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The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has initiated criminal proceedings involving Ventspils Free Port and former Ventspils Mayor Aivars Lembergs, Latvian Television's broadcast De Fac...

On Monday, February 7, Rīga District Court in Jūrmala declined the prosecutor's plea to place the former head of Bank of Latvia Ilmārs Rimšēvičs back into custody, LETA reported.

On Thursday February 3, the prosecutor in the bribery case involving former governor of the Latvian central bank, Ilmārs Rimšēvičs, asked the Rīga District Court in Jūrmala to remand the former ECB co...

Latvian State President Egils Levits has proposed legislative amendments intended to end public funding of political parties whose parliamentary groups have disintegrated.

The Biden administration must work with the European Union to provide countries with technical support, training and best practices.

Two years on from receiving a list of 44 recommendations from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions (OECD WG...

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In Eastern and Central Europe, corruption softens politicians stance towards Moscow, unravels the social fabric and causes voters to opt for political extremes.

Corruption Prevention Bureau fails to prove ABLV managers involvement in corruption 2021-04-14 LETA/TBT Staff RIGA - The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has not found evidence of corruption on the part of ABLV Banks managers, which has been alleged  by the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), LETA learned.  At the same time, KNAB has not managed to find evidence to corroborate ABLV managers suspicions that former Bank of Latvia go...

(Latvian Public Broadcasting) One of the highest-profile criminal cases of recent years came to a dramatic conclusion January 21 with the acquital of former Latvian railways chief Uģis Magonis and Estonian businessman Oleg Ossinovski on bribery charges, Latvian Radio reported. In 2015, the then head of Latvian railways (Latvijas dzelzceļš) Magonis was detained by the anti-graft Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau on suspicion of bribery. According to the...