In one case, an enforcement agent for a Malaysian government department pleaded guilty for receiving a bribe from a business owner. In another, a U.S. district attorney from Philadelphia was accused of taking cash in return for helping people with their legal cases. He was accused of 28 counts of bribery, and in the end was given a deal to plead guilty on one count.\u00a0Both cases show how easy it is for organisations to fall victim to\u00a0bribery and corruption.Businesses, non-profits, government organisations both face a risk to their financial well-being and reputation.<\/p>\n
In Malaysia, the case centred around an employee of the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry. According to the article\u00a0\u201cDomestic Trade enforcement staff fined RM1,200 for bribery<\/a>\u201d\u00a0published in the New Straits Times, Muhammad Mat Sa\u2019ad, 36, was charged with taking bribes from a fuel storage owner in 2014. His case was prosecuted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).<\/p>\n In the U.S., Philadelphia\u2019s top law enforcement officer, District Attorney R. Seth Williams, pleaded guilty to bribery in a more sweeping case with some very troubling details. According to the New York Times article\u00a0\u201cPhiladelphia District Attorney Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Resigns<\/a>,\u201d Williams allegedly accepted bribes from business people in return for offers of legal help with their cases or those of their friends. But he may have also defrauded his own mother.<\/p>\n The article states:<\/p>\n \u201cMr. Williams accepted gifts including a trip to the Dominican Republic and checks for thousands of dollars from people who wanted favours, prosecutors said. According to an indictment by the United States attorney\u2019s office <\/em>for<\/em> New Jersey, he promised one of the business people that he would \u201clook into\u201d a case that had been brought against a friend of that person.<\/em><\/p>\n He also faced charges including wire fraud and extortion for his alleged personal use of political action committee funds and government vehicles.\u00a0<\/em>Among the most damaging charges against Mr. Williams was that he defrauded a nursing home and family friends of money that <\/em>was<\/em> designated for the care of his mother.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n He faces a up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.<\/p>\n These types of troubling cases can likely be prevented with the right training, internal controls, and certification. The\u00a0International Organization for Standardization (ISO)\u00a0issued the\u00a0ISO 37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management System standard\u00a0to help companies worldwide increase and measure their efforts against bribery and corruption.<\/p>\n CRI\u00ae Group\u00a0is registered as a foremost ISO 37001:2016 Certification Body with the Dubai Accreditation Center (DAC) Government of Dubai, UAE, and has formally launched its ISO 37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management Systems certification program. ISO 37001:2016 certifies that your organisation has implemented reasonable and proportionate measures to prevent bribery. These measures involve top-level leadership, training, bribery risk assessment, due diligence adequacy, financial and commercial controls, reporting, audit and investigation.<\/p>\n Through CRI\u00ae Group\u2019s\u00a03PRM-Certified\u2122<\/a>, the ISO 37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management System Certification will help your company, organisation or department to reduce risk of bribery and corruption by establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving your management system. The certification empowers you with the ability to safeguard and maintain the integrity of your company by:<\/p>\n ISO 37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management System certification<\/a> is offered under CRI\u00ae Group\u2019s\u00a0ABAC\u00ae Centre of Excellence<\/a>,\u00a0an independent certification body established for Anti-Bribery Management System training<\/a> and certification, ISO 37301 Compliance Management Systems<\/a> and Risk Management System<\/a> certification. The program will be tailored to your organisation’s needs and requirements. For assistance in developing and implementing a fraud prevention strategy,\u00a0contact ABAC\u00ae today<\/a> or get a FREE QUOTE<\/a> now!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Who is CRI\u00ae Group?<\/strong><\/p>\n Based in London, CRI\u00ae Group works with companies across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific as a one-stop international Risk Management<\/a><\/u>, Employee Background Screening<\/a>, In 2016, CRI\u00ae Group launched Anti-Bribery Anti-Corruption (ABAC\u00ae) Center of Excellence<\/a> – an independent certification body established for ISO 37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management Systems<\/a>, ISO 37301 Compliance Management Systems<\/a> and ISO 31000:2018 Risk Management<\/a>, providing training<\/a> and certification<\/a>. ABAC\u00ae operates through its global network of certified ethics and compliance professionals, qualified auditors and other certified professionals. As a result, CRI\u00ae Group’s global team of certified fraud examiners work\u00a0as a discreet white-labelled supplier to some of the world\u2019s largest organisations.\u00a0Contact\u00a0ABAC\u00ae for more<\/a> on ISO Certification and training.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In one case, an enforcement agent for a Malaysian government department pleaded guilty for receiving a bribe from a business owner. In another, a U.S. district attorney from Philadelphia was accused of taking cash in return for helping people with their legal cases. 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