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April 15, 2010

By Clark Gascoigne

Clark Gascoigne is the Communications Director at Global Financial Integrity in Washington, DC.

Election 2010: Liberal Democrats promise tax avoidance crackdown
The Guardian, April 14, 2010

Op-Ed: Implications of tax avoidance
Business Daily Africa, April 15, 2010

HSBC clients face French tax probe over stolen data
BBC News, April 14, 2010

ATO gets tough with offshore tax cheats
The Australian, April 15, 2010

Sars cracks down on tax evasion
Eye Witness News, April 14, 2010

NTS Cracks Down on Loan Sharks, Funeral Companies
The Korea Times, April 15, 2010

Carbon credit documentary should not have been shown, BBC admits
The Guardian, April 11, 2010

Clemency sought for imprisoned UBS whistle-blower
Associated Press, April 14, 2010

Greece Passes ‘Revolutionary’ Tax Overhaul to Boost Revenue
Business Week, April 14, 2010

Germans target nine suspects in HP bribery probe
Reuters, April 15, 2010

Former mayor of Jerusalem held on bribery allegations
The Guardian, April 14, 2010

N27 Billion Halliburton Scam IBB, Abdulsalami, Diya, 77 Others Indicted
Daily Independent (Lagos), April 14, 2010

Ibori: Court Stops EFCC
This Day, April 15, 2010

Brooklyn men admit funding money-laundering in N.J. corruption sting
The NJ Star-Ledger, April 15, 2010

HSBC customers face French money laundering investigation
Daily Telegraph, April 14, 2010

Black money in foreign banks can make Budget ‘Tax free’ for next 30 years: Jethmalani
MyNews.in, April 15, 2010

Hollywood Stars Who Owe Uncle Sam Big Bucks in Back Taxes
Fox News, April 15, 2010

Tax Day 2010: How The Income Tax Put Al Capone Behind Bars
Huffington Post, April 15, 2010

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