News and commentary about white-collar crime, enforcement, and compliance
Harry Cassin
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Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
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Richard L. Cassin
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Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
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Julie DiMauro
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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
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
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Since discovering oil in 2009, Uganda has not pumped a single barrel and the resource remains unexploited. An historic opportunity has so far been stymied by bureaucracy, law suits, corruption, hostilities with neighbors taking on a military hue, as well as the lack of adequate infrastructure to move the oil to market.… Continue Reading
A police investigation in China has found that drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline’s alleged bribery of doctors ‘was coordinated by the British company and was not the work of individual employees,’ according to a report Tuesday by Reuters.… Continue Reading
Why is Congress always picking on government contractors? It seems like every few months, a member of Congress (or congressional committee) is giving a speech, holding a hearing or introducing a bill aimed at “bad contractors.”… Continue Reading
China’s crackdown on corruption is having a positive impact in an unexpected way. It’s causing a drop in demand for shark fin soup — good news for those working to save sharks.… Continue Reading
Ever wonder why the U.S. enacted the FCPA? Why Congress, the President, and the people of America took it upon themselves to clean up the rest of the world?
Here’s one reason why.… Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia’s religious police, also known as the Muttawa, are facing allegations of alleged corruption.
The Muttawa — officially called the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice — received a whistleblower complaint about alleged violations and said an investigation would be launched, according to local reports cited Wednesday by Al Arabiya.… Continue Reading
Zhou Yongkang, one of the most powerful politicians in China for the past ten years, is the target of an investigation into corruption.
The move against Zhou — reported Sunday by Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post — ‘could send even bigger political shockwaves through Beijing than the trial of Bo Xilai, who was widely considered a key Zhou ally,’ the paper said.… Continue Reading