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
Former Colombia anti-corruption chief jailed four years for bribery
The former Colombian National Director of Anti-Corruption was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison after a DEA sting in Miami caught him soliciting a $132,000 bribe to undermine an investigation into a local politician.
Polycom reaches $16 million FCPA settlement for China bribes
American communication technology provider Polycom settled FCPA books and records and internal accounting controls provisions charges with the SEC Wednesday for using resellers and distributors in China to bribe government officials.
Former Alstom UK director jailed for ‘sophisticated’ corruption
A former global sales director for Alstom Power Ltd was jailed for four years and six months Friday for his role in a conspiracy to bribe Lithuanian officials to win two contracts worth $274 million.
UK convicts former Alstom exec for Lithuania power plant bribes
Former Alstom executive Nicholas Reynolds was found guilty Wednesday in a UK court for his role in bribing Lithuanian officials for power station contracts.
Singapore declares lifetime ban for ex-Goldman Sachs Asia chief Tim Leissner
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today banned former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner for life after his plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department admitting his role in the 1MBD scandal.
Farming giant CHS discloses FCPA investigation into Mexico border bribes
CHS Inc. disclosed in an SEC filing Monday that it self-reported possible FCPA violations related to Mexican customs payments.
Former Venezuela treasurer jailed ten years in billion-dollar bribe case
Venezuela’s former national treasurer was sentenced to ten years in prison Tuesday for his role in a plot to launder $1 billion in bribes.
Four more convictions in SFO investigation into FH Bertling freight contracts
The UK Serious Fraud Office said three former FH Bertling Group senior executives and a ConocoPhillips employee were convicted Tuesday for their role in a bribes-for-contracts plot.
Vantage Drilling pays $5 million to resolve FCPA violations
Vantage Drilling International agreed to disgorge $5 million to the SEC Monday to settle FCPA internal accounting controls offenses related to drilling services contracts with Petrobras.
Colombia investigates deaths of Odebrecht witness, son
A witness in the Odebrecht corruption case in Colombia died this month at his home near Bogota of what appeared to be a heart attack. Three days later his son died from cyanide poisoning.