Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
A Chicago man was indicted Wednesday for defrauding 290 Chinese investors in an alleged visa scheme that ran for two years until it was stopped by a whistleblower complaint to the SEC.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Consultant – Anti-Money Laundering
Employer: Navigant
Location: New York, NY
Description
Navigant’s Global Investigations & Compliance team has unparalleled Anti-Money Laundering Investigations, Compliance and Advisory expertise; Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Investigations, Compliance and Advisory expertise; and Public Sector Investigations & Monitoring Services expertise.… Continue Reading
Zhong Weifeng, a former researcher of Hainan Provincial Agriculture Comprehensive Development Office, stood trial for accepting bribes totaling $73,900. Zhong admitted to the charges that he took bribes from local branches of the agriculture development office as well as private investors seeking agricultural engineering projects.… Continue Reading
Anti-corruption officers in Hong Kong Thursday raided the homes of a pro-democracy media tycoon and a local legislator after a tip about bribes.
Police from the Independent Commission Against Corruption searched homes belonging to media magnate Jimmy Lai and his top aide Mark Simon.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Manager, Global Anti-Corruption
Employer: American Express
Location: London, UK
Description
The Global Anti-Corruption team is responsible for the day-to-day management, development, growth and maintenance of American Express’s Global Anti-Corruption Program.… Continue Reading
Jessica Tillipman and I co-teach the George Washington University Law School anti-corruption seminar in which the D.C. Metro enforcement action she wrote about will likely be a case study. I thought I would weigh in to offer some additional background information.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Director, Affiliate Compliance
Employer: Biogen Idec
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Description
The Director, Affiliate Compliance Officer (“ACO”), is a core member of the local leadership teams for the supported Affiliates.… Continue Reading
The Big Three credit rating agencies — Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch Group — control about 95% of the market. They played a pivotal role in causing the 2008 financial meltdown.… Continue Reading
Pete from DC, a compliance professional who’s always been a good friend of the FCPA Blog, sent this comment to our post about Indonesia’s cash-based economy. The post said in the country of 240 million people, a large majority don’t have bank accounts, and even some big businesses rely entirely on cash.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Director, Affiliate Compliance
Employer: Biogen Idec
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Description
The Director, Affiliate Compliance Officer (“ACO”), is a core member of the local leadership teams for the supported Affiliates.… Continue Reading
While the beleaguered Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (“WMATA”) is often the subject of negative press about its service issues and mismanagement, the organization faced a new type of headline last week.… Continue Reading
Image courtesy of PetrobrasFour months after being arrested by Brazilian police on charges of money laundering, Petrobras’ former refining and fuel chief Paulo Roberto Costa is now being investigated for bribery.… Continue Reading
