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U.S. rule package seeks to expand DOJ anti-corruption powers
A package of seven legislative proposals put forward by the Biden administration would enhance the capabilities of the Department of Justice to bring money laundering and racketeering charges related to corruption, according to a senior agency official.
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TI director: U.S. must reckon with role as corruption facilitator
The United States is one of few leaders in the anti-corruption enforcement space but still must reckon with its role as a top facilitator of financial crime, according to the executive director at the U.S. office of Transparency International.
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New legislation would criminalize extortion by foreign officials
The Justice Department might get some new powers under legislation proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives that criminalizes extortion by foreign officials.