Public Institutions Perceived as Most Corrupt
The surveys in various countries gauged public perceptions about the honesty of governmental entities. It has to be borne in mind that public institutions and agencies vary considerably as one moves from each country to another, given diverse differences in the history, social structure and political experience of each country. Nevertheless, cross-country comparisons do provide some insights and lessons in the area of policy and strategy.
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Corruption Perception Index
On Wednesday, October 19, 2004, Transparency International released the annual TI ranking where Nigeria was placed on the 3rd position of being perceived as the most corrupt nation in the world. We searched the archives to get the criteria being used for this report called the Corruption Perception Index. Below is a list which shows the frequently most asked questions about the CPI.
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Avenues for Freezing Assets in the United States of Corrupt Foreign Officials
The United States government has established the Department of Asset Forfeiture through the U.S. Attorney's Office. Using the Patriot Act and other United States Criminal Forfeiture statutes, this office is designed to seize assets accumulated through criminal acts that either put the safety and lives of a population at risk, or act unethically in government or business. These acts include, but are not limited to: terrorism or supporting terrorist acts, narcotics trafficking, corruption (such as theft, extortion, fraud, and money laundering), and violence.
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Banks' Staff Involvement in Fraud And Forgeries
The table shows the rank and number of banks' staff involved in frauds and forgeries during the years. A total of 85 staff of banks were reported to be involved in frauds and forgeries in 2002, a decrease of about 44.1% when compared with the previous year's level. That means less number of staff perpetrated fraud and forgeries involving considerably higher amounts than in the previous years. Of the total, core operations staff such as supervisors, officers, accountants, managers, executive assistants, clerks and cahiers accounted for about 90.6 per cent, a decrease of 4.8 percentage points relative to the previous years' level.
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