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Global companies and corporate officers and employees face significant criminal antitrust risks. The US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has a mature and aggressive enforcement program targeting illegal cartel activity. Unfortunately, companies have been slow to implement ethics and compliance programs that are adequately focused on these serious
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In the aftermath of the Panama Papers scandal and increased focus on shell companies and hidden ownership interests, US enforcement and regulatory agencies are increasing focus on beneficial ownership of related entities. In this era of aggressive enforcement, global companies have to integrate beneficial ownership requirements when conducting due diligence
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The Ukraine-Russia Sanctions program is a complex set of executives orders, statutes and regulations defining prohibited business transactions with Russian entities and individuals. The sanctions program was instituted in 2014 in response to Russia's invasion of the Ukraine and annexation of Crimea. In August 2017, Congress enacted
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Podcast Episode 6 examines ISO 37001 -- Anti-Bribery Risk Management System. Please sign up HERE for our free webinar on ISO 37001 scheduled for October 24, 2017 at 12 Noon EST. The ISO 37001anti-bribery risk management system was issued in 2016. The standard provides additional guidance on anti-bribery
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Recently, the Justice Department announced the arrest of John Baptiste as part of an ongoing investigation into corruption in Haiti. The arrest warrant affidavit outlines an undercover investigation, including Title III wiretaps of John Baptiste's cellphone. In this podcast, Michael Volkov reviews the investigation of Baptiste, culminating in
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I am pleased to offer a free podcast service under the same title as the blog -- Corruption, Crime and Compliance. We have added a button on the left slide of the blog to make subscribing easy. Here is link to Episode 2, which includes subscription buttons: Here We have released
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I am pleased to announce the new Corruption, Crime & Compliance Podcast. Episode 1 is, A Review of Trump Administration Enforcement Priorities. When the Trump Administration came into power, many commentators predicated that the Justice Department might significantly change enforcement priorities, especially FCPA enforcement. As discussed in the podcast, the