Corruption -final- -mr.c- Upd Online

Mr. C’s signature scheme involved creating shell companies registered to relatives and former university classmates. These companies would win contracts for “consulting services,” “software maintenance,” or “logistical support”—vague categories that are notoriously difficult to audit. Invoices were padded with non-existent personnel and inflated hourly rates. One contract for “IT system upgrade” worth $2.3 million resulted in the delivery of a single second-hand server.

Mr. C’s shell companies would have been impossible to hide if his jurisdiction had a public, searchable register of company owners. The global standard is moving toward this, but implementation remains patchy. Without transparency, “final” verdicts will always be incomplete. Corruption -Final- -Mr.C-