Anti-Corruption Data Collective
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Bringing together journalists, data analysts, academics and policy advocates to expose and undermine corruption. Founders: @zoe_reiter @f_obermaier @dszakonyi
Washington, D.C.
Joined July 2020
📰#NEW As the new administration begins, combating foreign corruption should be one of our country's top priorities. #FEPA offers a powerful tool to protect U.S. businesses and counter global corruption. Read more here ⤵️
newsweek.com
Corruption, simply put, is how China and other adversarial countries do business in today's economy.
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Recent US Supreme Court order lifting an injunction against an important transparency law sends an important signal to other courts weighing similar challenges. The separate injunction that remains in place is at odds with the Supreme Court order and should also be lifted.
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling created confusion last week, with transparency advocates briefly cheering the apparent reinstatement of the Corporate Transparency Act. But the law remains stalled due to an injunction by a Texas federal judge. Read the story:
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I’m quoted in Bloomberg: When lobbyists’ legal attacks on the US beneficial ownership register are over, “law enforcement will be better equipped to stop criminals who use anonymous US shell companies to launder fentanyl profits.”
news.bloombergtax.com
The US Supreme Court on Thursday said it will allow the government to implement the Corporate Transparency Act, requiring millions of businesses to file information on their beneficial owners.
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a nationwide injunction against the landmark Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), paving the way for enforcement of the most consequential anti-money laundering law in a generation. Our reactions from @FACTCoalition
https://t.co/5HR5FNj27I
thefactcoalition.org
FACT applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay a nationwide injunction against the landmark Corporate Transparency Act, paving the way for enforcement of the most consequential anti-money...
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Dirty money, dark money and big money all benefit from the same opacity in political finance. All expect something in return. If you’re angry that politics hasn’t been responding to your interests, pressure your representatives to support anti-corruption at home and abroad.
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Our member @anticorruption recently set out globally applicable standards for protecting electoral politics from dark and dirty money. Sadly, the US is miles away from achieving the kind of political integrity the standards describe. https://t.co/VTAkvfUbuU
transparency.org
The Standards for Integrity in Political Finance provide a blueprint to mitigate corruption and ensure transparency in political funding.
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But here’s the thing - it also means making US politics more responsive to citizens, rather than moneyed interests. Weaknesses in US democracy open the door for these kind of influence operations.
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Unchecked corruption and kleptocracy abroad are bad for American democracy 🇺🇸 Putting America first should mean the fighting sources of malign influence over US politics. That means continuing to make anti-corruption a pillar of US foreign policy. 👀 @SenMarcoRubio
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams has been charged with bribery and campaign finance offences, as part of an alleged scheme centred on his cozy relationship with government officials from Türkiye 🇹🇷 https://t.co/ammvh5P1Du
justice.gov
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James E. Dennehy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investiga...
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Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is facing sentencing for taking bribes from Egypt 🇪🇬 and Qatar 🇶🇦 in exchange for political favours - including military aid. https://t.co/msuMXSOxwu
reuters.com
Robert Menendez, the disgraced former U.S. senator from New Jersey, should spend at least 15 years in prison following his corruption conviction, after he betrayed voters by putting his office "up...
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The alleged bribe from the bank would mean he sought to weaken law enforcement’s ability to track and seize the proceeds of crimes like the trafficking of drugs and people across the border.
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In May, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) was indicted on charges he took $600K in bribes from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 and a Mexican bank, allegedly in return for opposing US anti-money laundering legislation and pushing US policy in favour of Azerbaijan. https://t.co/5ha8g7nyfl
texastribune.org
Cuellar said he and his wife, Imelda, are innocent, and that he is still seeking reelection this November.
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In 2024, three prominent American politicians were caught up in foreign bribery and influence scandals. In each case, foreign authoritarian governments allegedly sought to bend the US government to serve their interests - rather than those of the American people. 🧵
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💫 NEW! Though we are only two weeks in, 2025 has already been eventful. 🧵 This edition of our Top 10 in Data Journalism highlights California’s raging wildfires, Iran’s forbidden oil cargoes, Japan's falling birth rates, and more.
gijn.org
Our fortnightly column also highlights attacks on the LGBT community in Russia, fentanyl production in Mexico, and a NYT analysis of its own past travel recommendations.
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Part of that data is visualised online here:
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With @global_witness, @paper_trail_m & others, we've used similar data sets to track fossil fuel shipments to Russian forces attacking Ukraine, revealing ties to Western owned joint ventures.
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Important investigation by @reuters & @osc_london using Russian rail freight data to reveal how chemicals factories linked to sanctioned Russian billionaires are shipping munitions precursors to weapons factories.
Chemical factories tied to sanctioned Russian billionaires are fueling Moscow’s war effort, supplying precursors to munitions plants. @Reuters’s investigation, supported by data from @osc_london, reveals how these facilities sustain Russia’s military production.
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Many congratulations to ACDC Executive Committee member @mairarmartini on her well-deserved appointment as CEO of @anticorruption!
🔵 We are pleased to announce that @anticorruption's Board of Directors has appointed @mairarmartini as Chief Executive Officer.
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We at @acdatacollectiv have a new piece at #GI_ACE arguing for more collaboration between academics and journalists Leaked datasets offer so much potential for holding kleptocrats accountable. We’re trying to get that data shared more widely https://t.co/ZHXfOG9FR0
giace.org
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From scrutinising participants in UN climate summits more closely to tightening up the rules on which countries can host them and the deals they do, there are ways to clean up COPs https://t.co/M6oT1Jknqp
climatechangenews.com
From scrutinising participants to tightening up the rules on which countries can host them, there are ways to clean up a COP from polluters
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