OIG official: investigations target corrupt staff, contraband cell phones as prosecutions rise Sandra Barnes, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, said the OIG opens parallel criminal and administrative probes across U.S. prisons, fields about 17,000 complaints a year (80% tied to the BOP), and is seeing more prosecutions for false statements and other crimes tied to contraband and staff misconduct.

Federal prisons are facing a surge in misconduct investigations, with the OIG receiving 17,000 complaints annually and ramping up prosecutions for serious crimes like contraband and excessive force.

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Military project procurement: A few selected companies ‘dominate’ high-value projects – MACC KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigation into Malaysian Army procurement revealed that only a few selected companies were identified as frequently obtaining high-value projects, thus raising doubts. According to sources, MACC’s initial review of procurement records for the period 2023 to 2025 found that 158 ​​Army procurement projects worth more than RM500,000 were approved, while procurement under RM500,000 involved a total of 4,521 projects. “However, detailed reviews including the profiling process of the companies that received the contract have not yet been fully implemented,” said a source here, on Thursday. Following the initial findings, MACC intensified the investigation […]

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The Bangladesh Bank has hired the EY, Deloitte and KPMG, of the Big Four accounting firms, in order to do a "asset quality review" of the banks from where $17bn was siphoned off by people close to Sheikh Hasina.

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