News and commentary about white-collar crime, enforcement, and compliance
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
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
[…] and aren’t using best practices. Just ask the DOJ and SEC. Due diligence? No one seriously questions the need for a blend of automated and manual ( human) due diligence systems that are embedded deep in the corporate-wide compliance program, upstream from internal controls. But AI-enhanced internal controls will impact compliance officers by forcing […]
Secrets. We all have them. It’s human nature to keep them. But given recent enforcement actions initiated by whistleblowers, one thing is clear: a good secret has a high price tag.
[…] She said, That made me think … what is the purpose of a workforce … of work … of material wealth? Is that the ultimate aim of human beings, is that what we all want? In a sense, I want to probe more into successes of Singapore and to find out what we can […]
[…] oversight. A safe outlet for whistleblowers. Checks and balances. That’s the only way real compliance can work. The Fat Leonard scandal has already left behind too much human wreckage. For the Navy, something new is worth a try. * * * Here’s a look at some of that human wreckage. It involves 16 defendants, […]
[…] “Sheep never get used to life. They view anything that comes in sight as something outlandish and unprecedented. Though they are undeniably silly, there is something remarkably human about them. Their fear of loneliness is pathetic. One cannot help thinking that, like sheep, human beings herd together in tribes and nations and follow a […]
Of the lessons we have learned over the past few years, of particular importance is how to enhance the quality of compliance work by allowing for nuance and actual local insight. That is, understanding how bribery and corruption actually work in order to design programs that better ensure compliance.
[…] for addressing this issue and should continue to be championed. Error Prevention But data quality is only the first challenge. Organizations must also wrestle with how to design the software systems they use. Misspecifications can result in an overabundance of false positives that drown organizations in wasted time and energy. Overly narrow settings, in […]
[…] requires every organization with a total global annual turnover of £36 million ($48 million) that carries out some business in the UK to produce a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year. The statement must contain details of the steps that the organization has taken in that year to identify and eradicate […]
[…] election results will be announced May 16 and are likely to have far-reaching implications for the course of the Indian economy. Why pay attention to the elections in India, the largest vote mounted in human history? After all, India’s not even in the same hemisphere as the United States, as one observer said on TV.
[…] to the Taliban’s abuses. Some policies it has enacted include banning all girls from school past the sixth grade, public flogging and execution, cutting off hands for alleged theft charges, and more. Human Rights Watch has detailed a litany of such abuses. Afghanistan, a country with around 41 million people, is in deep trouble. Yet, the Taliban seems to be making […]