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
Tokyo-based Takata Corporation pleaded guilty Monday to one count of wire fraud and was sentenced to pay $1 billion in criminal penalties for lying about defective airbag inflators.
Takata appeared before U.S.… Continue Reading
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Monday fined Merchants Bank of California $7 million for impeding compliance staff and threatening to fire staffers who wouldn’t process suspicious transactions.
The Carson-based bank allowed billions of dollars to flow through the U.S.… Continue Reading
The Justice Department’s “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” outlines 11 topics and 119 questions that the Fraud Section commonly considers when evaluating corporate compliance programs in the wake of criminal misconduct.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Corporate Counsel, Ethics and Compliance – Anti-Corruption
Employer: SAS Institute
Location: Cary, North Carolina USA
Description: This individual will support and enhance an anti-corruption law compliance program for SAS Institute Inc.’s… Continue Reading
Citigroup Inc. said Friday it is being investigated for hiring practices that might violate the FCPA.
The bank said the SEC and other agencies are “conducting investigations or making inquiries concerning compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other laws.”… Continue Reading
The agreement to start the Foundation emerged in 2007 after more than two years of discussion between the Governments of the United States, Switzerland and Kazakhstan (known as “the Parties”) about the disposition of $84 million, plus interest, that had been frozen in a Swiss account since 1999. … Continue Reading
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network renewed rules Thursday that force U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind companies used to pay all cash for high-end residential real estate in some parts of the country.… Continue Reading
Job: Senior Counsel
Employer: Viacom
Location: Santa Monica, California
Description: Effectively manage team of three to four professionals. Review and analyze background checks, psychological and medical evaluations, and other information to identify potential legal and media risks with respect to show participants.… Continue Reading
Donald Tsang, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive between 2005 and 2012, was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in prison.
A High Court jury Friday convicted Tsang of one count of misconduct in office.… Continue Reading
What does the failure of the Kraft Heinz attempted hostile takeover of Unilever portend for the greater world of global anti-corruption enforcement specifically and compliance programs more generally?
As with most business issues during the new administration, things are in flux.… Continue Reading
As a Canadian practicing law and operating out of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), any mention of Mossack Fonseca and Canada in the same breath is guaranteed to capture my attention.… Continue Reading
The late Sergei Magnitsky (Image courtesy of billbrowder.com)The UK House of Commons Tuesday passed legislation that would expand the powers of the government and courts to freeze assets of human rights violators.… Continue Reading
