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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Sep 20, 2017 • 31min
Fujimori, Montesinos and TI
Before becoming chairman of Transparency International, Jose Ugaz was the "ad hoc state attorney" (special prosecutor) who brought down Peruvian President Fujimori and his head of intelligence, Vladimiro Montesinos.
Sep 13, 2017 • 24min
The Compliance Whisperer
Hui Chen describes her role as the DOJ's Compliance Consultant, what companies should focus on and why she resigned. @HuiChenEthics
Sep 6, 2017 • 19min
Spoiling Their Shopping Trips
Rob Leventhal of the US State Department discusses the tools available to the US Government to make the lives of kleptocrats more difficult.
Aug 23, 2017 • 23min
The Smartest Guys in the Room
Peter Elkind tells the story of the Enron financial scandal; it's a timely refresher on that corporate disaster as the Trump Administration rolls back financial regulations.
Aug 16, 2017 • 52min
After You Pay a Bribe…
Listen to the riveting first-hand story of a Unaoil executive who found himself at the center of a bribery scheme.
Aug 9, 2017 • 34min
Compliance Challenges in China
Join two legal experts for a conversation about compliance challenges in China.
Aug 2, 2017 • 22min
The Corrupt Underbelly of Sport
Declan Hill discusses the pervasive and sinister nature of match-fixing and how we can prevent sport from being turned into theater.
Jul 26, 2017 • 21min
Understanding Sanctions
Amanda DeBusk walks us through the goal and nature of US sanctions, and the penalties for getting this important issue wrong.
Jul 19, 2017 • 27min
The Congo: A Family-Owned Business
Bloomberg's Michael Kavanagh describes his research into the extensive holdings of the Kabila family in the DRC.
Jul 5, 2017 • 23min
Corruption's Toll on Africa
Michelle Gavin, formerly on the NSC and ambassador to Botswana, discusses corruption on the continent and how the west is perceived.
