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“On Corruption in America”

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Nov 25, 2020

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Sarah Chayes joins the podcast to talk about her latest book: On Corruption in America and What is at Stake. She takes us from the myth of King Midas through to the present in a lively history of corruption and then leaves listeners with a detailed call to action.

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Nov 25, 2020

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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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Wine Forger Extraordinaire: Peter Hellman, Wine Spectator regular and author of In Vino Duplicitas, tells the almost unbelievable story of wine fraudster, Rudy Kurniawan. 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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The Paradise Papers: Will Fitzgibbon, an ICIJ reporter on the Paradise Papers team, describes this latest tranche of documents. He discusses the corrosive nature of offshore accounts, even in those cases where they are technically legal. by Bribe, Swindle or Steal
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