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
FCPA Blog 1-2-1 Breakout: Sponsored travel, third parties, and due diligence
We’re introducing a new way to meet leading compliance professionals. In FCPA Blog 1-2-1 Breakouts they share real-life experiences, challenges, and strategies to support compliance
Wait, does Singapore have a corruption problem?
Something is brewing in squeaky-clean Singapore. In the first seven months of 2023, it has had three major corruption scandals that could take a serious
Former FTX GC-Chief Compliance Officer helped insiders divert billions, complaint alleges
The trustee for bankrupt crypto giant FTX Group filed a civil complaint last week against former FTX general counsel and chief compliance officer Daniel Friedberg,
The most bizarre FCPA disclosure I’ve ever seen
Through the normal course of research, I review a lot of SEC filings. Over the years, I’ve probably thumbed through more than ten thousand. This
DOJ withdraws FCPA count against Sam Bankman-Fried, cites extradition constraints
The DOJ voluntarily withdrew an FCPA count and four other charges yesterday that it added to its original indictment of Sam Bankman-Fried after his extradition
Is there a compliance crisis coming?
It’s budgeting season for many companies, and word on the street is that things aren’t looking good for compliance teams. It can be summed up
How a short seller became an unlikely due diligence hero
Hindenburg Research, a forensic research-based short selling outfit, regularly uncovers alleged fraud and gross over-valuations at publicly traded companies, and makes a fortune doing it.
Gartner pays SEC $2.45 million to settle South Africa FCPA offenses
American technology and consulting company Gartner, Inc. agreed Friday to pay the SEC $2.45 million to settle charges that it violated the FCPA by bribing
Government FCPA investigation into Pfizer expands to Mexico
American pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer disclosed this month that the DOJ and SEC’s investigation into possible FCPA violations has expanded to Mexico, the third county named
FCPA charge against Portuguese citizen dismissed again
On May 17, 2023, Paulo J.D.C. Casqueiro-Murta, a Portuguese citizen extradited to Houston in July 2021, was granted dismissal by the federal district court in