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As Brazil's corruption scandal expands and encourages others throughout Latin America—Peru issued an arrest warrant for a former president; former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli is under investigation—the mind-numbingly expensive Olympics stadiums that were built largely on the taxpayer's dime sit empty and vandalized.
Feb 15, 2017It's all about the Korean. That it happened at all, it's really that (which) pissed him off.
↩︎ Reuters
Nathan Kensinger offers an overview of the Trump family's most environmentally hazardous properties.
Nigeria introduces a new cash-for-whistleblowing system to combat its endemic corruption problems. Right off the bat, it's a big success.
Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s minister of information, says the whistle-blowing policy has led to the recovery of over $180 million from various corrupt individuals. To report corruption, whistle-blowers need to provide key information via a secure online portal. Offenses that can be reported include mismanagement of public funds and assets, violation of financial regulations, solicitation of bribes, and manipulating data and records. When tips lead to the successful recovery of ill-gotten funds, whistle-blowers are entitled to “between 2.5-5% of amount recovered.” The ministry of finance also promises whistle-blowers that “confidentiality will be maintained to the fullest extent possible within the limitations of the law.”
Feb 15, 2017My colleagues took huge amounts of money from selling graduation papers and grades, also taking homemade products from the “candidates,” like cheese, alcoholic beverages, even eggs!
↩︎ The New York Times
