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Fraud Eats Strategy

Examining Siemens’ Remarkable Turnaround Pt. 2

In the second part of this series, we discuss some important work my guests are involved with at the IBA’s Subcommittee on Non-trial Resolutions of Foreign Bribery Cases regarding the growing international use of settlements to resolve anti-corruption cases.

Join us each week as we take a deep dive into the various forms of fraud across the world and discuss crime families, penny stock boiler rooms, international money launderers, narco-traffickers, oligarchs, dictators, warlords, kleptocrats and more.

Scott Moritz is a leading authority on white-collar crime, anti-corruption, and in the evaluation, design, remediation, implementation, and administration of corporate compliance programs, codes of conduct. He is also considered an authority in the establishment, training, and oversight of the investigative protocols carried out by financial intelligence, corporate security, and internal audit units.
 

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Fraud Eats Strategy

From Systemically Corrupt to Above Reproach: Examining Siemens’ Remarkable Turnaround

In 2006, Germany-based Siemens was ranked 22nd on the Global Fortune 500 with revenues of $100 billion. It was a global leader and one of the world’s most admired companies. Until November 16, 2006 when the Munich Police Department raided Siemens corporate offices and several subsidiaries based on whistleblower allegations of bribery and misuse of funds. This Munich Police Department investigation triggered a global corruption investigation which revealed that Siemens had methodically violated U.S., German and other global anti-bribery laws for decades. When the settlement of the case was announced in 2008, law enforcement didn’t pull any punches. Yet what is equally remarkable is that a company that used corruption strategically and methodically to achieve its business objectives for decades remade itself in the wake of the corruption scandal to emerge as a model of corporate reform and business ethics.

Join us each week as we take a deep dive into the various forms of fraud across the world and discuss crime families, penny stock boiler rooms, international money launderers, narco-traffickers, oligarchs, dictators, warlords, kleptocrats and more.

Scott Moritz is a leading authority on white-collar crime, anti-corruption, and in the evaluation, design, remediation, implementation, and administration of corporate compliance programs, codes of conduct. He is also considered an authority in the establishment, training, and oversight of the investigative protocols carried out by financial intelligence, corporate security, and internal audit units.
 

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FCPA Compliance Report

ECI 2021 Global Business Ethics Survey: Episode 4 – Covid-19 and Culture


In this special five-part podcast series, I visit with Dr. Pat Harned, President of the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI), about the organization’s 2021 Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES). Since 1994, ECI has conducted this cross-sectional study of workplace conduct from the employee’s perspective. ECI’s GBES data provides the only global benchmark on the state of ethics and compliance (E&C) in business. This year’s GBES is the first compliance related survey conducted after the global pandemic hit. It has significant information for the compliance professional which they need to consider for every compliance program, literally on a world-wide basis.
While a multitude of factors influence ethical behavior, the GBES reports interplay of four major ethics outcomes are tied to the daily decisions employees make with respect to how they behave in the workplace. These are: pressure in the workplace to compromise ethical standards; observations of misconduct; reporting misconduct; and, ultimately, the retaliation perceived by employees after they reported misconduct. Some of this year’s findings are quite troubling as they are clearly trending in disturbing directions. Over this series we are reviewing the key findings, how retaliation against whistleblowers has taken an alarming turn, the impact of Covid-19 on compliance, closing with conclusions and recommendations. In Part 4, we consider Covid-19 and its impact on employees.
Join us for our concluding Episode 5, where we look at the conclusions from the GBES and its recommendations. To obtain a copy of the Survey, click here. To find out more about ECI, click here.

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Uncovering Hidden Risks

Insider Risks Aren’t Just a Security Problem

In this podcast we explore how partnering with Human Resources can create a strong insider risk management program, a better workplace and more secure organization. We uncover the types of HR data that can be added to an insider risk management system, using artificial intelligence to contextualize the data, all while respecting privacy and keeping in line with applicable policies.

Welcome to Uncovering Hidden Risks, a broader set of podcasts focused on identifying the various risks organizations face as they navigate the internal and external requirements they must comply with. We’ll take you through a journey on insider risks to uncover some of the hidden security threats that Microsoft and organizations across the world are facing. We will bring to surface some best-in-class technology and processes to help you protect your organization and employees from risks from trusted insiders. All in an open discussion with topnotch industry experts!
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Life with GDPR

Trade Sanctions, AML and Export Control after Brexit


In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. Today, we conclude a 3-part series on issues relating to GDPR after Brexit. They include data protection, data transfer and issues related to trade sanctions, AML and export control. In this episode we consider trade sanctions, anti-money laundering and export control after Brexit.
Resources
Check out the Cordery Compliance Client alert on the data transfer after Brexit here.
Check out the Cordery Compliance, client alert on this topic, click here. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.

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Daily Compliance News

March 18, 2021 the Side Door edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Najib claims US withholding evidence which favors his defense. (Free Malaysia Today)
  • State of Texas to protect Wall Street and not its citizens from gouging. (Houston Chronicle)
  • Netflix documentary on Varsity Blues. (Time)
  • John Wood settles corruption case in Scotland. (WSJ)
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FCPA Compliance Report

ECI 2021 Global Business Ethics Survey: Episode 3 – Retaliation


In this special five-part podcast series, I visit with Dr. Pat Harned, President of the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI), about the organization’s 2021 Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES). Since 1994, ECI has conducted this cross-sectional study of workplace conduct from the employee’s perspective. ECI’s GBES data provides the only global benchmark on the state of ethics and compliance (E&C) in business. This year’s GBES is the first compliance related survey conducted after the global pandemic hit. It has significant information for the compliance professional which they need to consider for every compliance program, literally on a world-wide basis.
While a multitude of factors influence ethical behavior, the GBES reports interplay of four major ethics outcomes are tied to the daily decisions employees make with respect to how they behave in the workplace. These are: pressure in the workplace to compromise ethical standards; observations of misconduct; reporting misconduct; and, ultimately, the retaliation perceived by employees after they reported misconduct. Some of this year’s findings are quite troubling as they are clearly trending in disturbing directions. Over this series we review the key findings, how retaliation against whistleblowers has taken an alarming turn, the impact of Covid-19 on compliance, closing with conclusions and recommendations. In Part 3, we consider the GBES findings around retaliation.
Join us for Episode 4, where we consider Covid-19 and its impact on employees. To obtain a copy of the Survey, click here. To find out more about ECI, click here.

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Cordery

Cordery Head to Head @ Home: Tom Fox on Investigations & Improving Your Compliance Program


In this edition of Cordery Head to Head @ Home Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong talks to Tom Fox.
Tom is one of the US’s leading compliance commentators. Tom joins us from his home in Houston, Texas. Tom has practiced law in Houston for 30 years. He is now an Independent Consultant, assisting companies with anti-corruption and anti-bribery compliance. He was previously General Counsel at Drilling Controls, Inc., a worldwide oilfield manufacturing and service company. Before that he was division counsel with Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. where he supported Halliburton’s software division and its downhole division.
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Tom is the author of the award winning FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog and the international best-selling book “Lessons Learned on Compliance and Ethics”.
Tom talks about the challenges of investigations and how to improve your compliance program. He talks about the specific issues caused by the pandemic and the need to look at how the compliance risks have changed in every organisations. He also speaks about how investigations always have the benefit of hindsight and how regulators may not make allowances for the current pandemic in future investigations. He gives practical tips that you can do now to avoid issues in the future.
You can watch some earlier films with Jonathan and Tom chatting in London here https://www.corderycompliance.com/cordery-head-to-head-tom-fox-on-importance-of-customers-in-compliance/
You can find out more about Tom and listen to his podcasts here http://fcpacompliancereport.com/
You can find out more about Cordery and its work here https://www.corderycompliance.com/.
You can also read about current issues in dealing with the pandemic here https://www.corderycompliance.com/category/covid19/
There is more on Cordery’s work in investigations here https://www.corderycompliance.com/internal-investigations/
 

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Compliance Into the Weeds

A Punch in the Face to SEC Enforcement?


Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. This week Matt and Tom take a deep dive into a recent speech by SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw on a new philosophy in SEC financial penalty enforcement.
Some of the issues we consider are:

  • Who is SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw?
  • What was the 2006 policy regarding enforcement priorities?
  • What changes did Commissioner Crenshaw propose?
  • What about the timing of the remarks?
  • Is this a response to the Supreme Court decision in Lui?
  • What does this mean for compliance officers?

Resources
Matt’s blog post on Radical Compliance:
SEC Enforcement Speech, Umm Wow 
2006 SEC Enforcement Policy Statement

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Great Women in Compliance

Donna Schneider on Healthcare Compliance


Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.
We’re pleased to introduce our latest two part series on Great Women in Compliance this week – a focus on Healthcare Compliance!  In part one we speak with Donna Schneider Lifespan Vice President, Corporate Compliance and Internal Audit.  In an unconventional start for GWIC, we begin the episode by level setting on the topic of what Healthcare Compliance is compared with similar industry areas and some of the unique topics that fall under Healthcare Compliance, both in the US and internationally before launching into Donna’s fascinating background as a healthcare provider herself initially, before joining the Compliance realm.
Donna shares her subject matter expertise by commenting on pressing issues of the day for Healthcare Chief Compliance Officers. For anyone looking to transition into Healthcare Compliance, you’ll want to tune into this episode as Donna shares her tips for those job hunting and in particular hoping to be a Healthcare Compliance professional.
Donna and Mary also ruminate about the benefits of Compliance certifications and volunteering – they could just set you a apart as a shining candidate in a job search.
We seek Donna’s advice for Compliance Officers seeking zen and balance after your temper has been tested at work.  Tune in for tips from someone who has seen and done a lot in her career and unsurprisingly has some sound tips to take away to keep a sense of calm in even the most stressful of moments.
Mary wraps up the episode with the first of a two pronged speak up campaign – the first prong focuses on the deterrent that staff believe that speaking up is futile.  Tune in to our second episode in the Healthcare Compliance series to hear from Mel Sponholz and the second step in Mary’s speak up campaign.
We like to share advice and tips on the podcast via our learned guests but some things don’t have immediate answers, including some aspects of what we’ve canvassed today.  If you’d like to share your thoughts on the issues raised, we invite you to connect with us at GWICpod@gmail.com.
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