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October 6, 2010

By Clark Gascoigne

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

F.B.I. Arrests 129 in Police Corruption Sweep in Puerto Rico
New York Times, October 7, 2010

Calderon Seeks to Unify Mexico’s Police Forces Amid Corruption, Killings
Bloomberg, October 6, 2010

WSJ: U.A.E. Banks Cut Ties To Iranian Banks Blacklisted By U.S.
Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2010

Private bankers wary of growth in Russia
Reuters, October 6, 2010

Tax scrutiny squeezes offshore private banking
Reuters, October 6, 2010

New tax fails to shift UK’s non-dom rich
Reuters, October 6, 2010

New ‘Semeta group’ to meet on 12 October
Europolitics, October 6, 2010

Protests mark anniversary of Icelandic collapse
The Irish Times, October 6, 2010

Panama a ‘tax haven’: Opposition
Embassy (Canada), October 6, 2010

LibDems: We oppose ‘tax havens’
Isle of Man Today, October 5, 2010

Osborne holds back on tax avoidance
CA Magazine, October 6, 2010

Congressman’s wife admitting tax offenses
UPI, October 6, 2010

Argentina accuses grain giant of tax evasion
AFP, October 6, 2010

Accused Tax Cheats Are Liars or Scapegoats, Jury Told
Bloomberg, October 5, 2010

BIR Orders Banks to Open Accounts of ‘Tax Cheats’
Manila Bulletin, October 6, 2010

Greece Signs Six TIEAs
BNA’s Tax Treaties Analysis, October 6, 2010

Pacific nations still tax havens says OECD
Radio Australia News, October 6, 2010

Even The Virtuous Can Thrive In Corrupt Countries
Forbes, October 6, 2010

Two businessmen held in bribery investigation
The Guardian, October 6, 2010

Casino owners, senators charged in Ala bingo probe
AP, October 5, 2010

Corruption, slow courts deter investors in emerging Balkans
Reuters, October 6, 2010

Indian bill aims to stamp out corruption in top judiciary
Dawn, October 6, 2010

Anti-money laundering conference coming up
CITN, October 5, 2010

Helmsley Estate Sells for $35 Million
New York Times, October 5, 2010

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