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
It started when I read the New York Times piece by multiple reporters, “How a Massive Bomb Came Together in Beirut’s Port.” As I read it, I just got more and more agitated.… Continue Reading
Every fan of baseball knows the story. After having been acquitted of taking bribes to throw the 1919 World Series involving the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds, a young baseball fan is reported to have said to Shoeless Joe Jackson “Say It Ain’t So, Joe.”… Continue Reading
Last week Dick Cassin reported on the FCPA Blog yet another guilty plea in the ever ongoing PDVSA corruption scandal. As Cassin noted, “Jose Manuel Gonzalez Testino (Gonzalez), 49, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court in Houston to one count of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, one count of violating the FCPA, and one count of failing to report foreign bank accounts.”… Continue Reading
Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara (Image from YouTube)Preet Bharara gave the morning keynote at the second day of Compliance Week 2019. It was interesting because rather than a speech he did so with a one-hour Q&A format with Allen & Overy partner Gene Ingoglia facilitating the session through the role of the questioner.… Continue Reading
George Herbert Walker Bush died Friday night. He was the last of the Greatest Generation to serve as President. His administration was the culmination of nearly 40 years of American hegemony which led to the downfall of the Soviet Union.… Continue Reading
What does it mean to have a zero-tolerance policy for illegal or unethical conduct? Does it mean no as in never, no as in maybe, or no as in we’ll see?… Continue Reading
Want any greater evidence of not only the effectiveness of compliance but its now mandatory nature as a business process going forward? Look no further than the marketplace.
Two recent announcements of significant venture capital funding made clear that companies which deliver products and services in the compliance arena are viewed as prime business opportunities.… Continue Reading
Sylvie Kandé de Beaupuy (Image courtesy of Alstom)Compliance professionals should exult as a major global concern, Siemens, has named a CCO to its Board of Directors.
Railway Gazette reported that “Sylvie Kandé de Beaupuy, Group Ethics & Compliance Officer of Airbus Group” has been nominated to the combined Board of Directors created from the Siemens Mobility-Alstom merger.… Continue Reading
There is often discussion of the costs of bribery and corruption. Yet one question not often considered is the state of company after it goes through a corruption enforcement action.
The name Odebrecht is well known in the anti-bribery/anti-corruption world for having the world’s second largest corruption fine ($2.7 billion) in the United States, Brazil and Switzerland.… Continue Reading
The case of Barclays chief Jes Staley attempting to unmask an anonymous whistleblower came to an almost imperceptible and silent ending recently when the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority concluded that Staley’s actions were not done intentionally but apparently with some other, lesser standard.… Continue Reading
I wish I could write a headline as great as the above banner which appeared over a piece written by Thorton McErney in Dealbreaker.
It came in a story about the actions of a group of institutional shareholders in Wells Fargo, led by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility.… Continue Reading
In one of the most high profile corruption stories around, reports in the Financial Times said BSGR filed for receivership, and on Tuesday entered into voluntary administration in Guernsey, where the company is registered.… Continue Reading
