Grand corruption is the abuse of high-level power that benefits the few at the expense of the many, and causes serious and widespread harm to individuals and society. It often goes unpunished. It concerns millions of victims around the world. It’s time the corrupt face the consequences for their crimes. Together we can make that happen!
Hundreds of concerned citizens submitted nominations and thousands voted for the 15 symbolic cases of Grand Corruption. We were deeply inspired by the commitment and the courage of people like you. We remain convinced that together, we can work to end Grand Corruption and its devastating effects.
Because so many cases received a large number of votes, Transparency International decided to pursue nine of the symbolic cases of grand corruption. These were: Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali, Felix Bautista, US State of Delaware, FIFA, the Akhmad Kadyrov Foundation of Chechnya, Lebanon’s Political System, Ricardo Martinelli and Cronies, Petrobras and Viktor Yanukovych. (See below for more detail on each case)
The nine cases were chosen based on popular voting by the public and also because of their widespread impact on human rights, and on the need to highlight the less visible side of grand corruption, such as laws allowing anonymous companies and those who facilitate corrupt deals.
The resources here will help you delve deeper into the issue and understand how critical it is to unmask the corrupt.
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