Last week and yesterday we were all reminded that vigilance in anti-corruption is so important.

There seems to be more concerns in Ukraine regarding the anti-corruption agencies, which has brought to the front many issues that have existed. Politico EU  reported that the Secret Service of Ukraine (SBU) made over 70 searches.

The Guardian recently reported on an important category within anti-corruption, and one which to some degree comes under the UK’s remit, combating illicit finance and the need for transparency in offshore financial havens.

The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has reported that NACP an the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Republic of Poland (CBA) have signed a Memorandum  of cooperation.

For anyone who has grown up in a big city, corruption seems to hover around the edges and unfortunately, the New York City police department (NYPD) is again in the news for its corrupt activities. The Guardian reports that even though Eric Adams’ anti-corruption case was dismissed, with implications favors being exchanged, his government involves even more corruption.

It is always good to highlight positive developments. The Turks and Caicos Weekly News reported on such positive advancements in the Caribbean, specifically with the Turks and Caicos Islands.

After all these years, we finally have a novel dangerous argument, from the City Journal, that we should parse the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act down to its most narrow interpretation. Up to now there has been significant back and forth about enforcement of the FCPA but no one has argued that it’s too broad.

Last week I wrote about how the death of a Haitian anti-corruption activist, and how anti-corruption activism can be personally dangerous for anti-corruption activists.

The latest GRECO review highlights the ongoing concerns that exist within government, which is conflict of interest. As has been seen across many countries, conflict of interest creates undue influences in government.

The Manila Times highlighted the passage of their new e-governance legislation. E-governance legislation usually has a two-fold effect, increasing governmental service efficiency and decreasing corruption in the new digital services.

Looks like Hollywood is also joining the Trump corruption express, which was reported on by both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter . The activity that is leading to corruption concerns is tied to a lawsuit which Mr. Trump, prior to becoming the President of the United States, filed against Paramount.

GAB | The Global Anticorruption Blog in its recent blog post, addresses the question that many of us have, are anti-money laundering laws effective.

This is the dark side of anti-corruption. France24 has brought a story which repeats itself all over the world. In this case, a Haitian journalist, Gary Tesse , was murdered in October 2022.

The Guardian and the Australian National Anti-Corruption Commission National Anti-Corruption Commission reported on a completed investigation regarding blatant conflict of interest, cronyism and nepotism by a senior official at the Australian Home Office.  

Well, maybe they aren’t fighting it right now, but they are learning what’s needed to fight corruption. Last week the Delegation of the European Union to Uzbekistan supported “[o]ver 25 law students and young professionals from Uzbekistan’s top legal universities gathered for a three-day Summer School on “Fostering Integrity in Governance: Legal Education as a Tool for Anti-Corruption Reforms.”

This article, from the ABC News, highlights the many challenges that exist when trying to develop and implement the work of a new anti-corruption enforcement agency.

Last week, as reported by the Kyiv Independent , Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) filed a motion with the High Anti-Corruption Court looking to impose bail and suspend Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov from his position. 

Low level corruption being highlighted in pre-accession European countries is worrisome. This article, from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) , lauds the fact that they, in conjunction with the North Macedonia Judicial Academy, have developed a curriculum to address low level corruption.

Just this week, the US Department of Justice has clearly spelled out that it is scaling back on the cornerstone of the US’s fight against corruption overseas, ending it’s freeze of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).