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
Job Title: Senior Compliance Officer
Employer: Arthrex
Location: Naples, Florida USA
Description: The Senior Compliance Officer – North America will be a valuable member of the Global Compliance Team and will be responsible for overseeing the company’s compliance program throughout its North American operations.… Continue Reading
A former managing director of Julius Baer pleaded guilty Thursday to a money laundering conspiracy in the DOJ’s prosecution of corruption in soccer’s international governing body.
Jorge Luis Arzuaga, 56, appeared in federal court in Brooklyn.… Continue Reading
The Justice Department filed civil forfeiture complaints Thursday against $540 million in assets allegedly bought with money looted from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.
The DOJ has now filed forfeiture actions against nearly $1.7 billion in assets linked to 1Maylasia Development Berhad.… Continue Reading
When planning your next anti-corruption risk assessment or audit, one area that may deserve closer attention is asset sales and purchases.
This risk area is often overlooked in routine compliance planning and testing, but it is a growing focus of any enforcement actions your company may face.… Continue Reading
Yesterday I participated as a panelist at a roundtable on the “Increase in the Enforcement of the Foreign Bribery Statue in Israel,” part of the Globes Newspaper’s Capital Markets Conference.
As seems to always be the case with anti-corruption matters, on the day of the conference there were new anti-corruption headlines.… Continue Reading
The five government agencies with the most ongoing FCPA-related investigations this week are:
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — 73 Investigations
U.S. Department of Justice — 72 Investigations
UK Serious Fraud Office — 13 Investigations
Brazilian Securities Commission — 13 Investigations
Brazilian Federal Prosecutor’s Office — 4 Investigations
Globally, 23 agencies are involved in open FCPA-related investigations.… Continue Reading
According to Trust Across America’s FACTS® Framework, high integrity public companies have less risk and better long-term outperformance.
Our quantitative, objective model (companies do not know they are being analyzed nor are any internal employee surveys completed) was initially constructed in 2008 and measures the corporate trustworthiness/integrity of the largest 2,000 U.S.… Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, I read about an “exasperated federal judge” at the sentencing of Samuel Mebiame, the 43-year-old son of the former prime minister of Gabon, who was an intermediary for Och-Ziff. … Continue Reading
Aleksei Navalny being arrested in March 2017More than 1,500 supporters of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny were detained during June 12 anti-corruption demonstrations across Russia, including 866 in Moscow and 548 in St.… Continue Reading
Adnan Khashoggi, the Saudi arms dealer in the middle of the giant 1970s bribery scandal that led to enactment of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, has died in London at 81.… Continue Reading
A U.S. Army colonel, his wife, and a former defense contractor were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for using bribery and fraud to rig military contracts.
Anthony Tyrone Roper, 55, is an active duty colonel with the U.… Continue Reading
Prof Andy SpaldingThe anti-corruption movement is plainly a global net gain. We’re working together to make economies more efficient, governments more representative, companies more ethical, and people more trustworthy and trusting. … Continue Reading
