Business Ethics - 02/2005

By ETCO

28 / 02 / 2005 - Prosecutors request extension of temporary detention for inspectors accused of defrauding Social Security in Rio de Janeiro

25 / 02 / 2005 - STF grants habbeas corpus to businessman accused of crimes against the tax order

24 / 02 / 2005 - Washington Olivetto calls on composers to create jingles against CD piracy

24 / 02 / 2005 - Fake electronic messages signed by the FBI are being used to carry viruses

23 / 02 / 2005 - Internet fraudsters could be hurting the US economy

22 / 02 / 2005 - Maranhão Public Prosecutor's Office denounces those involved in cases of works paid but not carried out by the State Secretariat for Infrastructure

21 / 02 / 2005 - Cascavel judge is suspected of fraud against Eletrobrás

18 / 02 / 2005 - Alcoholic beverages will have new stamps to avoid counterfeiting

17 / 02 / 2005 - Reduced number of border inspectors facilitates the entry of pirated products into the country

17 / 02 / 2005 - Brazilian DJ gets millionaire fine in Italy for downloading music illegally over the internet

16 / 02 / 2005 - IRS discovers companies wrongly offset credits to pay taxes

15 / 02 / 2005 - INSS starts re-registering pensioners in search of fraud

14 / 02 / 2005 - Federal Police Arrest Two Involved in Rio de Janeiro's Social Security Mafia

11 / 02 / 2005 - São Paulo court acquits accused delegates at Piracy CPI for lack of evidence

10 / 02 / 2005 - Beer industries will gain flow meters to prevent tax evasion when manufacturing the product. Listen to the interview of ETCO's executive president, Emerson Kapaz, on CBN radio.

10 / 02 / 2005 - Government creates task force to repay large debtors of the Union

09 / 02 / 2005 - Federal Police Find Luxury Dispensation in Law Kin Chong's Cell

08 / 02 / 2005 - Industry and service providers lead list of tax evaders from the IRS

07 / 02 / 2005 - Tax officials from the Federal Revenue Service of São Paulo will be on duty at the door of alcohol plants in search of illegal shipments

04 / 02 / 2005 - Biopiracy is the third most profitable illegal activity in the world

03 / 02 / 2005 - Federal Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro denounces directors of the Wall Mart chain for tax evasion

03 / 02 / 2005 - Monitoring of fuels may be easier, thanks to the analysis kit developed by researchers at the University of Campinas, in São Paulo

02 / 02 / 2005 - Federal Revenue seizes more than 70 bags and 15 suitcases smuggled into the port of Vitória

01 / 02 / 2005 - “Safe Internet” movement alerts Internet users about fraud risks