Welcome to The Woody Report, where Washington & Lee School of Law Associate Professor Karen Woody and host Tom Fox discuss issues on white collar crime, compliance issues, international corruption, securities and accounting fraud, and internal corporate…
In 2024, compliance is no longer just a check-the-box function but a vital component of risk management, corporate governance, and business strategy. As companies scale and regulations become more complex,…
Ed. Note: In 2021, I did remembrance of 9/11 with a podcast series and accompanying blog post series featuring the personal stories of persons in the compliance field with their…
Today, we conclude a multipart blog post series exploring one of the biggest corporate scandals of the 1990s, the Bre-X mining scandal. Our most recent blog post explored the foundational…
As we close out this series on the Bre-X mining scandal, the lessons from this notorious case continue to resonate, especially for today’s compliance professionals. The fraud that led to…
The Bre-X mining scandal of the 1990s is one of history’s most infamous corporate fraud cases. Bre-X Minerals Ltd., a small Canadian company, falsely reported one of the largest gold…
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…
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…
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…
Visitors face an ever-expanding landscape of challenges and opportunities in today’s world. Machine learning (ML) represents a transformative force, offering new ways to enhance audit quality, efficiency, and insight. But…
In a recent development that has garnered significant attention in the compliance community, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) declined prosecution of Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG) for violations of…
