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: Team Leader – Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT)
Employer: Basel Institute on Governance
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Description: The Basel Institute has recently established a cross-divisional program of work focused on intelligence- led action against financial crime in the illegal wildlife trade (IWT).… Continue Reading
A Canadian clean fuel technology company and its former chief executive officer agreed Friday to pay more than $4.1 million to the SEC to resolve charges that they violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing a government official in China.… Continue Reading
Barclays PLC paid the SEC $6.3 million Friday to settle FCPA offenses related to the hiring of relatives of public officials in Asia.
The British bank disgorged $3.8 million and paid a $1.5 million penalty to the SEC, plus pre-judgment interest of $984,000.… Continue Reading
Quad/Graphics Inc. agreed Thursday to pay the SEC nearly $10 million to settle violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for long-running bribery schemes and cover-ups in Peru and China.
The Sussex, Wisconsin print and digital marketing company disgorged $6.9 million and prejudgment interest of about $960,000, and agreed to pay a civil penalty of $2 million.… Continue Reading
What are the current and emerging ethics and compliance issues impacting the defense, aerospace and security industries? How is the industry responding to new challenges?
The International Forum on Business Ethical Conduct (IFBEC) for the Aerospace and Defense Industry announced that registration is open for its 2019 Annual Conference.… Continue Reading
A Miami-based businessman who pleaded guilty to a single FCPA conspiracy count was sentenced Wednesday to 51 months in federal prison.
Luis Alberto Chacin Haddad, 54, bribed officials at Venezuela’s state-owned electricity company, Corpoelec, in exchange for $60 million in contracts for Florida-based businesses he owned with a co-conspirator.… Continue Reading
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson said Wednesday it reserved around $1.2 billion to resolve an expected FCPA enforcement action by the DOJ and SEC.
The Stockholm-based LM Ericsson Telephone Company said it was cooperating with the DOJ and SEC regarding possible FCPA violations in China, Djibouti, Indonesia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Ethics & Compliance Officer – Senior Manager (LATAM)
Employer: Cognizant Technology Solutions
Location: Argentina/Brazil
Description: Cognizant Technology Solutions is seeking an Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Officer Senior Manager to support our Regional Ethics & Compliance Officer (RECO) in Latin America (LATAM), as well as our corporate E&C program.… Continue Reading
The SEC charged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and one of its partners Monday with violating auditor independence rules for running a project to upgrade the client’s enterprise software while doing its audit work.… Continue Reading
The Coalition for Integrity released its Enforcement of Ethics Rules by State Agencies: Unpacking the S.W.A.M.P. Index report last Thursday. The report demonstrates tremendous differences in United States’ ethics enforcement and a lack of transparency in actions taken by state ethics agencies. … Continue Reading
TechnipFMC plc paid the SEC $5 million Monday to settle FCPA offenses related to bribing Iraqi officials to win business with state-owned oil companies.
The London-headquartered oil and gas company disgorged $4.3 million plus pre-judgment interest of $735,000 to the SEC. … Continue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission Monday charged Nissan and its former CEO Carlos Ghosn with fraud for failing to disclose more than $140 million to be paid to Ghosn in retirement.… Continue Reading
