An Anticorruption Agenda for the Biden Administration
February 18, 2021C4I President and CEO Shruti Shah and Acting Chair Lucinda A. Low published a piece in the Global Anticorruption Blog on a recommended anticorruption agenda for the Biden Administration. Read it here.
Opinion: Terry McAuliffe’s past becomes a campaign issue
February 17, 2021In this op-ed, The Washington Post reports on the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and reveals the critical role that organizations like C4I implement in anti-corruption. Read the full article here to learn more about how the S.W.A.M.P index was used to rank Virginia’s ethics regulations and enforcement.
Report: It’s Open Season for Campaign Fundraising Thanks to Mostly Online Special Session
February 12, 2021The Virginia Public Radio recently reported it’s open season for campaign fundraising thanks to mostly online special session. President and CEO Shruti Shah is quoted in the article. Read and listen here.
This Is the Most Corrupt State in America
January 11, 2021Best Life used the S.W.A.M.P. index and other measures of corruption to determine the most corrupt state in America. Read the full article here.
Report: Virginia Hasn’t Done Much to Improve Ethics and Transparency Since McDonnell Scandal
December 17, 2020WVTF, a radio station in Virginia, recently covered Virginia’s poor performance in C4I’s S.W.A.M.P. Index report, and interviewed President & CEO Shruti Shah. Read and listen here.
New ‘SWAMP’ Index Gives Virginia Low Marks for Ethics Laws
December 17, 2020VPM News recently covered C4I’s S.W.A.M.P. Index, and Virginia’s poor performance in it. President and CEO Shruti Shah is quoted in the article, and interviewed in the radio piece. Read and listen here.
New Report Finds Virginia Deep in the “S.W.A.M.P” – One of Worst States in the Country When It Comes to Ethics, Transparency in Government
December 17, 2020BlueVirginia recently covered Virginia’s poor performance in C4I’s 2020 S.W.A.M.P. Index. Read the story here.
The Coalition for Integrity’s New Report on How To Ensure Oversight of U.S. Coronavirus Response Funds
December 17, 2020C4I President and CEO Shruti Shah published a piece in the Global Anticorruption Blog on our report Oversight is Better than Hindsight, which details transparency and oversight recommendations for the COVID-19 stimulus. Read it here.
The Coalition for Integrity’s New SWAMP Index Highlights Progress and Shortcomings in U.S. State Ethics Systems
December 17, 2020C4I CEO Shruti Shah and Legal Fellow Alex Amico published a piece on the Global Anticorruption Blog on our recent S.W.A.M.P. Index report. Read it here.
A felon, an alleged drug dealer and a comic: How some who may be ineligible got PPP loans
December 16, 2020Coalition for Integrity CEO Shruti Shah was quoted in a recent Miami Herald article detailing how several ineligible recipients fraudulently obtained PPP loans under the CARES Act.
“There needs to be something in the next round that indicates that if you are facilitating fraud, you are held accountable,” she said. “Speed cannot reduce the need for diligence and controls.”
Read the article here.