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  Alexandra Wrage  

Alexandra Wrage, president of TRACE, interviews luminaries in the field of financial crime, including bribery, fraud, money-laundering, insider trading and sanctions. Each week, Alexandra and her guests will discuss who commits “white collar crime”, how it works and what is being done to stop it.

Alexandra Wrage, president of TRACE, interviews luminaries in the field of financial crime, including bribery, fraud, money-laundering, insider trading and sanctions. Each week, Alexandra and her guests will discuss who commits “white collar crime”, how it works and what is being done to stop it.

 

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#408

Whistleblower Protections

Leah Ambler, Director, Corruption Prevention at the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity and former Legal Analyst at the OECD, joins the podcast—in her personal capacity—to discuss her excellent chapter on Whistleblower Protections. Leah discusses the importance of whistleblower protections to reducing corruption and the challenges inherent in these protections in the absence of comprehensive, harmonized legislation. Originally posted on Jan. 12, 2022 ... Read more

10 hrs Ago

26 MINS

26:19

10 hrs Ago

#407

Former Enforcement Officials Reflect on the Last Decade of Anti-Bribery Enforcement and its Future

This week on Bribe, Swindle, or Steal, we listen in on the lively presentation at the 2024 TRACE Forum featuring former enforcement officials, Charles Duross, Partner, Morrison Foerster, David Last, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb, and Mark Mendelsohn, Partner, Paul Weiss. Speaking with TRACE President, Alexandra Wrage, Chuck, David, and Mark discuss their time as Chiefs of the FCPA Unit and their experiences navigating heightened scrutiny and shifting resources, and then they offer their perspectives on what lies ahead. ... Read more

17 Apr 2024

44 MINS

44:05

17 Apr 2024

#406

Mark Pieth on the Global Gold Trade

In this re-posted episode, Prof. Mark Pieth discusses his book, <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Gold-Laundering-dirty-secrets-trade/dp/3906195953"> Gold Laundering: The dirty secrets of the gold trade</a> - and how to clean up. He outlines the many problems, including child and trafficked labor, environmental degradation, violence, and corruption. He also addresses some modest steps forward and how, in spite of the considerable challenges, more progress can be made. This epsiode was originally posted on December 1, 2021. ... Read more

10 Apr 2024

25 MINS

25:16

10 Apr 2024

#405

Sam Bankman-Fried: Crypto's Madoff?

In light of last week’s sentencing of Sam Bankman-Fried—25 years in prison and an $11 billion forfeiture order—we are re-posting our conversation with Jim Campbell, author of “Madoff Talks” and his comparison of the two men.   Originally posted on January 25, 2023 ... Read more

03 Apr 2024

22 MINS

22:50

03 Apr 2024

#404

Self-Reporting and Cooperation: The DOJ’s New Incentives and Expectations

For this week’s podcast, we listen in on the excellent presentation—dense with practical information—by John Davis, member, Miller & Chevalier, at the TRACE Forum in Annapolis. ... Read more

27 Mar 2024

35 MINS

35:12

27 Mar 2024

#403

News from the European Union, including the CSDDD

This week on Bribe, Swindle, or Steal, we listen in on the presentation of Nicola Bonucci, International Lawyer and former Director for Legal Affairs OECD, at the TRACE Forum in Annapolis. Nicola provides context for recent compliance news from the EU and discusses the adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive at a gathering of compliance experts just three hours after the news broke! ... Read more

20 Mar 2024

22 MINS

22:48

20 Mar 2024

#402

Flags of Convenience

Tom Cardamone, President and CEO of Global Financial Integrity, joins the podcast to discuss the regulatory and enforcement challenges associated with flags of convenience. These range from trafficked labor to environmental violations and Tom highlights the inherent tension between substantial tax incentives on one hand and accountability on the other. Originally posted September 15, 2021 ... Read more

13 Mar 2024

24 MINS

24:36

13 Mar 2024

#401

Russian Sanctions: Impact and Due Diligence

Pavel Verkhniatsky joins the podcast from Kyiv where he is the Managing Partner of COSA Solutions with particular expertise in sophisticated due diligence and cross-border investigations. We range from the very broad and geopolitical to the very specific as Pavel discusses the impact of sanctions on Russia, as well as common due diligence 'red flags'. ... Read more

06 Mar 2024

29 MINS

29:46

06 Mar 2024

#400

"Spin Dictators"

Daniel Treisman, co-author of Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century, discusses the new generation of dictators and how they weaponize information, bully with legal action and mobilize enablers to stay in power. Originally posted on May 24, 2023 ... Read more

28 Feb 2024

24 MINS

24:47

28 Feb 2024

#399

Enablers and the Dark Fleet of Oil Tankers

Zeke Faux joins the podcast to talk about the support and credibility provided to oil tankers violating sanctions by the companies that insure them.  Zeke, together with Zachary Mider, wrote an excellent Bloomberg article earlier this month about one New York insurance company that insures a disproportionate number of these aged tankers accused of shipping sanctioned Iranian oil. ... Read more

21 Feb 2024

26 MINS

26:46

21 Feb 2024

#398

Leonid Volkov, Alexei Navalny's Chief of Staff

In honor of the extraordinarily courageous and principled life of Alexei Navalny, first poisoned with Novichuk and killed today in Polar Wolf prison, we are reposting our 2021 conversation with his chief of staff, Leonid Volkov. Leonid Volkov joins the podcast to talk about Putin's obsessive campaign against Navalny, who was first poisoned with Novichok and later imprisoned. Volkov also discusses the deep roots of corruption in Russia and how the west can support Russians determined to end the looting of their country. ... Read more

16 Feb 2024

24 MINS

24:35

16 Feb 2024

#397

Launching Today: Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World

Author, academic and former compliance professional, Alison Taylor joins the podcast to talk about her compelling new book.  She describes the contradictions inherent in companies that talk about “doing well by doing good” and explains why corporate reputation management can’t be an end in itself and how trying to do less can be the best strategy.  “You don’t have to join every conversation”. ... Read more

14 Feb 2024

26 MINS

26:52

14 Feb 2024

#396

Buying Fakes: Valerie Salembier

Valerie Salembier, former publisher of Harper’s Bazaar and founder of The Authentics Foundation, discusses the true cost of counterfeit luxury items: child labor, trafficked labor and organized crime. This episode originally aired on July 3, 2018. ... Read more

07 Feb 2024

25 MINS

25:20

07 Feb 2024

#395

“The Tinder Swindler”

Investigative journalist Erlend Ofte Arntsen of Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang joins the podcast to discuss his work on the [Tinder Swindler] (https://www.vg.no/spesial/2019/tindersvindleren/english/) story, adapted into a Netflix documentary. Erlend and his colleagues broke the story of Shimon Hayut, an Israeli con man who found women on the dating app, impressed them with private jets and bodyguards, concocted stories about being in great personal danger and then drained their bank accounts and left them with extraordinary credit card debt.  This episode originally aired on February 15, 2022. ... Read more

31 Jan 2024

15 MINS

15:58

31 Jan 2024

#394

Addressing the Demand-Side of Bribery at Last: FEPA

Tom Firestone, a partner with Squire Patton Boggs in Washington, discusses the new US Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA).  Tom’s perspective is especially interesting as he previously served as the Legal Adviser at the US Embassy in Moscow dealing with financial crime there and, in 2018, he wrote an article on what was needed to tackle the demand side of bribery. ... Read more

24 Jan 2024

20 MINS

20:06

24 Jan 2024

#393

Transparency International's New Chair: François Valérian

François Valérian joins the podcast to discuss the platform on which he ran in TI's recent election, his priorities and his thoughts on the state of global anti-corruption efforts. ... Read more

17 Jan 2024

23 MINS

23:56

17 Jan 2024

#392

2023 FCPA Year in Review

Dan Kahn, former Chief of the DOJ’s FCPA unit and current partner with Davis Polk, talks us through the anti-corruption enforcement actions, trends and highlights of 2023. ... Read more

10 Jan 2024

43 MINS

43:00

10 Jan 2024

#391

Sam Bankman-Fried: Crypto's Madoff?

Jim Campbell, author of "Madoff Talks" and featured in the recently released Netflix documentary, "Madoff: Monster of Wall Street", joins the podcast to talk about FTX. Having studied both men, he compares what we know about Bankman-Fried and Madoff. This podcast originally aired onJanuary 25, 2023. ... Read more

03 Jan 2024

22 MINS

22:50

03 Jan 2024

#390

"Iceland's Secret: The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Con"

Jared Bibler joins the podcast to discuss his lively book about the complete meltdown of Iceland's banking sector and, as a result, its economy. It was a brazen scheme equal in size to three Enrons and, although it happened in 2008, it remains a timely cautionary tale for the banking sector and regulators today. Podcast originally aired: April 12, 2023 ... Read more

03 Jan 2024

27 MINS

27:25

03 Jan 2024

#389

The Panama Papers: Six Years Later

Kevin G. Hall, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project's North America editor, reflects on how the Panama Papers have shaped investigative journalism over the past six years and the biggest challenges journalists face today. Podcast originally aired: April 26, 2023 ... Read more

03 Jan 2024

19 MINS

19:06

03 Jan 2024

#388

China's Clandestine Police Stations

Laura Harth with Safeguard Defenders joins the podcast to talk about the more than 50 illegal Chinese police stations operating around the world, including in the United States and Canada. These violate both the sovereignty of the inadvertent ‘host’ countries and the rights of the Chinese citizens abroad who are stalked and coerced to comply with government demands to return to China or risk the persecution of their families. Laura discusses her organization’s excellent report 110 Overseas:  Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild. (The title is based on the emergency number for the police in China - 110.)  Podcast originally aired: February 8, 2023 ... Read more

03 Jan 2024

24 MINS

24:16

03 Jan 2024

#387

Pegasus and Compliance in the Age of Cyber Intelligence

Chaim Gelfand, Vice President, Compliance, at NSO Group joins the podcast to talk about managing compliance for a product that has, baked into its design, complex privacy, corruption and human rights implications. Because of the controversial nature of spyware, we will hear from journalist Khadija Ismayilova next week about the allegation that spyware was installed on her cell phone and her concerns about abuse of the technology. Podcast originally aired: March 8, 2023 ... Read more

03 Jan 2024

24 MINS

24:04

03 Jan 2024

#386

“When McKinsey Comes to Town”

Michael Forsythe, co-author with Walt Bogdanich of “When McKinsey Comes to Town”, joins the podcast to talk about McKinsey’s work in support of autocratic regimes, its rampant conflicts of interest and the distance between its stated values and its work on the ground. This episode originally aired on January 18, 2023. ... Read more

27 Dec 2023

28 MINS

28:49

27 Dec 2023

#385

“White Collar Crime Explained”

Randall Eliason talks about extortion, conspiracy, cover-up crimes and plea bargains – topics covered in his excellent new <a href= "https://www.wondrium.com/white-collar-criminal-law-eplained?plus=y" target="_blank" rel="noopener">24 lecture course</a> available through Great Courses. He also takes us through some examples from recent headlines. This episode originally aired on September 29, 2020. ... Read more

20 Dec 2023

25 MINS

25:01

20 Dec 2023

#384

Repression Across Borders

Yana Gorokhovskaia of Freedom House joins the podcast to talk about transnational repression, the increasingly common abuse and intimidation by states of their citizens living abroad. Yana discusses Jamal Khashoggi, murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and Roman Protasevich, whose plane was forced to land in Belarus where he is still being held, but also refers to the hundreds of other cases that don’t make the news. Freedom House has released an excellent report on this problem that can be found at: <a href= "https://freedomhouse.org/report/transnational-repression">https://freedomhouse.org/report/transnational-repression</a>. This episode originally aired January 5, 2022. ... Read more

13 Dec 2023

21 MINS

21:31

13 Dec 2023

#383

The Lockheed Bribery Scandal that Prompted the FCPA

Dr. Frank Badua, Associate Professor of Accounting and Business Law at Lamar University College of Business, describes the misconduct from the 1950s through the 1970s by a group of companies that led to widespread support for passage of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This episode originally aired February 5, 2020. ... Read more

06 Dec 2023

19 MINS

19:28

06 Dec 2023

#382

Contagious Dishonesty

Federico Masera with the University of New South Wales and the Resilient Democracy Lab in Sydney joins the podcast to discuss his recent research, together with Giorgio Gulino, "Contagious Dishonesty: Corruption Scandals and Supermarket Theft." Their intriguing research uncovers a trend toward substantially increased customer theft at supermarkets in the immediate aftermath of local corruption scandals involving prominent public officials. This podcast was originally published on September 22, 2021.   ... Read more

29 Nov 2023

26 MINS

26:32

29 Nov 2023

#381

Maria Ressa on Holding the Line

Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa joins the podcast to talk about corruption, disinformation and how to stand up to a dictator. We at TRACE are thankful for all of the investigative journalists that work to uncover financial crime, often at considerable personal risk. This podcast was originally published on February 22, 2023. ... Read more

22 Nov 2023

27 MINS

27:54

22 Nov 2023