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United Nations Convention against Corruption — Article 19

Targets abuse of office -- where public officials perform or fail to perform acts in violation of law for personal or third-party gain, capturing a broad range of corrupt official conduct.

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Trump Emoluments: Foreign Government Payments Through Business Deals, Gifts, and Cryptocurrency

An unprecedented pattern of foreign government payments flowing to the president's personal businesses and financial ventures, including real estate deals in Vietnam, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, and the …

  • Vietnam approved a $1.5 billion Trump Organization golf resort outside Hanoi while seeking to avoid a 46% US import tariff — raising direct …
  • LIV Golf, backed by the Saudi government, hosted tournaments at Trump National Doral for four consecutive years, including the first with …