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[Podcast] Signed, Sealed, Prosecuted: The UK Post Office Scandal

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/30/2025

Join hosts Tatiana Sainati and Diana Shaw as they unravel one of the most shocking corruption scandals in modern British history – the UK Post Office Horizon debacle. From a centuries-old institution to a catastrophic IT...more

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for December 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/14/2025

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

The Bre-X Mining Scandal, Part 3: Why Was No One Prosecuted

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 9/6/2024

In the annals of corporate fraud, few scandals match the magnitude of the Bre-X mining affair. For compliance professionals, the lessons from this incident resonate deeply, not just because of the scale of the deception but...more

The Bre-X Mining Scandal, Part 1: A Scandal for the Ages

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 9/4/2024

Few corporate scandals are still as infamous or devastating as the Bre-X mining scandal. What began as a story of incredible wealth, fueled by the promise of one of the largest gold deposits ever discovered, unraveled into...more

Transforming Culture: Part 1-From Merger to Culture Toxicity

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 5/6/2024

Boeing is not the first company to find itself amid a massive scandal. You can think of Siemens’ bribery and corruption scandal, the VW emissions-testing scandal, the Wells Fargo fraudulent accounts scandal, or any other...more

Risk & Compliance as a Strategic Imperative for the Board

NAVEX on 2/20/2024

In an era marked by heightened global regulatory scrutiny and enforcement, the landscape of risk and compliance is undergoing an evolution making the strategic imperative for effective, risk-based compliance initiatives...more

Carrie Tolstedt, former Wells Fargo Community Banking Head, Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay a $17 Million Fine for Obstruction of...

The Volkov Law Group on 3/30/2023

If there ever is an example of a rotten corporate culture, Wells Fargo sits at the head of the class. Since Wells Fargo’s sales pressure scandal, Wells Fargo has continued to suffer from a string of scandals and misconduct. ...more

Walmart FCPA Settlement Shines Light On Corporate Compliance Programs

Burr & Forman on 6/21/2019

June 20, 2019 – Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and its subsidiary, WMT Brasilia, agreed to a combined criminal penalty and disgorgement of $282M, together with WMT’s criminal guilty plea and undertakings in an NPA, to reach a global...more

The Goldman Sachs 1MDB Scandal: The Doctrine of Respondeat Superior

The Volkov Law Group on 11/13/2018

As Goldman Sachs continues to navigate its way through the 1MDB investigation and prosecution, there is no question that the media is beginning to focus on who at Goldman Sachs knew about the bribery activity (or should have...more

Goldman Sachs and the 1MDB Criminal Prosecutions

The Volkov Law Group on 11/6/2018

The 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal (“1MDB scandal”) has been making headlines for the past few years. The turning point for US prosecutors was the cooperation of Malaysian law enforcement and the corruption allegations...more

CEO Falls to SEC FCPA Settlement

The Volkov Law Group on 10/9/2018

Companies have definitely matured in the development and implementation of their ethics and compliance programs. Whether the pace has been rapid enough or is too slow, that is a debatable issue. A good litmus test for a...more

Lessons Learned from the FCPA Pilot Program's First Six Months

Troutman Pepper Locke on 10/7/2016

The guidance issued by the DOJ in connection with the Pilot Program and recent declinations state that disclosure, remediation and cooperation are essential to any favorable resolution with the government. Six months...more

Key Takeaways: Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/3/2016

On September 20, 2016, Skadden presented a seminar titled “Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China” in London. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Director of Enforcement...more

The Damaging Myth of the Rogue Employee

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 6/14/2016

As long as 24 years ago, Lynn S. Paine wrote about the myth of the rogue employee in the Harvard Business Review (HBR), in an article entitled “Managing for Organizational Integrity”. In this article she wrote, “executives...more

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