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The FTX scandal has sent (and is continuing to send) shockwaves through the cryptocurrency industry. FTX was one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, and its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was the darling of Silicon Valley and Wall Street. SBF touted FTX for its rapid growth as
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In 2020, Asante Berko settled his FCPA case with the SEC by agreeing to pay $329,000. In November of 2022, Berko arrived in London at Heathrow Airport and he was arrested. Berko had no idea that he had been indicted back in 2020 and the indictment remained under seal
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This week’s show discusses recent developments in the sphere of export controls and sanctions. Alexander Cotoia, Regulatory Compliance Manager at the Volkov Law Group, joins Michael Volkov to explore the the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") ramping up of export control
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Oracle Corporation settled its second FCPA case in ten years. It agreed to pay the SEC $23 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiaries in Turkey, India and the United Arab Emirates maintained slush funds to bribe foreign officials. Ten years ago in 2012, Oracle paid the SEC $2 million
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The Episode is available HERE. Matt Stankiewicz, a Partner at Volkov Law, is a leading industry expert on cryptocurrency. Bittrex, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, suffered twin enforcement actions for AML and Sanctions Compliance deficiencies. Matt takes a deep dive on the enforcement actions and outlines practical compliance steps that every
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Episode 251 is available here. Maria D’Avanzo is the Chief Evangelist Officer at Traliant. Maria provides key insights on corporate ethics and compliance training programs. Maria describes how to take your training program to the next level and tailor the content to deliver training on important issues based on
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The newest episode of the re-branded Corruption Crime & Compliance has dropped!! The Episode can be accessed here. Financial institutions are rapidly moving their operations to the cloud. In response to this development, and the increasing risks of cyber breaches, legislators and regulators are gearing up to impose significant
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Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future -John F. Kennedy The measure of intelligence is the ability to change -Albert Einstein We are pleased to announce the release of a new, rebranded and refreshed podcast
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The Biden Administration promised a new, aggressive approach to corporate crime. Well, the Justice Department just delivered a new, comprehensive policy that raises a number of issues, some of which are likely to be controversial. The new policy incorporates reforms announced last October that largely centered on prior corporate criminal
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The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission reached a $41 million settlement with GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. ("GOL") to resolve criminal and civil foreign bribery charges. GOL entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement ("DPA") with DOJ in exchange for
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Corporate culture is all the rage now, meaning it is an often used topic to signal commitment, sensitivity to issues of employee concern, and an awareness of governance trends. In practice, as we all know, culture is not just about words -- it is about action. As the often repeated phrase
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As the leading hotline provider in the global market, NAVEX is in the unique position of collecting and analyzing employee reporting trends. Each year, NAVEX issues an important report on current trends in employee reporting, whistleblowers, internal investigations and potential retaliation. NAVEX's most recent report is interesting. NAVEX&