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 Russian official living in Maryland pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit money laundering for taking over $2 million in bribes in exchange for transport contracts with the Russian state-owned nuclear energy corporation.… Continue Reading
Regulatory change is rampant and the financial industry is in critical need of professionals with the ability to navigate highly complex laws and regulations. The increased attention on compliance has revealed a gap in education and training for professionals who must keep pace with new regulations, financial products, and technologies.… Continue Reading
Cambodian child in the classroom (Image by Anna Issakova via iStock)I led an anti-corruption program in Cambodia a few years ago funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The corruption situation in the country was and remains terrible.… Continue Reading
Job Title: International Compliance Specialist
Employer: BAE Systems Inc.
Primary Location: Arlington, Virginia USA
Job Description:
BAE Systems has a job opening for an International Compliance Specialist in Arlington, VA.… Continue Reading
Two California teenagers pleaded guilty in federal court to drug charges, admitting they smuggled 28 pounds of heroin into the United States using drones.
“This is believed to be the first international narcotics seizure by U.S.… Continue Reading
A pediatrician who alleged that a Missouri hospital paid illegal referral fees for patients was awarded $825,000 as part of a False Claims Act settlement.
The settlement resolved allegations in a qui tam lawsuit filed by Dr.… Continue Reading
Zurich-based UBS AG agreed to pay just over $1.7 million to resolve civil allegations that it processed 222 transactions for a client that apparently violated U.S. anti-terrorism sanctions.
“Multiple business lines and personnel within UBS, including supervisory and management staff within the bank’s compliance department, had actual knowledge of the conduct that led to the apparent violations,” the U.S.… Continue Reading
Job Title: International Compliance Specialist
Employer: BAE Systems Inc.
Primary Location: Arlington, Virginia USA
Job Description:
BAE Systems has a job opening for an International Compliance Specialist in Arlington, VA.… Continue Reading
Former Guatemala vice president Roxana Baldetti allegedly took half of the payoffs from businesses who bribed the government to evade customs duties, prosecutors said in court this week.
Baldetti, 53, pictured left, was arrested last week.… Continue Reading
As Andy Spalding said in his call to nature post on the FCPA Blog, “systemic corruption is not inherent in society.” But “it happens,” he said, and that’s really a “terrible way to think about bribery.”… Continue Reading
Prosecutors in Thailand indicted the former tourism chief and her daughter for taking bribes from a Hollywood producer and his wife in exchange for contracts to run a film festival.
Juthamas Siriwan, 68, and her daughter Jittisopha, 41, appeared in criminal court in Bangkok Tuesday on charges of taking bribes, corruption, and bid-rigging in connection with public contracts, according to a spokesperson for Thailand’s attorney general.… Continue Reading
In Part One of this two-part series, I described the intersection of compliance, ethics, and trust. This post explores the steps necessary to move from a compliance-only strategy to one that embraces ethics and trust.… Continue Reading
