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
New and old corporate dishonesty stories, such as Theranos, Wirecard, and Wells Fargo, highlight a fundamental weakness. Irrespective of the industry or the business maturity, the wrongdoing escalates when the lines of defense that should protect the organization from risk become Teflon barriers to any accountability process.… Continue Reading
Once a jewel in Germany’s business crown, Wirecard is now in the process of being wound up after the discovery of an audacious fraud involving senior executives inside the payment-processing company and hidden losses of €3.2 billion ($3.7 billion).… Continue Reading
I read with tremendous interest the FCPA Blog post, “In Germany, A weird tolerance for corporate crime.” I have long considered that a fundamental disconnect as well. Germany has a strong rule-based culture that anyone trying to jaywalk on one of its streets or throw trash in the wrong recycling bin is quick to find out.… Continue Reading