News and commentary about white-collar crime, enforcement, and compliance
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
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
Wall Street’s independent regulator warned that people claiming to be involved in the hiring process for legitimate organizations are using Skype and similar apps to phish for personal information and money.
India is currently in a 21-day national lockdown, which has impaired the ability of compliance professionals in carrying out investigations. While we are all trying to balance work and life practicing social distancing, whistleblower hotlines have been buzzing.
While the coronavirus pandemic was just starting to take hold in Europe and the United Kingdom, I was overseas. I learned that someone in a building where I had a meeting had tested positive for Covid-19.
FCPA investigators routinely face obstacles to gathering data from non-company email and messaging apps. In particular, such communications are often not stored on company devices, and where files exist, they may be encrypted or otherwise difficult to open.
A special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in a huge international fraud and bribery ring, admitting he tipped a Singapore-based Navy contractor about ongoing criminal probes in exchange for prostitutes, cash and luxury travel.
The DOJ asked in a court filing Monday that Richard Bistrong be sentenced to ‘a combination of probation, home confinement, and/or community service’ of up to six months.