March 2, 2011, 11:51 AM ET

http://blogs.wsj.com/corruption-currents/2011/03/02/high-tide-from-u-s-army-bribery-convictions-to-a-new-nigerian-aml-bill/

A former U.S. Army major and his wife were convicted of 22 counts of bribery, fraud, conspiracy and money-laundering for accepting $2.8 million in bribes between 2004 and 2006. (Wall Street Journal)

The FCPAProfessor muses on the incredible shrinking U.K. Bribery Act.

The second part of Tom Fox’s examination of the Control Components Inc. FCPA case.

However, Serious Fraud Office chief Richard Alderman said prosecuting overseas companies will be a top priority for his agency. (Thebriberyact.com)

A New Jersey political consultant pleaded guilty to bribery charges in the case of the state’s largest-ever corruption sting. More here. (AP, The (Newark) Star-Ledger)

A former Indonesian minister who is now up on charges of corruption wants the banker who allegedly bribed her way into the central bank to testify in the case. (Jakarta Post)

A man who prosecutors say was at the center of a corruption probe of the Washington, D.C. taxicab industry is expected to plead guilty to charges that he paid bribes to obtain licenses. More here. (AP, WTOP)

A former North Providence, R.I., town councilman pleaded guilty to corruption charges, admitting he solicited tens of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for votes to approve zoning changes. (AP)

Prosecutors said they plan to use surveillance videotapes, intercepted phone calls, e-mails and other records in their bribery case against a former aide to Detroit City Councilman Kenneth Cockrel Jr. (Detroit News)

The corruption scandal surrounding the sacked railway minister of China is widening. More here. (Wall Street Journal, Washington Post)

Money Laundering:

Nigeria’s senate passed a new bill to combat money laundering that calls for a maximum 10-year jail sentence for violators. Under the new bill, all banks are required to appoint compliance officers or face a fine. More here, here and here. (The Nation Nigeria, 234 Next, Bloomberg, Antimoneylaundering.us)

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez urged the legislature to approve a law against money laundering. More here. (Xinhua, Antimoneylaundering.us)

India is planning a series of measures aimed at capturing the “black money” stashed abroad in tax havens. (TrustLaw)

Global Witness is worried that the FATF is going to relax its PEP screening requirements. (Complinet)

Libya reportedly invested as much as $500 million with alleged Ponzi schemer Roger Allen Stanford. (Antimoneylaundering.us)

Equatorial Guinea’s Teodorin gets the Task Force treatment. (Financial Task Force blog)

Sanctions:

U.S. and South Korean officials are holding talks on the North’s nuclear program and possible new sanctions. (AFP)

Pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces launched a counter-offensive in eastern Libya, retaking the oil refinery city of Brega. The U.N. called for a mass evacuation of those fleeing for Tunisia. More here. (Wall Street Journal, BBC, Financial Times sub req))

Singer Nelly Furtado said she will give away the $1 million she received for performing for the family of Gadhafi. (BBC)

U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips said it’s no longer going to export crude from Libya as it seeks to comply with sanctions imposed by the U.S. against Gadhafi’s government. (Dow Jones Newswires)

Ivory Coast is becoming increasingly dangerous for journalists as the two sides target rival publications, according to a group that advocates for media employees. More here and here.  (Committee to Protect Journalists, Washington Post, BBC)

The New York Times has a great portrait of the Ivorian conflict.

As supporters of Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe rally against Western sanctions on the country, multinational executives wonder whether Mugabe will nationalize any company they would form there. (AP, Wall Street Journal)

The Lebanese Canadian Bank, sanctioned by the U.S. as a “money laundering concern” under the Patriot Act, is expected to be sold to its lenders in a bid to resolve the issue. (Zaywa Dow Jones sub req)

Acting Treasury Undersecretary David Cohen blogs about the department’s freeze of $30 billion in Libyan assets. (Treasury Notes)

General Anti-Corruption:

Azerbaijan’s president vowed to fight corruption as leading opposition parties called for the population to call for his resignation. More here. (Bloomberg, TrustLaw)

A profile of Enrico Monfrini, who has been called “the man who dictators fear the most.” (BBC)

Washington’s dangerous support for an Iranian dissident group, designated as a terrorist organization by the State Department, that has no backers in Tehran. (Foreign Policy)

Who armed Gadhafi? (Guardian)

Meet the all-female Indian pink gang that shames abusive husbands and corrupt politicians. (Daily Beast)

Billionaire George Soros was tasked by the leader of Equatorial Guinea to review the country’s mining sector and help combat corruption in the industry. (Reuters)