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Harry Cassin
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Bill Steinman
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Richard L. Cassin
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Cody Worthington
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Thomas Fox
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Marc Alain Bohn
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Bill Waite
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Russell A. Stamets
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Richard Bistrong
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Eric Carlson
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I recently watched a documentary by a mainstream Middle-East-based news organization on Taliban rule in Afghanistan. It was given direct access to the so-called Taliban Palace and shadowed a Taliban spokesperson.… Continue Reading
There are now three Mastercard co-produced compliance training videos available to be licensed by corporations globally. All three videos have won prestigious Telly and Communicator Awards for Corporate Training and Communication.… Continue Reading
English words sometimes change their meanings. Bad, cool, wicked, sick, awesome, literally, and like have undergone recent semantic shifts. But it happens less often with professional lingo, so when it does, we need to pay attention.… Continue Reading
On September 1, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with the three heads of Ukraine’s government anti-corruption institutions. The backdrop of the meeting was growing calls in the United States and elsewhere to limit military aid to Ukraine because of the wartime graft problem.… Continue Reading
There are two basic management models to choose from: centralized or dispersed. Every global company leans toward one or the other. But for compliance, is one model better and one worse?… Continue Reading
The Department of Justice published a new Opinion Procedure Release (23-01) related to an adoption services company meeting a foreign government requirement to provide annual travel to officials to visit with some families that have adopted children from the foreign country “to ensure the success of the adoptions.”… Continue Reading
On July 28, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) issued ISO TS 37008, its standard on internal investigations. After almost two years of work involving the participation of experts from different countries, the standard is now in effect.… Continue Reading
3M Company agreed Friday to pay the SEC $6.5 million in penalties and disgorgement to resolve FCPA offenses related to a subsidiary in China.… Continue Reading
When I talked to groups in Asia about the FCPA, there was always lots of interest, with at least half my podium time devoted to Q&As. But there was one question no one ever asked: “Why is there so little FCPA enforcement against Asian companies?”… Continue Reading
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that China fined New York-based due diligence firm Mintz Group about $1.5 million for allegedly conducting unapproved “foreign-related statistical investigations” without official approvals in violation of Chinese laws.… Continue Reading
The Indian government has proposed new legislation on evidence, criminal procedures, and the criminal code, replacing existing laws, some of which date back a century. If these proposed laws are passed as-is, it would mean significant changes to how investigations are conducted in India, including the ensuing disclosure obligations and criminal liabilities.… Continue Reading
Compliance might already seem like a heavy burden, and it is, but it’s going to get heavier. Blame technology.… Continue Reading