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The recent Cobham Holdings Inc. OFAC settlement highlights a limitation in due diligence software: Cobham’s screening partner ran a name through a database and received no hits.
The name was later found to be a variation of a hit from the OFAC sanctions list, but wasn’t picked up due to the limitations of the search parameters. … Continue Reading
Whenever I hear about an FCPA sentencing that involves time in federal prison, I think of the day in July 2012 when I faced the judge and learned my fate.
I recall so clearly the anxiety of standing before Judge Richard Leon in DC, knowing that before I left the courtroom a sentence would be pronounced which would have life changing consequences. … Continue Reading