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US to repatriate $52M in seized corruption funds to Nigeria

JURIST

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday an agreement to repatriate approximately $52.88 To ensure transparency, the $50 million allocated for electrification will be managed through a World Bank trust fund, subject to rigorous oversight, auditing, and public reporting. The remaining $2.88

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Civilian Oversight of Police Hampered by Politicians and Unions

The Crime Report

Police nationwide have frequently defied efforts to impose civilian oversight and, in turn, undermined the ability of communities to hold law enforcement accountable, according to a Washington Post review of audits, misconduct complaints, emails, lawsuits and interviews with dozens of current and former officials.

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Auditing Showdown with China Nearing a Conclusion?

Intelligize Blog

Remember the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act? Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler warned the world last year that the law, which took effect at the end of 2020, could start causing problems in the United States for China-connected companies. If companies headquartered outside the United […].

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Transparency International calls for global reform in political finance

JURIST

Transparency International, a global coalition focused on combating corruption, strongly urged the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) to take action on Thursday. While political funding is essential for democracy, it presents significant challenges.

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Accounting for Cannabis Companies: An Expert Weighs In

Hoban Law Group

As of right now, sixteen states and Washington, D.C. A whopping 36 states have laws on the books regulating medical cannabis usage. Though legal to produce or sell in their respective domiciled states, at the federal level cannabis is still considered a Schedule I substance. have legalized cannabis for recreational adult use.

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Justices will consider whether IRS can issue summons to banks of taxpayers’ relatives (among others) without notice

SCOTUSBlog

Share Tax season is upon us, and for many, April 15 is a date looming on the horizon as the traditional deadline for dispatching yet another check payable to the United States Treasury. But may the IRS do the same for accounts held by the taxpayer’s family members – his spouse, parents, siblings, or children? United States.

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Decoding the World of E-Billing in Legal Practices 

CARET Legal

To address this, representatives from the American Bar Association, Association of Corporate Counsel, and PricewaterhouseCoopers united in 1995. LEDES 1998B is the most widely used LEDES billing format standard in the United States. The nuances of e-billing formats are daunting in a field brimming with acronyms and complexities.

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