Virginia Gets Low Marks for Ethics Enforcement
October 4, 2019C4I CEO Shruti Shah was interviewed about the state of Virginia’s ethics agencies on Virginia Public Radio. Listen here.
In Vermont, ‘toothless ethics agency serves no purpose,’ says new report
October 4, 2019VTDigger covered Vermont’s performance in C4I’s report on Enforcement of Ethics Rules by State Ethics Agencies. Vermont has an ethics agency, but its power is so curtailed as to be entirely toothless. Read more here.
Nevada placed 8th in nationwide report for public sector ethics rule enforcement
October 4, 2019The Nevada Independent covered Nevada’s high score in C4I’s report on Enforcement of Ethics Rules by State Ethics Agencies. Read more here.
Politics is a swamp, but California and Washington get high marks for their ethics enforcers
October 4, 2019The Sacramento Bee recently covered C4I’s report on Enforcement of Ethics Rules by State Ethics Agencies, and specifically the positive performance of California and Washington in the report’s scoring. Read more here.
Which US state is least-equipped to fight corruption? Look away, Arizona and Wyoming
October 4, 2019Max de Haldevang of Quartz recently covered C4I’s report on Enforcement of Ethics Rules by State Ethics Agencies. Read more here.
Fix Virginia’s corruption problem
October 3, 2019C4I CEO Shruti Shah published an op-ed in the Washington Post discussing the dismal state of anticorruption enforcement in Virginia. Read more here.
Coalition for Integrity releases new report on U.S. states
October 3, 2019C4I’s CEO Shruti Shah and Policy Advisor Laurie Sherman wrote in the FCPA Blog about C4I’s report on Enforcment of Ethics Rules by State Ethics Agencies. Read more here.
U.S. State Ethics Agencies Must Improve Both Enforcement and Transparency
October 3, 2019C4I CEO Shruti Shah and Legal Fellow Alex Amico recently published a Guest Post in the Global Anticorruption Blog. They discuss our recent report on Enforcement of Ethics Rules by State Ethics Agencies, the current state of enforcement across the country, and what can be done to improve ethics regimes. Read more here.
Follow the Money
February 12, 2019DOJ Is investigating Whether U.S. Payoffs to Iraqi Officials Opened the Door for ISIS. Read more
Charges in Panama Papers Probe Shine Light on ‘Enablers’
December 12, 2018Charges announced last week against four people with ties to defunct Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca & Co. demonstrate how professional service providers potentially can enable abuse of the financial system, observers say. Read more, here.