This week the U.S. Embassy, Abuja, is hosting an anti-corruption program with U.S. Speaker Peter Ainsworth. Peter Ainsworth is Senior Deputy Chief for Litigation - Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division in the Department of Justice. His section investigates and prosecutes public corruption, election law, and conflicts of interest offenses nationally and internationally. In addition he personally serves as lead attorney on high-profile matters handled by the Section. One such high profile case is that of Rickie Scruggs, a highly influential, highly connected and rich Attorney in the State of Mississippi who tried to bribe Judge Henry Lackey, which Mr. Ainsworth used as a case study in his interaction with civil society groups this morning at the National Center for Women Development in Abuja. The program was put together in collaboration with the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG).
