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Few and Far - The hard facts on Stolen Asset Recovery 4.97 MB pdf Few and Far The Hard Facts on Stolen Asset Recovery - Infographic 2.94 MB pdf Few and Far The Hard Facts on Asset Recovery - Fact Sheet 126.28 KB pdf Few and Far The Hard Facts on Asset Recovery - Press Release 104.54 KB pdf
September 10, 2014

Few and Far The Hard Facts on Stolen Asset Recovery

Corruption has a devastating impact on developing and transition countries, with estimates of $20 billion to $40 billion per year stolen by public officials, a figure equivalent to 20 to 40 percent of official de...
Asset Recovery
StAR Publications
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Left out of the Bargain - English 2.27 MB pdf Left Out of the Bargain –Spanish 4.64 MB pdf Left Out of the Bargain –French 4.68 MB pdf Left out of the Bargain - Fact Sheet - English 225.97 KB pdf Left out of the Bargain - Fact Sheet - Spanish 79.73 KB pdf Left out of the Bargain - Fact Sheet - French 189.89 KB pdf Left out of the Bargain - Fact Sheet - Arabic 820.50 KB doc Left out of the Bargain - Press Release 143.26 KB pdf Left out of the bargain - Settlements Database 1.71 MB xls
November 27, 2013

Left out of the Bargain: Settlements in Foreign Bribery Cases and Implications for Asset Recovery

Over the past decade, countries have increasingly used settlements —that is, any procedure short of a full trial—to conclude foreign bribery cases and have imposed billions in monetary sanctions. There exists...
Legal Tools for Asset Recovery
StAR Publications
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On the Take: Criminalizing Illicit Enrichment to Fight Corruption - English 2.09 MB pdf On the Take: Criminalizing Illicit Enrichment to Fight Corruption - Spanish 3.45 MB pdf On the Take: Criminalizing Illicit Enrichment to Fight Corruption - French 4.1 MB pdf
December 6, 2012

On the Take: Criminalizing Illicit Enrichment to Fight Corruption

Illicit enrichment is criminalized under Article 20 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which defines it as the “significant increase in the assets of a public official that he or she c...
Legal Tools for Asset Recovery
StAR Publications
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Politically Exposed Persons - English 1.09 MB pdf Politically Exposed Persons - Spanish 1 MB pdf Politically Exposed Persons - Russian 982.08 KB pdf Politcally Exposed Persons - Executive Summary 74.44 KB pdf
May 11, 2012

Politically Exposed Persons

Revelations of the plundering of state assets by Politically Exposed Persons—senior government officials, their family members and close associates, have led to greater scrutiny of their financial dealings. Yet...
Asset Declarations
Financial Investigations
StAR Publications
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Public Office, Private Interests - English 4.4 MB pdf Public Office, Private Interests - Spanish 5.16 MB pdf Public Office, Private Interests - Press Release - English 42.19 KB pdf Public Office, Private Interests - Press Release - Spanish 26.16 KB pdf Public Office, Private Interests - Press Release - French 43.95 KB pdf Public Office, Private Interests - Press Release - Arabic 140.71 KB pdf Public Office, Private Interests - Fact Sheet - Spanish 49.51 KB pdf Public Office, Private Interests - Fact Sheet - French 48.89 KB pdf Public Office, Private Interests - Fact Sheet - Arabic 137.97 KB pdf
March 28, 2012

Public Office, Private Interests

Income and asset disclosure (IAD) systems are gaining recognition as an important corruption prevention and anti-corruption enforcement tool. However, experiences with the implementation and enforcement of financ...
Asset Declarations
StAR Publications
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Indentification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery - English 1.07 MB pdf Identification et quantification des profits de la corruption - French 3.92 MB pdf Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery - Fact Sheet - English 81.69 KB pdf Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery - Fact Sheet - Spanish 83.87 KB pdf Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery - Fact Sheet - French 85.09 KB pdf Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery - Fact Sheet - Arabic 150.73 KB pdf Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery - Press Release - English 39.27 KB pdf Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery - Press Release - Spanish 39.68 KB pdf Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery - Press Release - French 44.14 KB pdf Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery - Press Release - Arabic 83.23 KB pdf
November 11, 2011

Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery

This study by StAR and the OECD focuses on the identification and quantification of the proceeds of active bribery in international business transactions. Public and private organisations alike have long recognis...
StAR Publications

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