Reading Time: 5 minutes Recovering assets corrupt officials have stolen while in government service is a critical part of a government’s fight against corruption. First of all, it deters corruption. If those who would steal from the public while ostensibly serving it know they have little chance of keeping what they take, they will be less tempted to steal…

Richard Messick
Richard Messick is a senior contributor to the Global Anticorruption Blog and a consultant on asset recovery to the UN panel preparing recommendations to be submitted to the UN General Assembly at its April 2021 Special Session on Corruption.