News and commentary about white-collar crime, enforcement, and compliance
Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
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
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
During the third calendar quarter, there was one corporate settlement of an FCPA enforcement action and two individual resolutions. (The third quarter last year was less active, with no corporate resolutions.)… Continue Reading
Milpitas, California-based Dialogic Inc. said in August that the SEC had ended an informal investigation of potential FCPA violations by a company Dialogic acquired in 2010 and won’t take any enforcement action.… Continue Reading
We explained in the prior post that over 20 years ago, federal enforcement authorities devised a way to fund community service projects while still complying with the MRA. The trick is to let the defendant fund and manage the service project, then have the enforcement agency offer a penalty reduction to cover (most of) the cost.… Continue Reading
“Compliance is a Business Solution to a Business Problem” could be the motto for second generation compliance, as it leaves behind its origins as a subset of the law department.… Continue Reading
A widening anti-corruption campaign directed toward the mining sector is bringing down more high-ranking executives at state-owned enterprises. China’s largest gold producer Zhongjin Gold Corp. announced that its general manager Wang Ronghu has been detained by prosecutors.… Continue Reading