A collection of articles presented at a Russian-American seminar on the investigation and prosecution of corruption, which took place on September 23-24, 1999. Paper topics include the relationship between organized crime and corruption among government officials; wiretapping and camera surveillance; initiating a criminal investigation of a government official; investigation of judicial corruption, based on the case "United States vs. Collins"; legislative problems in combating corruption; investigation of bribery; psychological analysis of corruption and the shadow economy in Russia.