Switzerland

Exit one smooth bald Swiss career administrator at Fifa - and enter another

After a day of glazed electioneering, Gianni Infantino has been elected. Arguably, this does count as progress.
04/03/16
Corruption Problem: 
Corruption
Sector: 
Sport

FIFA Elects New Leader

fifa chose longtime European soccer bureaucrat Gianni Infantino to succeed Sepp Blatter as president on Friday, an outcome that came as a relief to many in soccer’s embattled world governing body, rocked for nine months by widespread Corruption allegations.
27/02/16
Corruption Problem: 
Corruption
Sector: 
Sport

'Blatter mijdt VS uit angst voor FBI-onderzoek'

Sepp Blatter refused to travel to the United States over the past four years because of an ongoing investigation on the Fifa boss by the FBI. The FBI is investigating the role of Blatter in the allotment of the World Cup 2018 and 2022.
14/05/15
Corruption Problem: 
Abuse of power
Corruption
Sector: 
Sport

Geldw?sche: FlowTex-Gr?nder muss schon wieder ins Gef?ngnis

He traded with rigs that did not exist - therefore Manfred Schmider must go to jail again. This time the former FlowTex CEO has been convicted in Switzerland for money laundering.
28/01/16
Corruption Problem: 
Money Laundering
Sector: 
Private Sector

Defiant Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini vow to fight eight year football suspension

A defiant Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have vowed to fight their eight-year bans from football. Blatter vowed to appeal against his eight-year ban from football to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) - and insisted he still views himself as fifa president despite the sanction.
21/12/15
Corruption Problem: 
Conflict of Interest
Corruption
Sector: 
Sport

Franz Beckenbauer investigated for corruption over 2006 World Cup

Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into German football legend Franz Beckenbauer and three others over Germany's bid for the 2006 World CUP.
02/09/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Corruption
Money Laundering
Sector: 
Sport

Panama Papers: Pieth says officials are in denial as he quits

Mark Pieth stood down as an advisor to Panama's government The Swiss anti-Corruption expert, Mark Pieth, has told The BBC he resigned from the Panama Papers commission because of government interference.
08/08/16
Corruption Problem: 
Whistleblowing
Facilitating Tax Evasion
Sector: 
Anti-Corruption Agencies

Panama Papers: Pieth says officials are in denial as he quits

The Swiss anti-Corruption expert, Mark Pieth, has told The BBC he resigned from the Panama Papers commission because of government interference. Mr Pieth said officials told him that they would have final say on whether to publish the panel's findings on the offshore Tax evasion scandal.
08/08/16
Corruption Problem: 
Panama Papers
Facilitating Tax Evasion
Sector: 
Executive/Government
Private Sector

Swiss police seize Monet and Van Gogh art linked to 1MDB

Monet's Nympheas Avec Reflets de Hautes Herbes at Sotheby's auction house in London in 2013 Swiss police have seized three paintings as part of a huge Malaysian Corruption investigation
22/07/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Money Laundering
Corruption
Sector: 
Executive/Government
Private Sector

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