Topic: International cooperation

EPPO: Ireland refuses to cooperate with European prosecutors

The Irish government denied impeding any investigations after the European Public Prosecutor’s Office claimed the country has “systematically hindered” the prosecuting body’s efforts to protect the EU budget from financial crimes.

24 November 2022

CPS defends attempt to extradite Austrian banker to the US

UK prosecutors have accused the former CEO of Austrian lender Meinl Bank of a “thinly veiled attempt” to fight the substance of his US money laundering charges in a UK court.

17 November 2022

Moldova strengthens cooperation with EPPO

17 November 2022

Ex-bank boss accuses DOJ of lying to secure extradition in Odebrecht-linked case

The former CEO of Austrian lender Meinl Bank claimed US prosecutors have given a “fundamentally false and misleading account” of their case against him in an effort to secure his extradition from the UK.

16 November 2022

Glencore bribery sentencing delayed again

Prosecutors said they would like more time to work with Swiss authorities to resolve “issues” related to the imposition of a compliance monitorship on Glencore.

15 November 2022

Sweden closes China-focused Ericsson bribery investigation

Leif Görts, the prosecutor in Sweden’s National Anti-Corruption Unit who led the investigation, told GIR that he closed the probe because his office could not identify the recipients of suspected bribes.

15 November 2022

Singapore, US offer conflicting accounts on status of alleged North Korea sanctions evader

Featured in Investigator's Guide to Singapore

When the US State Department asked the public for information on Kwek Kee Seng, a Singaporean national accused of evading sanctions to provide oil to North Korea, the Singapore Police Force responded a couple of days later with good news: they know where he is and they have his passport.

09 November 2022

Cooperation between Peru and Brazil suspended on Operation Car Wash

Featured in Investigator's Guide to Brazil

Brazilian prosecutors have stopped cooperating with their Peruvian counterparts on a high-profile corruption case over concerns about Peru’s use of evidence against a Brazilian construction company.

09 November 2022

IRS takes on sanctions work

The US tax agency has identified 50 people and companies as possible targets for “sanctions-related enforcement” since March.

04 November 2022

French prosecutors in “discussions” with Airbus over possible new CJIP

Toulouse-based aerospace company Airbus is in talks over a potential criminal settlement in France, just 33 months after agreeing a record-breaking foreign bribery resolution.

27 October 2022

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