Tag «CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION»

Transparency International: Criminal investigation must force Sepp Blatter out of FIFA

Following the announcement of the Swiss authorities that they are starting a criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA, Transparency International issued the following statement. Cobus de Swardt, managing director of Transparency International said today: “The criminal investigations at FIFA have now reached the very top, showing that the organisation is not fit for …

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF HSBC BY UK AUTHORITIES

Transparency International today called on authorities in the United Kingdom to begin a criminal investigation into HSBC in light of recent accusations against the bank. HSBC’s private bank has been accused of facilitating money laundering and earned big profits handling secret accounts for arms dealers, dictators and blood diamond traffickers, according to material released by the International …