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
FTX crypto-exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed a motion in federal court in New York Monday to dismiss most of the criminal charges against him, including the FCPA conspiracy count.… Continue Reading
A compliance training video co-produced by Mastercard and now available to organizations worldwide about the perils of inappropriate and unethical relationships with third parties has won a top award from the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts.… Continue Reading
Training, financial controls, and monitoring are the bread and butter of compliance programs. But to truly understand how to prevent bribery within our organizations, compliance leaders should look beyond the basics and consider motives.… Continue Reading
Medical device-make Stryker Corporation — which resolved FCPA cases in 2013 and 2018 — said Tuesday in an SEC filing that it is “currently investigating whether certain business activities in a foreign country violated provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.”… Continue Reading
Whenever I’ve talked to groups about compliance — particularly younger people from universities, banks, and big companies — someone asks, “Does the compliance profession have a promising future?” My answer is always yes.… Continue Reading
Netherlands-based oil and gas services provider Frank’s International N.V. agreed Wednesday to pay the SEC $8 million to resolve FCPA violations for bribing Angolan officials through a sales agent.… Continue Reading
The DOJ published an updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in March, and Covington & Burling has translated it into Chinese.… Continue Reading
It’s hard to think of JPMorgan Chase Bank — a behemoth with more than $3 trillion in total assets, market cap of $415 billion, the fifth biggest bank in world — as a hapless victim deserving our sympathy.… Continue Reading
The World Bank debarred a private equity executive Thursday for two years for misleading the International Finance Corporation that supports a closed-end private equity fund investing in Turkey.… Continue Reading
Taylor Swift was offered a $100 million sponsorship deal from FTX but turned it down a few months before the crypto firm collapsed after asking the perfect due diligence question, according to a lawyer leading a class action suit against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and nearly a dozen celebrities who signed on with FTX.… Continue Reading
Researchers today released evidence of three new ways Pegasus spyware can infiltrate and exploit iPhones. The tools could be used to spy on anyone, creating massive economic espionage risks. … Continue Reading
Earlier this month, the FCPA Blog published a post by Billy Jacobson about new Department of Justice (DOJ) policies regarding communications made via messaging apps and devices. He said he believed these policies “could threaten the more important, every day work being done by compliance departments.”… Continue Reading
