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The stated goal of the Anti-Corruption Act is to serve as "model legislation that sets a standard for city, state and federal laws, [3]" that prevent money from corrupting American government. Organizations such as Represent.Us advocate for state and local laws that reflect the provisions of the AACA, often using the ballot initiative process. [4]
Root Causes Strategy (RCS) or U.S. Strategy to Address the Root Causes of Migration in Central America is a federal government/private sector approach to address the root causes of illegal immigration into the United States from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras (collectively called the Northern Triangle of Central America).
The bureau's programs have 4 main objectives; 1) disrupt and reduce illicit drug markets and transnational crime, 2) combat corruption and illicit financing to strengthen democratic institutions and advance rule of law, 3) strengthen criminal justice systems to support stable, rights respecting partners, and 4) leverage learning, data, and ...
A new ranking shows a rise of corruption in many countries in the Americas. ... Nicaragua 17, Mexico 31, Peru 33, Brazil 36, Argentina 37, Colombia 40, Chile 66, the United States 69, Uruguay 73 ...
U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Wednesday urged South Africa to step up its battle against corruption, saying that work could help boost job creation in a country facing an ...
The Public Integrity Section was created in March 1976 in the wake of the Watergate scandal.Since 1978, it has supervised administration of the Independent Counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, which requires the Attorney General to report to the United States Congress annually on the operations and activities of the Public Integrity Section. [1]
While several early cases employed the "intangible right to honest government," United States v. States (8th Cir. 1973) [9] was the first case to rely on honest services fraud as the sole basis for a conviction. [10] The prosecution of state and local political corruption became a "major federal law enforcement priority" in the 1970s. [11 ...
Donald Trump's corruption of the United States has become so deeply rooted that he was controlling puppets on the Supreme Court while facing a criminal jury 200 miles away.