Corruption Crime & Compliance

When You Fail to Fix an Already Flagged Compliance Gap

At $125 million, breaking the law can never be a cost of doing business. UBS Bank was hit with a $125 million FinCEN penalty, the largest ever against a broker-dealer un

Episode 446 -- L3Harris's CEO Ouster and the Board Governance Lesson Nobody Learns the First Time

In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov examines L3Harris Technologies' abrupt ouster of chairman and CEO Christopher Kubasik over a code-of-c

Could Your Routine Customs Payment Actually Be a Bribe?

Is your routine payment actually a bribe? Scolar, an Omaha agricultural company, resolved an FCPA case for over $10 million after using customs brokers to bribe Mexican

Episode 445 -- Why Your Organization Needs an AI Acceptable Use Policy

In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov makes the case that every organization needs a written AI Acceptable Use Policy now, not eventually, b

Can Your Biggest FCPA Risk Be a Trusted Insider?

Have you heard about the Goldman Sachs banker who bribed his way to a conviction? A federal jury in Brooklyn last week convicted Asante Berko, a former Goldman Sachs exe

Is Trade Fraud the Next Major False Claims Act Risk?

If you think your company can smuggle and fly under the radar screen, think again. When your company touches imports, customs, or tariffs, you need to know this. The Ju

Episode 444 -- BAE Systems' $36 Million ITAR Wake-Up Call

In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov breaks down the State Department's $36 million settlement with BAE Systems, Inc. over more than 100 al

Where Is DOJ Taking False Claims Act Enforcement Next?

You think you can cheat the government? The False Claims Act says you’ll pay for it three times. The 2026 False Claims Act mid-year numbers are out, and the story is cle

Episode 443 -- Nothing Crosses the Border for Free

In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov examines the compliance risks lurking in ordinary U.S.-Mexico cross-border trade, explaining how the p

Could AI Use Waive Privilege in Your Internal Investigation?

When using AI in your internal investigation, make sure you protect the attorney-client privilege. A lot of investigators are feeding interview notes, documents, even wi

Episode 442 -- When Forced Labor Risk Hits the P&L

In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov explains why forced labor compliance has shifted from a sustainability afterthought into a direct fina

Can You Trust AI During an Internal Investigation?

When you’re conducting an internal investigation and using AI as a tool, you’re risking the use of a shifty informant. Let’s talk about a risk that I’m seeing firsthand

Episode 441 -- Severin Wirz on his New Book, "Bribery Beyond Borders: A History of the FCPA"

On the Corruption, Crime and Compliance podcast, host Mike interviews Severin Wirtz, an in-house compliance lawyer (now at a semiconductor company, formerly at Trace Inte

Are You Looking for DOJ Enforcement in the Wrong Place?

If you’re looking at the Justice Department and only at FCPA cases, you’re looking in the wrong place. Everyone’s talking about the DOJ going soft on corporate crime. I

Episode 440-- Chris Focacci: AI, Due Diligence, and the Limits of Machine Judgment

In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov sits down with Christian Focacci, founder of Threat Digital, for their annual check-in on AI's evolvin

Has DOJ Enforcement Shifted Rather Than Slowed Down?

Everyone’s talking about the DOJ going soft on crime. I want to push back on that narrative because I think it’s incomplete and, honestly, a little dangerous if complian

Episode 439 -- The Scoular Company FCPA Resolution

In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov breaks down the Justice Department's $10.2 million foreign bribery resolution with The Scoular Company

Should Compliance Programs Relax When DOJ Enforcement Slows Down?

When it comes to DOJ enforcement, the pendulum swings, and it always returns. Don’t let it knock you off your feet. I’ve been watching the headlines, and so have you. Fe

Episode 438 -- The Fight to Save the Corporate Transparency Act: An Urgent Update

In this update episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov speaks with Erica Hanichak of the FACT Coalition and Frank Russo of Modern Fortis about the cur

Is Your Compliance Program Losing Its Seat at the Table?

Is your compliance program being demoted? Let’s talk about something that should worry every compliance officer. The stature of the profession is slipping. For years, t