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Bank CEO charged with bribing official for Trump administration job – 24 May 2019
Stephen Calk (head of a Chicago bank), was charged by federal prosecutors in New York with one count of financial institution bribery. It is alleged that he approved high risk loans to Paul Manafort, in a scheme to land his position as secretary of the US Army.
Obtrusive, expansive, ineffectual: The QLD police’s facial recognition “bungle” – 24 May 2019
An evaluation report, found that the use of facial recognition software during the 2018 Commonwealth Games was completely ineffective as no ‘high priority targets’ could be identified. The revelation has renewed criticism of the dangers of mass surveillance, including its inaccuracy, ineffectiveness and its potential to lead to wrongful arrest.
Australia: The use of forensic audit to uncover organisational misconduct – 23 May 2019
Article describes the differences between a forensic audit and a standard audit. It discusses the need for these independent multi-disciplinary forensic audits, to get the bottom of allegations.
Fresh fraud charges for US lawyer Avenatti – 23 May 2019
Michael Avenatti, who was a lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with US President Donald Trump, has been charged with doctoring a document to divert about $436k (that belonged to Daniels for a book deal) for personal and business expenses.
