Imprisoned in China

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Imprisoned in China

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Oct 4, 2017

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Peter Humphrey and his wife were well-respected compliance professionals active in China when they were arrested, tried and imprisoned for two years.

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Oct 4, 2017

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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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Imprisoned in China: Peter Humphrey and his wife were well-respected compliance professionals active in China when they were arrested, tried and imprisoned for two years. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
59 min listen
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The Congo: A Family-Owned Business: Bloomberg’s Michael Kavanagh describes his research into the extensive holdings of the Kabila family in the DRC. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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The Death of Sergei Magnitsky: Bill Browder of Hermitage Capital describes the brazen fraud and violence of Putin’s Russia. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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David Green and the UK Serious Fraud Office: David Green, the Director of the SFO, talks about the SFO’s priorities, changes he has made as Director and what’s next for him. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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Spotlight on Israel: Chaim Gelfand of Israeli law firm Shibolet & Co talks us through the corruption scandals involving two Israeli Prime Ministers and discusses the current compliance environment in Israel. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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Human Trafficking: Martina Vandenberg discusses the misery caused by trafficking and slavery, including in our own neighborhoods, and describes the work her organization is doing to support those able to break free. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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Spotlight on Nigeria: Olukayode Dada of Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie in Lagos discusses the compliance climate and corruption in Nigeria. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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Spoiling Their Shopping Trips: Rob Leventhal of the US State Department discusses the tools available to the US Government to make the lives of kleptocrats more difficult. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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Madoff and Belfort: Ike Sorkin, lawyer to both Madoff and Belfort, talks us through their criminal financial schemes and how regulatory safeguards failed. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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The Corrupt Underbelly of Sport: Declan Hill discusses the pervasive and sinister nature of match-fixing and how we can prevent sport from being turned into theater. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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Murder in Malta: Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed by a car bomb while reporting on corruption in Malta. Roberto Montalto, her lawyer, describes her courage, her work and the loss of a Maltese institution. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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Spotlight on South Africa: Our “spotlight” series takes a closer look at one country. Today, Paul Holden of Corruption Watch talks about Zuma’s presidency, the Gupta family and the bribery scandal in South Africa. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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Spotlight on Italy: Andrea Lo Gaglio, a Partner at Studio Legale Biamonti in Rome, describes corruption, compliance and the role of the mafia in Italy. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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Menendez, McDonnell and Anti-Bribery Efforts in the US: Randall Eliason discusses the recent Menendez trial, the impact of the Supreme Court’s McDonnell decision and the current state of domestic anti-bribery enforcement in the US. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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Fujimori, Montesinos and TI: Before becoming chairman of Transparency International, Jose Ugaz was the “ad hoc state attorney” (special prosecutor) who brought down Peruvian President Fujimori and his head of intelligence, Vladimiro Montesinos. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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“Illicit” and the Underside of Globalization: Moisés Naím, author, public intellectual at Carnegie Endowment and former Minister of Trade and Industry for Venezuela discusses his book, Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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Bernie Madoff: “The Wizard of Lies”: Diana Henriques drew on her years of financial journalism and extraordinary access to the title character to write the definitive book about Bernie Madoff. It was turned into an HBO movie earlier this year starring Robert De Niro, Michelle... by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal: Jack Ewing of the New York Times in Frankfurt discusses his excellent book, “Faster, Higher, Farther: The Volkswagen Scandal,” and the outrageous fraud and cover-up uncovered by a handful of WVU students. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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The Smartest Guys in the Room: Peter Elkind tells the story of the Enron financial scandal; it’s a timely refresher on that corporate disaster as the Trump Administration rolls back financial regulations. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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