

Bribe, Swindle or Steal
Alexandra Wrage
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.
Episodes
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May 29, 2019 • 29min
Compliance in the #MeToo Era
Misti Mukherjee of Extensio Law describes the impact of #MeToo, the seismic shift in our debate and the compliance initiatives and employment best practices that continue to evolve.

May 22, 2019 • 27min
Golden Passports and Moneyland
Oliver Bullough, author and investigative reporter, chats about his great book – Moneyland. He discusses this shady world, adjacent to ours, populated by the super-rich who operate outside of the usual immigration, tax and legal constraints.

May 15, 2019 • 17min
Effective Compliance Training
Karen Benson, Associate VP and Assistant Chief Compliance Officer with Royal Caribbean Cruises, shares a broad range of tips on how to build a targeted, innovative training program that keeps employs interested and engaged.

May 8, 2019 • 23min
Promoting a Culture of Compliance
Jonathan Drimmer, currently the Chief Compliance Officer of Barrick Gold Corporation, describes practical, effective steps toward building and sustaining a culture of compliance.

May 1, 2019 • 21min
Legal and Compliance Challenges in Russia
Thad McBride, an international trade partner with Bass, Berry & Sims, describes corruption and sanctions challenges associated with doing business in Russia and how to enter and exit this challenging market prudently.

Apr 24, 2019 • 21min
Compliance Challenges in Global Development
Lauren Camilli, VP and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Blumont, talks about some of the challenges that are specific to the global aid and development world, as well as some that are universal.

Apr 17, 2019 • 17min
Surprising Bribery Schemes
Rupert Younger of Oxford’s Center for Corporate Reputation and Alexandra discuss some novel bribery schemes at Berkeley’s 2019 “Fraudfest”. (The sound quality reflects the conference setting.)

Apr 10, 2019 • 2min
Compliance Minute: Sub-Agents and Sub-Distributors
In this Compliance Minute, Bill Steinman of Steinman & Rodgers discusses challenges associated with sub-agents and sub-distributors.

Apr 10, 2019 • 2min
Compliance Minute: The Biggest Mistakes After a Bribe has been Paid
In this TRACE Compliance Minute, Nathaniel Edmonds of Paul Hastings discusses the biggest mistakes companies make after discovering a bribe has been paid.

Apr 10, 2019 • 2min
Compliance Minute: FCPA Books and Records
In this Compliance Minute, Richard Grime of Gibson Dunn discusses risks associated with the FCPA books and records provision.