Trump has become the US president, his administration has weakened anti-corruption regulations and has been clear that they will not be prosecuting crimes which come from corruption.