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 a bachelor’s degree in International Economics and Chinese from Valparaiso University.
Recent Posts
Deutsche Bank pays SEC $16 million to settle ‘referral hiring’ FCPA violations
Deutsche Bank paid the SEC $16 million Thursday to settle FCPA offenses related to its hiring of relatives of public officials in China and Russia.
What are the best months to open and close FCPA investigations?
Is there a favorite season or special time of the year that’s best for closing FCPA investigations or disclosing new ones?
World Bank debars Chinese construction company
The World Bank debarred a Chinese construction company Wednesday for 15 months for a “fraudulent practice” involving a project in Samoa.
World Bank debars Merck business unit
The World Bank debarred a business unit of a Merck subsidiary Wednesday for 12 months for a “fraudulent practice” involving a health project in Bangladesh.
World Bank debars U.S. technology company
The World Bank debarred an American technology company Wednesday for 12 months for “collusive practices” involving a national ID project in Bangladesh.
Kleptobrat Teddy Obiang’s ludicrous supercar collection heads to Geneva auction
Twenty-five supercars seized by Switzerland in 2016 from Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the vice president of Equatorial Guinea and son of the president, will be auctioned to the public in September.
CFTC jointly awards two ‘model’ whistleblowers $2 million
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission awarded two whistleblowers a combined amount of $2 million Monday for providing the agency with “significant information” that led to an investigation.
CFTC awards whistleblower $2.5 million
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission awarded a whistleblower $2.5 million Monday for assisting “at every step” of an investigation that led to a successful enforcement action.
Two convicted for Haiti FCPA offenses
The chairman and CEO of an investment firm and a member of the firm’s board of directors were found guilty by a federal jury in Boston Thursday for their role in a scheme to bribe Haitian officials to secure approval for an $84 million construction project.
Walmart pays $282 million for FCPA resolution
Walmart Inc. agreed Thursday to pay the DOJ and SEC $282 million to settle allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices by paying an intermediary in Brazil for help obtaining construction permits and having weak anti-corruption internal controls in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico.