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Fighting Off Fraud in Times of Virus

16th April 2020
It was inevitable that the COVID-19 crisis would see a surge of "pandemic profiteers" looking to commit fraud. Organisations must remain vigilant against bad actors seeking to exploit this time of economic uncertainty.
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The Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and Its Impact Outside the US

28th February 2020
Prohibiting US firms and individuals from paying bribes to foreign officials in furtherance of a business deal, the FCPA’s impact in the CEE/SEE (Central and (south)Eastern European Countries) region continues to grow. We speak to Jitka Logesová who heads the firm-wide Corporate Investigation practice at Wolf Theiss, on what impact the FCPA has and the […]
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Why OLAF Investigations Should Be Subject to Judicial Review

28th February 2020
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is an institution mandated by the EU with the notion of protecting the Union's financial interest. It is an administrative body which investigates fraud against the EU budget, corruption and serious misconduct within the European institutions, and develops anti-fraud policies. But are their investigations thorough and meet legal requirements, or do […]
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Here’s the EU’s Plan to Tackle Money Laundering

8th January 2020
It now appears that the European Union (EU) is convinced of the need for a central authority to tackle money laundering.
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Money Laundering: The Dirty Secret That Won’t Go Away

12th December 2019
A report by anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International lays bare what it believes is massive, carefully planned money laundering in the UK.
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Is the US Really Alone in the Battle Against Bribery?

26th November 2019
The chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission has said his country is the only one tackling bribery and corruption.
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EY Aided the Laundering of Drug Money, But Who's Really to Blame?

8th November 2019
A recent investigation by the BBC and Premières Lignes has uncovered that one of Britain’s biggest accountancy firms aided the laundering of drug money.
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Are Law Firms Failing to Mitigate Increasingly Sophisticated AML Practices?

6th November 2019
If businesses have learnt anything from the past few years, it’s that knowing who you are working with is key to success.
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US Lawyer Accused of Laundering in Crypto Scam

5th November 2019
A trial has just began in New York, at the centre of which a US Lawyer has been accused of laundering money made in a cryptocurrency scam.
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Fake ID Fabrication Vs. Anti-Fraud Measures: Which is Winning?

30th October 2019
United States government-issued identification cards are replete with anti-fraud measures such as ultraviolet ink markings and holographics intent on stemming the reproduction of phony IDs.
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