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
Feb 14, 2018 • 23min
From Russia with Cash
Roman Borisovich of ClampK discusses going undercover to film his documentary, “From Russia with Cash”, which exposes exploitation of the London real estate market by kleptocrats and money-launderers. He is also the architect of London’s “Kleptocracy Tours”.
Feb 7, 2018 • 30min
Doping at the Olympics
Richard Conway of BBC Sports describes the vast state-sponsored Russian doping scandal and how the credibility of global sports is being undermined.
Jan 31, 2018 • 23min
Hong Kong’s ICAC
Commissioner Simon Peh of Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption discusses its mandate, tools, successes and future challenges.
Jan 29, 2018 • 29min
Spotlight on Hong Kong
Wendy Wysong of Clifford Chance describes the aspects of Hong Kong's anti-bribery law and enforcement regime that set it apart from most others.
Jan 24, 2018 • 29min
Understanding Suspension, Debarment and Blacklisting
Jessica Tillipman provides a comprehensive and fast-paced explanation of how the government and others use suspension, debarment and blacklisting for punishment or deterrence.
Jan 22, 2018 • 21min
Spotlight on Mexico
Daniel Maldonado discusses Mexico’s ramped-up anti-bribery enforcement efforts, where problems still linger and how the WalMart case is perceived there.
Jan 17, 2018 • 21min
Dirty Entanglements: Corruption, Crime and Terrorism
Louise Shelley, founder of the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, discusses her book about the links between the three international scourges.
Jan 15, 2018 • 22min
Bonus podcast: US Soccer Federation Election
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated discusses power, governance and the upcoming election at US Soccer as Sunil Gulati steps down.
Jan 10, 2018 • 24min
2017 FCPA Year in Review
Billy Jacobson describes the key FCPA enforcement actions of 2017, what surprised him last year and his assessment of enforcement under Trump.
Jan 8, 2018 • 30min
Spotlight on Nigeria
Olukayode Dada of Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie in Lagos discusses the compliance climate and corruption in Nigeria.
