On today’s podcast, David Montero discusses his new book, "Kickback" and tells the story of how Saddam Hussein found collaborators willing to help him thwart the purpose of the Oil-for-Food program and prop up his thuggish regime.  

Michelle de Kluyver of Addleshaw Goddard provides an overview of Brexit and then drills down on its potential impact on specific compliance issues, including anti-bribery, AML and sanctions.  

Pia Vining of TRACE discusses the five most common due diligence challenges her team sees and the growing sophistication of the international community of third-party intermediaries.  

Kara Brockmeyer, former Chief of the SEC’s FCPA Unit and now with Debevoise & Plimpton, discusses key enforcement actions, the shifting legal landscape and compliance trends from 2018, together with a few predictions for 2019.  

Lisa Miller, Integrity Compliance Officer with the World Bank Group, describes the work her team does to help bring small- to medium- sized enterprises back into the fold after sanctions.  

Tax evasion, money-laundering and fraud: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein describes his research – and that of colleagues – into the surprising forms of financial crime associated with lotteries. (Their research was supported by The Fund for Investigative Journalism.)  

Robert Clark, Manager of Legal Research at TRACE, discusses the challenges associated with measuring something as widespread and varied as corruption and refinements to the 2018 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix after another year of research.  

Speaking at the TRACE European Forum, Michelle de Kluyver of Addleshaw Goddard provides a comprehensive and insightful update on the UKBA and recent enforcement trends in the U.K.  

Alexander Cooley, political science professor at Columbia University and author of “Dictators Without Borders,” describes the corruption climate across Central Asia.    

Finnish journalist Jessikka Aro has investigated pro-Russia internet trolls, their disinformation efforts and related financial crimes since 2014. She has continued in spite of the barrage of death and rape threats designed to silence her. Now, a recent verdict has brought some relief and vindication with sentences for three of the worst offenders for aggravated defamation and stalking.  

In her first podcast, Lisa Osofsky discusses her goals for the Serious Fraud Office and how her professional background will make her a "different kind of Director."  

Judge Mark Wolf of Integrity Initiatives International and Matthew Stephenson of Harvard Law School debate the pros and cons of an International Anti-Corruption Court.