Harry Cassin | Publisher and Editor
Harry Cassin is the publisher and editor of the FCPA Blog.
He is the CEO of Recathlon LLC, the owner of the FCPA Blog and provider of global FCPA and compliance information and data services.
He lived and worked in Asia (Singapore and Hong Kong) and served as a director of a compliance solutions provider.
He holds an IACA Level 1 anti-corruption expert qualification and an undergraduate degree from Valparaiso University in international economics and Chinese.
Recent Posts
State Department shares details on upcoming ‘flagship’ UNODC anti-corruption event
We received the following note from a contact at the U.S. State Department regarding the upcoming 4th Anti-Corruption Academic Symposium:
Should we congratulate the Taliban for reducing corruption?
I recently watched a documentary by a mainstream Middle-East-based news organization on Taliban rule in Afghanistan. It was given direct access to the so-called Taliban
DOJ publishes new Opinion Procedure Release on sponsored travel for foreign officials
The Department of Justice published a new Opinion Procedure Release (23-01) related to an adoption services company meeting a foreign government requirement to provide annual
3M pays SEC $6.5 million to settle luxury tourism bribes
3M Company agreed Friday to pay the SEC $6.5 million in penalties and disgorgement to resolve FCPA offenses related to a subsidiary in China.
How does the FCPA apply to the Vatican?
The Vatican, regardless of any individual religious viewpoint one holds, is a fascinating place. But it may be fascinating to companies for a special reason:
FCPA settlement math multiplies confusion
Last Thursday, Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval and its subsidiary agreed to pay $80.8 million to settle FCPA offenses. In a Friday filing with the SEC,
Colombian conglomerate and subsidiary pay $80.8 million to settle FCPA offenses
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. and its banking subsidiary agreed Thursday to pay the DOJ and SEC $80.8 million in penalties and disgorgement to
Things are getting weird. That’s bad for compliance
Covid created a domino effect that won’t be fully understood for years to come, if ever. But one thing is certain, things in 2023 are
DOJ appeals trial court’s second dismissal of long-running FCPA case
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will expedite its review of a trial court’s second dismissal of an FCPA case that began for the
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Over the nearly 16 years the FCPA Blog has been published, we’ve learned a lot (and made many mistakes) about how to publish online. Here