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2 Nov, 2022

Episode 252 — Matt Stankiewicz on the Bittrex OFAC and FinCEN Enforcement Action: Cryptocurrency and AML and Sanctions Compliance

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 cryptocurrency exchange should implement. The Episode is available HERE. Corruption Crime and Compliance is available...

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25 Oct, 2022

Episode 251 — Training and Corporate Culture: Interview of Maria D’Avanzo, Chief Evangelist Officer, Traliant

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 your company’s risk assessment. In this Episode, Mike and Maria discuss compliance training, culture and new...

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9 Oct, 2022

New Refreshed and Rebranded Podcast — Corruption Crime and Compliance

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 — Corruption, Crime & Compliance. Under the old banner, we produced 249 episodes. Listen for...

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2 Oct, 2022

Episode 249 — DOJ Issues New Corporate Enforcement Policy

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 and civil records; appointment of independent compliance monitors and expanding review of responsible persons in an internal...

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25 Sep, 2022

Episode 248 — Deep Dive into the GOL Brazil FCPA Enforcement Action

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 payment of a $17 million criminal penalty. DOJ credited $1.7 million of that penalty against a $3.4 million fine that GOL agreed...

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18 Sep, 2022

Episode 247 — Corporate Culture Round Up

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 goes — talk is cheap. In this Corporate Culture Roundup Episode, Michael Volkov examines some culture-related...

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11 Sep, 2022

Episode 246 — NAVEX’s Annual Global Hotline Benchmarking Report

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’s database consists of 1.37 million reports made in 2021 at organizations around the world. In this Episode, Michael Volkov...

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28 Aug, 2022

Episode 245 — Second Circuit Affirms Trial Judge Dismissal of FCPA Verdicts Against Alstom Executive

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district judge’s post-conviction dismissal of FCPA counts against Lawrence Hoskins, a former Alston executive, for his involvement in bribery scheme to secure a $118 million energy contract in Indonesia. The Hoskins FCPA case has had a long and tortious path through the court system, and the Second Circuit’s decision, which was decided by a 2 to 1...

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21 Aug, 2022

Episode 244 — Building a Compliance Program Dashboard

Chief compliance officers have access to a vast amount of data generated by their compliance programs. CCOs have to establish effective monitoring processes. A critical part of this process is to build a compliance program dashboard. This is a practical issue of real importance. In this Episode, Michael Volkov reviews this important issue.