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
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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
Last week I spent a day with my father in the neighborhood where I grew up. It was a day of reminiscing and temporary goodbyes — as he was moving out West in a few days — but it was also bittersweet, knowing that we’ll never be together again in our old neighborhood.… Continue Reading
At 50, I sat in prison for violating the FCPA, among other offenses, due to no one’s fault but my own. At 40, I had sunk deep into the throes of drug addiction, which is not why I landed in prison at 50, but the addiction was a step in a series of awful decisions and contributed to my sense of narcissism and impunity.… Continue Reading
The New York Times reported last week that Rajat Gupta will finish the final months of his two-year prison term for insider trading in home confinement. Whenever I hear about someone going home after serving time in prison, there is always a sense of relief that he or she has emerged from the other side of incarceration.… Continue Reading
Tomas Clarke was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday, following Ernesto Lujan’s two-year sentence last Friday. Sentencing might seem like the last chapter of an FCPA enforcement action. For the defendant, however, what comes next is the toughest part of all.… Continue Reading
The government’s cooperating witness in the failed Africa sting prosecution now lives at the minimum security facility adjacent to the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (pictured left).
Richard Bistrong, 50, prisoner number 30079-016, has a release date of January 15, 2014.… Continue Reading