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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

BSRG in Guinea: Part 1 – Background

As reported by the BBC, Beny Steinmetz was found guilty, in a Swiss court over the weekend for bribery and corruption in obtaining mining rights in Guinea. The corruption was engaged in by the Beny Steinmetz Group (BSRG)...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Former Herbalife Employees Indicted on FCPA Violations

China continues to be a high-risk location for US companies to do business. While the current administration has laid numerous tariffs on Chinese goods, the fact that it holds 6 billion potential consumers will continue to...more

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Criminal Enforcement Against Senior Executives: The Fish Rots from the Head

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The compliance community is well aware of the risks in the C-Suite. As you move up the corporate ladder, the level of risk from executive misconduct increases. A rotten executive can quickly bring down a company, destroy...more

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“Say it Ain’t So Barry:” A Brief Commentary on United States v. Barry Lamar Bonds and the Elusive Definition of Obstruction of...

Politics can be a contact sport as is evident from the recent appointment of a Special Prosecutor to investigate alleged misdeeds by the Trump Administration including obstruction of justice. Ironically, the decision of an...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Hunter S. Thompson and the World of International Corruption

In a tale worthy of the famous Hunter S. Thompson maxim, that “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro”; the tale of BSG Resources (BSGR) and the Simandou mining concession in Guinea took a very weird turn this week...more

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Questioning Prosecutorial Discretion

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Prosecutors have taken a few lumps lately. Based on my own experience, most prosecutors are dedicated, hard-working, public servants who are committed to “doing the right thing.”...more

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The Danger Of FCPA “Proactive” Investigations

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The old adage – if something is too good to be true, it probably is not – applies with equal force in the world of bribery and intrigue. The recent arrest of the mining executive for obstruction of the Justice Department’s...more

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