News and commentary about white-collar crime, enforcement, and compliance
Harry Cassin
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Andy Spalding
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Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
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Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
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Julie DiMauro
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Thomas Fox
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Marc Alain Bohn
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Bill Waite
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Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
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Richard Bistrong
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Eric Carlson
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Journalism professors will rap my knuckles for leading with a question (or two), but here goes: Are we designing our compliance programs all wrong? Are we programming our compliance programs for failure?… Continue Reading
Today’s hyper-transparent environment has given the public stunning opportunities to review internal communications from executives at leading companies and to pass real-time judgments on the strengths and vulnerabilities of their cultures.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Associate General Counsel, Investigations 
Employer: Facebook
Location: Menlo Park, California USA
Description: Facebook seeks a highly motivated team player to serve as Associate General Counsel for its Compliance Investigations team.… Continue Reading
I have written several times in the past about how anonymous/shell companies facilitate corruption and limit the ability of investigators to hold corrupt officials accountable. I have also been critical of the limited progress in the United States on this front. … Continue Reading
The news earlier this month that Google was to follow Facebook and ban all ads for cryptocurrencies wasn’t entirely unexpected. However, it did say much about the way such innovative technology is being misused.… Continue Reading
Image courtesy of FacebookThe New York Times asked who’s sitting near the big bosses at Google and Facebook. It turned out the best seats are now occupied by teams working on artificial intelligence.… Continue Reading
Frictionless mobile payments may not be as good as cash for paying bribes and buying contraband, but they’re the next best thing.
The New York Times published a report last week exposing the scale of weapons being trafficked through Facebook groups into Libya, Yemen, Iraq, and Syria.… Continue Reading
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Bollywood actress and former Miss WorldA famous Bollywood actor. His daughter in law, a former Miss World. One of India’s top lawyers. Politically connected “industrialists.” For a country with 1.2… Continue Reading
In the first post in this three-part series, I wrote about decision-making when the project is lawful but awful. But there are also risks when situations are lawful but new or novel.… Continue Reading
Image from Facebook courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/euromaidanSiberian artist Vasily Slonov is selling special envelopes to use for paying bribes.
“The envelopes, which are decorated with the text of the criminal code article that deals with bribery, sold like hot cakes and were even bought by corrupt bureaucrats themselves,” Slonov told the Moscow Times.… Continue Reading
Last week, we participated in a panel discussion at the World Bank, titled “Voice of Corruption Hunters in Social Media.” The panel was part of the World Bank’s International Corruption Hunters Alliance (ICHA) Conference and served as an opportunity for several of us in the communication and academic worlds to discuss the importance of social media for sharing anti-corruption ideas and strategies.… Continue Reading
Anonymous citizens from East Africa’s Swaziland, one of the world’s poorest countries, are using a Twitter account called SwaziLeaks to expose the lavish lifestyles of the country’s ruling family.
The Twitter feed started a year ago, according to the Mail & Guardian Africa.… Continue Reading