There are still persistent levels of unethical business conduct around the world as there has been great political change and increased economic uncertainty, stated Ernst & Young’s Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services in their 2017 Fraud Survey released on Thursday. The survey focuses on Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa. Nearly 1 in 5 [...]
Cuba agreed on Thursday to a visit from UN Special Rapporteur Maria Grazia Giammarinaro to assess the human trafficking situation in the country. This visit will be the first in ten years by an independent expert of the UN Human Rights Council . According to Giammarinaro, her visit is “an opportunity to meet relevant authorities [...]
Samsung head Lee Jae-yong on Friday denied the bribery charges brought against him in his first court appearance before the Seoul Central District Court . Lee was arrested in February and is accused of giving $38.2 million to an adivsor of ousted South korean President Park Geun-hye . In return for the alleged bribe, prosecutors [...]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction against Ohio’s lethal injection process. The court ruled that the only question before them was whether the lower court abused its discretion in allowing the injunction, which the court of appeals held it did not. This case is a result of Ohio [...]
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix described the security situation in Mali as “alarming” during his first briefing on Thursday. While acknowledging the progress resulting since the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali was signed, Lacroix stated that Mali requires continued support from the international community, including potential changes to UN operations in [...]
Twitter, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the US government challenging an order to release the identity of the user operating an anti-Trump Twitter account (@ALT_uscis) . This account describes itself as “immigration resistance” and is openly critical of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Trump administration, and it is claimed to be [...]
Republic chairman of the Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes announced Thursday that he would temporarily step aside on committee’s investigation into possible Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election.The House Ethics Committee announced it will be investigating the congressman for disclosing unauthorized classified information which the congressman denies. Nunes will continue working on other cases and [...]
The Iowa House approved a bill Thursday that implements the most strict restrictions on abortion the state has ever had. The bill prohibits all abortions after 20 weeks into the pregnancy and enacts a 72 hour waiting period before any woman can get an abortion. The debate over the bill extended for over 6 hours. [...]
A lawyer for the Department of Justice said Thursday that the department has “grave concerns” over the Baltimore Police Reform consent decree negotiated under former President Obama. This took place during a hearing intended to allow the public to share their thoughts on the settlement. The city solicitor and several Baltimore residents asked the judge [...]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) filed suit against Apple on Thursday alleging that the company made “false, misleading, or deceptive representations” to consumers. The allegations stem from an investigation into reports of devices being disabled after downloading an operating system update. The ACCC claims that the company denied specific devices, which had been [...]
