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This section provides access to TI-USA policy and advocacy positions, including public statements, testimony and speeches. TI-USA develops its policy and advocacy positions in consultation with leading experts in the anti-corruption field, partner organizations, and TI chapters around the world, based on our technical expertise and on-the-ground knowledge of key issues involved in combating corruption.

ONE's David Lane speaks with MSNBC about Clinton trip
Anti-Corruption Rhetoric - and Reality by TI-USA Board Member Ben Heineman
What can be done to tackle corruption in humanitarian aid? This Q+A with TI's Roslyn G. Hees, Senior Adviser, Global Programmes, addresses some key questions on corruption in the aid sector and how the organisation works with NGOs to tackle it.
G20 Fails to Take on Global Bribery by TI-USA Board Member Ben Heineman
TI-USA Board Members Call for “War” on Bribery: TI-USA Chair Alan Larson and Board Member Ben Heineman called for stronger enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in a Bloomberg article, "Bribery Warrants Global War".
TI-USA Calls on UN Leadership to Pursue Outstanding Corruption Cases: TI Chair Huguette Labelle, TI-USA, TI-Switzerland, and TI-Canada have sent letters calling on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to support the independence of the UN investigative office, (the Office of Internal Oversight Services), and its ability to hire the staff necessary to pursue outstanding Oil-for-Food investigations and other procurement fraud cases. See also TI-USA's Submission.
TI-USA Urges Congress to Strengthen Transparency and Accountability Measures in Stimulus Bill: TI-USA called on Congress to include strong and explicit transparency and accountability mechanisms in the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act and to ensure effective oversight in its implementation.
TI-USA Board Member Warns of Weakness in Stimulus Plan: TI-USA Board Member Professor Susan Rose-Ackerman warned in a Guardian opinion piece, The Private Contractor Pitfall, that "[t]o avoid waste and corruption, Obama's economic stimulus plan must demand greater accountability and transparency."
TI-USA Calls for Accountability of TARP Funds: TI-USA sent a letter to Senator Max Baucus, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, requesting Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner address concerns about the accountable management of TARP funds during his confirmation hearings.
TI-USA Chair Calls for Public Engagement to Promote Accountability: At a speech at the University of Northern Iowa, TI-USA Chair Alan Larson called for public engagement in demanding greater transparency and accountability in the financial rescue package, noting, "[o]nly actively engaged citizens can bring about a restoration of accountability, transparency and integrity in public life. As citizens, we need to light as many candles as we can. Consider working with Transparency International."
TI-USA Meets with U.S. “Sherpa” on G20 on financial crisis: TI-USA President Nancy Boswell met with Michael Froman, the Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs, on March 19, 2009, to emphasize the need for the G20 and G8 to focus on anti-corruption by enforcing foreign bribery prohibitions and increasing corruption risk management in export credit and development assistance.
TI-USA Urges U.S. Administration to Improve G8 Accountability for Prior Anti-Corruption

Commitments: TI-USA called on the U.S. Sherpa to the G8, Michael Froman, to promote prompt action and accurate reporting on prior anti-corruption commitments made each year as part of the Summit process, including implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and the UNCAC, and ensuring the transparency of the financial markets.

Media Coverage - 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index

Press Releases & Relevant Documents

UNGC Releases Guide on "Fighting Corruption in the Supply Chain" - June 25, 2010
Senate Report on Keeping Foreign Corruption Out of the United States - February 4, 2010
TI 2009 Index Finds Corruption Persists Worldwide Despite Decade of Promises to Fight It - November 17, 2009
Deadlock in Vienna Talks Imperils UN Anti-Corruption Convention - September 3, 2009
TI-USA press release on G8 Finance Minister's Lecce Framework - June 14, 2009
World Bank/Siemens agreement establishes severe consequences for engaging in corruption - July 2, 2009
TI-USA Welcomes Increased G20 Transparency - April 2, 2009
TI-USA Commends Action on Prosecutorial Integrity - April 2, 2009
TI-USA Advises MCC on Policy for Managing Corruption Risks in its Operations - March 20, 2009
TI-USA Welcomes President Obama Emphasis on Transparency & Ethics - January 22, 2009
TI-USA Applauds G8 Accountability Report, Despite Concerns with G8 Performance- July 8, 2008 and G8 Accountability Report
TI Releases 2nd Annual G8 Progress Report, Assessing Action on Key Anti-Corruption Commitments - July 3, 2008 and TI 2nd Annual G8 Progress Report
TI Releases Global Corruption Report: Corruption in the Water Sector- June 26, 2008
TI Global Corruption Report: Corruption in the Water Sector
TI Releases 4th Annual OECD Report - June 24, 2008 and TI Progress Report 2008: Enforcement of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials
TI-USA and CSIS Convene Corporate Experts to Discuss Roadmap for Performance with Integrity – June 12, 2008

Corruption News Headlines

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 30, 2010

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International

Mexico Arrests Pemex Oil Official in Bribery Case
Philippine President Creates Anti-Corruption ‘Truth Commission’
Liberia: Supt. Bailey Makes More Bribery Claims
Government Urged to Demarcate Between Anti-Corruption Units
China’s Hidden Economy of Graft Undermines State

Domestic

Pelosi Stands by Effort to Rid House of Corruption
S.E.C. Charges Brother with $550 Million Fraud
Judge Pares Fraud Case Involving a Political Consultant
In Details of Subcommittee’s Inquiry, a Revealing Look at Rangel’s Actions
Charges Upheld in NY Pension Fund Corruption Case

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 29, 2010

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International

U.N. Appoints New Director of Troubled Watchdog Group
Envoy Says Corruption Helps Taliban Win Recruits
Group Reports Progress Fighting Corporate Bribery
Gang Members Arrested in China Corruption Case
For General Petraeus, Battling Corruption in Afghanistan is a Priority

Domestic

Third-Party Agents Still Used by GE
Support Forming for State Corruption-Investigating Commission
City of Bell Corruption
Police Dept. Wrestles with Another Corruption Case
More Charges Filed in Police Corruption

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 28, 2010

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International

Canadian Named as Head of UN Internal Oversight Unit
Advocacy Group Sees Progress in Fighting Bribery
In North China, Corruption Rules the Coal Mines
Calls for EU to Halt Corrupt Defense Deals
Unfair Play

Domestic

GE to Settle SEC Charges of Foreign Bribery
Corruption Emerges as Issue in Race Between Martinez and Denish
Burgess Dismisses Accusations of Corruption
Trials Set in North Little Rock Corruption Case
Health-Fraud Whistleblower Cases May Surge Because of Federal Law Overhaul

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 27, 2010

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International

The Price of a Presence in Russia
Kenya’s New Anti-Graft Chief Pledges Revitalized Corruption Fight
Yemeni PM Urged Arab Countries to Cooperate in Fighting Corruption, Enhancing Transparency
Two Cops Arrested for Extorting Money
Indonesia’s Judicial Mafia

Domestic

US Senate to Vote on Campaign Financing
Blagojevich Corruption Trial Wraps Up
SEC Now Freer to Hike Whistleblower Awards
Ex-Broward Commissioner Charged in Corruption Case
Leaders Call for Creating a New Panel to Fight Pennsylvania Corruption

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 26, 2010

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International

U.N. to Name Anticorruption Chief
Wikileaks: Hard Facts and a Hacker Ethos
Rwanda: Kagame Commended Over Corruption Rate
Two Corruption Cases Haunt Thai Leader
Modi Wants Parliamentary Panel to Probe Corruption in NREGA

Domestic

DOJ Opens New Front in War Against Foreign Bribery
Ex-Pa. House Whip DeWeese Faces Corruption Charges
Whistleblowers Have Nowhere to Turn to Challenge Retaliatory Suspensions
U.S. to Seize Money Stolen from Africans
Goldfarb Branham LLP Investigating Tidewater for Shareholders Due to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Allegations

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 23, 2010

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International

Police Arrest Head of Kosovo Central Bank
How it Could Do Even Better
Government Delays Bribery Act - Again
Police Raid Woori Bank Over Bribery Charges
Renowned Lawyer Named New Kenyan Anti-Graft Chief

Domestic

Rep. Charles Rangel Broke Ethics Rules, House Panel Finds
Dell Settles With SEC Over Fraud Charge
Whistleblower Provisions Make Noise in New Financial Reform Bill
Former Beverly Hospital Exec Faces Bribery Charges
Arrests in Nassau Co. Corruption, Bribery Case

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 22, 2010

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International

UK Postpones Bribery Act Implementation for 9 Months
BP and Libya – A Special Relationship?
Survey: Burundi Most Corrupt East African Country
Nigeria: NJC Suspends Judge Over Bribery
Dozens of Chinese State Firms Are in Hot Seat After U.S. Admission of Bribery

Domestic

Madoff Trustee Sues Fairfield Executives
Feds Dismiss Post-Enron Tips of Fraud
Former State Worker Sentenced to Prison for Soliciting Kickback
Fraud and Money Laundering Charges Filed in Sports Betting Scheme
Parkville Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Over $400,000 in Counterfeit Goods, Money Laundering Conspiracy