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…
Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty this week on 4 of 11 charges against her. The jury was unable to reach agreement on the remaining seven charges against her. Multiple media…
I recently had the chance to visit with Olivia Allison, Senior Managing Director at K2 Integrity. We looked at some key fraud trends in 2021 and how they might influence…
I have always striven to provide my readers and listeners with the most up-to-date information on what goes into a best practices compliance program. To that end, beginning January 1,…
There was a paucity of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions in 2021. However, the few enforcement actions announced did provide significant lessons for every compliance professional. Deutsche Bank…
2021 was a very significant year for every compliance practitioner and compliance program. While there was a paucity of corporate FCPA enforcement actions, the three enforcement actions were significant with…
We conclude our pre-Christmas Naughty List review and today we have one person who is on the Very Naughty List. That person is now former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban…
We continue our exploration of Santa’s Naughty List this week before Christmas by looking at the compliance failures of Nikola Corporation (Nikola). In a Press Release, the Securities and Exchange…
We begin the week before Christmas by looking at one heck of a compliance failure (or perhaps series of compliance failures) which led JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, J.P. Morgan Securities…
We are exploring the recently released the United States Strategy on Countering Corruption (the “Strategy”); subtitled “Pursuant To The National Security Study Memorandum On Establishing The Fight Against Corruption as…
We are exploring the recently released the United States Strategy on Countering Corruption (the “Strategy”); subtitled “Pursuant To The National Security Study Memorandum On Establishing The Fight Against Corruption as…
