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350: Dirty Cement Deals on ISIS Letterhead: Comparing the Lafarge & Chiquita Cases

350: Dirty Cement Deals on ISIS Letterhead: Comparing the Lafarge & Chiquita Cases

FromDemocracy That Delivers


350: Dirty Cement Deals on ISIS Letterhead: Comparing the Lafarge & Chiquita Cases

FromDemocracy That Delivers

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Nov 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Anti-corruption lawyer Bill Steinman joins the Anti-Corruption & Governance Center (ACGC) podcast to discuss cases of companies cutting deals with terrorist organizations in dangerous foreign markets. The lively discussion starts with the now infamous Lafarge enforcement action, announced by the U.S. Department of Justice in October 2022. It involves a French multi-national cement firm that pled guilty for "conspiring to provide material support and resources" to both ISIS and Al-Nusra Front in Syria in 2013 and 2014. Listen now to hear the similarities and shocking differences between Lafarge's decision-making and parallel cases in Colombia and the Niger Delta, the rationale behind a zero-tolerance U.S. legal standard for payments made to known terrorists, and how Lafarge executives ended up providing U.S. authorities copies of agreements signed on ISIS letterhead. The podcast is co-hosted by Lola Adekanye, CIPE Program Director for Africa, and Ben Schmidt, Program Officer with ACGC. 
Released:
Nov 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Democracy That Delivers podcast is about democratic and economic development and the intersection between the two. Through their personal stories, guests share how their work is helping build stronger democratic institutions in countries all over the world and how they are tackling some of the major governance challenges that many countries face today. The weekly discussion covers a wide range of topics including entrepreneurship, governance, rule of law, and the role of the private sector in democratic processes.