The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 45 - The Grit, Grace and Gift of Second Chances
Wicked Coin: The "Fat Leonard" Scandal
Navigating Civil Standing Requirements for Defense Success — RICO Report Podcast
Episode 330 – Halyna Senyk on Anti-Corruption Progress in Ukraine
Managing Corruption Risk in Latin America
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 38 - A Blueprint for Compliance: The Fraud Pentagon Theory
Episode 323 - Carlos Villagran Discusses Rebuilding a Corporate Culture After a Crisis
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 34 - A Conversation With Jesse Eisinger, Author of 'The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives'
Episode 317 -- A Deep Dive into the Trafigura FCPA Settlement
What's Going on with FCPA?
Episode 316 -- DOJ Announces New Whistleblower Policy
RICO Vicarious Liability — RICO Report Podcast
Episode 313 -- The Coming Criminal Corporate Sanctions Enforcement Storm
RICO Damages — RICO Report Podcast
Corruption, Crime & Compliance: DOJ’s Shifting Approach to Recidivism and Self-Disclosure
Episode 305 -- Deep Dive into SAP FCPA Settlement
AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup - Developments in the Trump Indictments and Recent Supreme Court Issues
Episode 300 -- Deep Dive into DOJ FCPA Settlement with Two U.K. Reinsurance Companies for Bribery in Ecuador
AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup - Examining the Latest Updates in the Pending Criminal and Civil Litigation Against Trump
The EU Directive for Combatting Corruption
Multi-national organizations battle fraud and corruption risks daily given the size, scale, and complexities of their businesses, increased regulation and enforcement, and challenges preparing for a post-pandemic fraud...more
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners recently released its 2022 benchmarking report on anti-fraud technologies, and the compliance community may want to look at the findings. According to this report, a majority of...more
It is one thing to wake up and find yourself as the lead story on a Sunday morning when the New York Times (NYT) runs a corruption story about your organization above the fold. It is quite another when the world’s top...more
In recent remarks, AAG Brian A. Benczkowski emphasized that the US Department of Justice remains serious about fighting corporate fraud and corruption, and noted that transparency in its criteria for prosecution is a key tool...more
In late February, the SFC published its Enforcement Reporter setting out its enforcement priorities and approaches for 2018. The SFC emphasized its enhanced cross-divisional collaborative approach with more targeted...more
Global companies need to actively work to prevent fraud and corruption. Fraud and corruption go hand-in-hand. To commit bribery, bad actors have to gain access to money for unauthorized (illegal) purposes. A failure to...more
Both the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have continued their focus on anticorruption enforcement in 2015. Although there was a decline in enforcement...more
Corruption risks follow the money. If a company has effective controls over money, then the company has a good chance of mitigating corruption risks. A key indicator of a company’s internal controls is to ask if the...more
One of the factors that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) considers in deciding whether to bring charges against a corporation is the existence and effectiveness of the corporation’s pre-existing compliance program. On...more
Once the subject of speculation regarding its possible consolidation with other agencies, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had an exceedingly busy 2014, with all signs suggesting that it will continue its aggressive enforcement...more
As most readers of this blog know, I am a recovering trial lawyer. I almost always acted as defense counsel for corporations in my trial lawyer career....more