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
Mentioned books
Apr 2, 2018 • 24min
Spotlight on Argentina
Guillermo Jorge, a partner at Governance Latam in Buenos Aires, discusses the new Argentinian law that creates corporate liability for bribery that came into effect on March 1.
Mar 28, 2018 • 39min
When Reporting is a Crime
Acclaimed investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova describes her efforts to uncover corruption in Azerbaijan and the state-sponsored blackmail, and then imprisonment, she suffered.
Mar 21, 2018 • 34min
Offsets: What on Earth?
Bill Steinman of Steinman & Rodgers provides a primer on offsets and the compliance challenges they present.
Mar 19, 2018 • 25min
"The Despot's Guide to Wealth Management"
Prof. Jason Sharman at King's College, Cambridge, discusses his book about how kleptocrats operate and advocates for a controversial "bounty hunter" model for asset recovery.
Mar 14, 2018 • 26min
When Companies Negotiate with Terrorists
Investigative journalist Dorothee Myriam Kellou tells the story of the Lafarge plant in Syria that was ultimately taken over by ISIS
Mar 12, 2018 • 21min
Virtuous Circles of Anticorruption
Michael Johnston talks about the research for his book “Transitions to Good Governance: Creating Virtuous Circles of Anticorruption”. He provides some cause for optimism as he describes lessons we can learn from modest success stories like Botswana and Georgia.
Feb 28, 2018 • 27min
White House Ethics Czar
Norm Eisen, former White House Ethics Czar and then Ambassador to Prague and current Chairman of CREW, talks about his work at the White House and the importance of setting the right tone. Norm also previews his new book: “The Last Palace.”
Feb 26, 2018 • 15min
Spotlight on Lebanon
Colonel Bashar Khatib, head of Lebanon’s financial crimes and money-laundering division, discusses his organization and mandate and some successes and ongoing challenges.
Feb 21, 2018 • 26min
“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
Feb 19, 2018 • 29min
Spotlight on India
Vasu Muthyala of Kobre & Kim discusses some of the challenges facing companies doing business in India, and some recent improvements there.
