Equifax CEO Richard Smith will collect roughly $90 million in the coming years after he resigned over the company’s massive privacy breach. Smith, who announced … Equifax CEO to collect $90 millionRead more
Corruption
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Watchdog that cleared KPMG is run… by cronies from KPMG!
The watchdog panel which cleared KPMG of wrongdoing over the collapse of HBOS was stuffed with former staff members of the tainted accountancy firm. An … Watchdog that cleared KPMG is run… by cronies from KPMG!Read more
Posted inCorruption / News / Police / USA Empire
Judge shocked to learn NYPD’s evidence database has no backup
As part of an ongoing legal battle to get the New York City Police Department to track money police have grabbed in cash forfeitures, an … Judge shocked to learn NYPD’s evidence database has no backupRead more
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No $7.25 million IRS contract for Equifax
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Monday rejected Equifax’s bid to retain its $7.25 million “taxpayer identity” contract—the one awarded days after Equifax announced it … No $7.25 million IRS contract for EquifaxRead more
Posted inCorruption / Economics / ToMl
Anonymous Companies and National Security
FACT Sheet Anonymous Companies and National Security The 2016 release of the Panama Papers was an avalanche of data on the nefarious use of anonymous … Anonymous Companies and National SecurityRead more
Posted inCorruption / Economics / ToMl / USA Empire
The U.S. Is a Good Place for Bad People to Stash Their Money
When Viktor Bout—the arms dealer extraordinaire who inspired the 2005 Nicolas Cage movie Lord of War—sought to set up anonymous shell companies, according to a … The U.S. Is a Good Place for Bad People to Stash Their MoneyRead more
Posted inCorruption / Hindutva / India / Tax / ToMl
Modi Government’s Rs 500-Crore Bonanza to the Adani Group
The government recently took a decision to quietly tweak the rules relating to special economic zones (SEZs) which has enabled a company in the Adani … Modi Government’s Rs 500-Crore Bonanza to the Adani GroupRead more
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Did the Adani Group Evade Rs 1,000 Crore in Taxes?
For more than a decade now, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has been investigating how a clutch of companies in the Adani Group led … Did the Adani Group Evade Rs 1,000 Crore in Taxes?Read more
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Equifax 15.2M UK records lost
Last month, US credit score agency Equifax admitted the personal data for just under 400,000 UK accounts was slurped by hackers raiding its database. On … Equifax 15.2M UK records lostRead more