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
Monday on Wall Street was the equivalent of a well-forecast storm that still managed to blow meteorologists’ minds. The deadly combination of diving oil prices and yet more COVID-19 worries spelled disaster for U.S. markets,...more
This week I have been exploring the Wells Fargo Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settlement of $3 billion. The case presents multiple lessons for the compliance professional and one...more
This week I am exploring the Wells Fargo Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settlement of $3 billion. The case presents multiple lessons for the compliance professional and one very large...more
I did not think that the Wells Fargo fraudulent accounts scandal could get worse for the bank. Boy was I wrong. Last week, in a Press Release, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a that Wells Fargo & Company and its...more
The Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) announced a $17.5 million settlement with former Wells Fargo Bank CEO John Stumpf’s role in the sales practices misconduct scandal. In addition, the OCC announced settlements...more
Big tech (including Facebook, Google [theoretically], and Twitter) is heading back to the Hill (with @jack pulling double-duty, because that’s how he rolls). Here’s what to expect today based on their prepared testimony....more
The Wells Fargo scandals continue to be one of the starkest lessons about the cost of a corrupt culture and the catastrophic effect it can have on an organization. The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and head of the...more
We are fascinated by corporate scandals. Since the 1980s, the US public has enjoyed unraveling corporate scandals, and vilifying corporate leaders caught in the web of deceit and misconduct. I am sure there are historical...more
Compliance and enforcement headlines have focused on the Wells Fargo scandal. And for good reason. On September 8, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Comptroller of the Currency and the Los Angeles...more
Crimson flames tied through my ears... Rollin’ high and mighty traps... Pounced with fire on flaming roads... Using ideas as my maps... “We’ll meet on edges, soon,” said I... Proud ‘neath heated...more
I want to end this week’s review of the Wells Fargo scandal by considering what is at issue and what is at stake in this imbroglio. Unlike a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violation, Wells Fargo paid the relatively...more