Transparency International UK responds to government's new plan to tackle corruption

The absence of any U.S. law stopping a foreign official from demanding a bribe from an American or American company has been a notorious gap in the U.S.’s efforts to both protect American interests…

The absence of any U.S. law stopping a foreign official from demanding a bribe from an American or American company has been a notorious gap in the U.S.’s efforts to both protect American interests…

Watchdogs warn the U.S. Treasury’s rollback of transparency law could cripple efforts to fight money laundering and illicit finance.

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Press contacts: Human Rights First: press@humanrightsfirst.org Transparency International U.S.: sgreytak@us.transparency.org Washington, D.C. — Today, Human Rights First and Transparency International...

The Trump administration just hobbled a federal crackdown on corporate secrecy, making it easier to launder money through real estate purchases.

As part of my ongoing exploration of the shifting global landscape facing the anti-corruption community, I spoke recently with Transparency.

Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released an interim final rule Friday that will apply the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership information reporting requirements ...

The Trump government is abandoning the enforcement of anti-money laundering laws, which could make crime easier, according to experts.

Treasury’s proposal contradicts decades of evidence that sanctions evaders, tax cheats, and fentanyl traffickers rely on anonymous U.S. companies to stash dirty money in the U.S.

Elon Musk’s group obscured the details of some new claims on its website, despite promises of transparency. But The Times was still able to detect another batch of mistakes.

With the future of foreign aid plunged into uncertainty, family offices and wealth managers may help fill the void and play a more strategic role in this sphere.

Malfeasance erodes trust in government and helps authoritarians consolidate power.

Over 99% of entities previously subject to the Corporate Transparency Act's reporting requirements could be exempt after Treasury announced a shift in focus to foreign entities last week, said the FAC...

Observers say enforcement of similar laws in other jurisdictions and the reputational risks for those seen to skirt the law should continue to motivate corporations to be compliant.

The rule, which was held up in court for the last few months, would require foreign and domestic companies to disclose their true owners.

The U.S. Treasury Department won't enforce the Corporate Transparency Act on U.S. businesses and will change regulations so it only applies to foreign companies registered stateside, according to an announcement that activists said invites criminals into the U.S. and lawyers said could provoke judicial scrutiny.

Unless reversed, the Treasury’s decision will reopen the US financial system to abuse by the corrupt and criminals.

The Treasury Department has halted enforcement of beneficial ownership information, or BOI, reporting for millions of businesses.

A $5M ticket to U.S. citizenship will lure the same kind of shady individuals who pounced on the chance for EU citizenship.

The Treasury Department’s decision to limit reporting requirements under the landmark Corporate Transparency Act to only foreign entities is a boon for fentanyl traffickers, domestic criminals, and ta...

For this episode of KickBack, we are joined by Gary Kalman, who is the Executive Director of Transparency International United States and Blair Glencorse, the Founder and co-CEO of Accountability Lab.

The White House claimed that the law has been a drag on U.S. business competitiveness and drained resources from both businesses and law enforcement.

President’s order means a race to the bottom rigged against the US, argues anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International

A collection of experts from right-of-center and centrist organizations told the Washington Examiner that Trump's freeze on foreign aid may benefit China.

FACT urges Treasury to resume enforcement of the landmark Corporate Transparency Act following a federal district judge’s stay of another nationwide preliminary injunction.

President directs DoJ to pause prosecutions under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and issues pardon to Rod Blagojevich

The U.S. Justice Department will shift its resources away from fighting traditional corporate corruption and Russian oligarchs toward the battle against drug cartels, new Attorney General Pam Bondi sa...

With an executive order and a pardon, the president appears to condone malfeasance.

Yesterday’s Executive Order from President Trump to pause all foreign bribery enforcement until new guidance is issued and to review all past and current enforcement actions, is a major blow to the in...

The global nongovernmental organization Transparency International has just released its 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Its findings are sobering: 47 countries out of the 180 it surveyed had...

President Trump has signed an executive order to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prevents U.S. companies from paying bribes to foreign government officials to win busines...

U.S. pausing of foreign bribery enforcement will harm economies and governance worldwide

The Corruption Perceptions Index 2024 ranks 180 countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. Find out the scores and read our analysis.

A US Supreme Court order allowing enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act amid legal challenges put the ball back in the court of a new Trump administration that already has indicated a desire t...