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Getting the Full Picture on Public Officials: A How-To Guide for Effective Financial Disclosure - English 2.51 MB pdf Vers une image fidèle de la fortune des agents publics - French 5.14 MB pdf Lo que hay que saber sobre los funcionarios públicos - Spanish 5.1 MB pdf
December 9, 2016

Getting the Full Picture on Public Officials: A How-To Guide for Effective Financial Disclosure

Financial disclosure, asset disclosure, income and asset declarations, wealth reporting, and interest declarations—despite the variations in name, all of these mechanisms are bound by a common and simple princi...
Asset Declarations
StAR Publications
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Public Wrongs, Private Actions - English 13.1 MB pdf Public Wrongs, Private Actions - Ukrainian 3.9 MB pdf Public Wrongs, Private Actions – Fact Sheet - English 1.21 MB pdf Public Wrongs, Private Actions – Fact Sheet - French 1.21 MB pdf Public Wrongs, Private Actions – Fact Sheet- Arabic 8.08 MB pdf Public Wrongs, Private Actions – Press Release - English 1.18 MB pdf Public Wrongs, Private Actions – Press Release - French 1.19 MB pdf Public Wrongs, Private Actions – Press Release - Arabic 6.84 MB pdf Public Wrongs, Private Actions - Infographic 67.19 KB pdf
November 2, 2014

Public Wrongs, Private Actions

Civil lawsuits are often overlooked as a way to recover stolen assets. But this latest StAR report shows how they can provide an effective complement to more commonly-used criminal approaches.
Legal Tools for Asset Recovery
StAR Publications
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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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