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Petrofac fined UK£77 million over Middle East bribes
By Sara Lewis
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05 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
EPPO urgently needs 130 more staff, Kövesi tells MEPs
By Sara Lewis, in Brussels
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07 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
The origins and relevance of Cressey’s Fraud Triangle
Peter Tickneris a freelance consultant, fraud investigator and academic as well as the author of a number of books on fraud investigation. He was director of internal audit for the Metropolitan Police Service in the UK from 1995 to 2009. Peter has recently obtained a doctorate at the University of Portsmouth’s Institute of Criminal Justice Studies around his methodology for investigating fraud in the public sector. This article on the origins of the Cressey Fraud Triangle has also appeared in the Public Sector Counter Fraud Journal, July 2021, and is summarised from an academic paper written by Dr Peter Tickner and Professor Mark Button [5].
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07 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Whistleblowing in the EU – challenges for international corporations
Marjorie Holmes (+44 (0)20 3116 2986, mholmes@reedsmith.com) is a London-based partner, Michaela Westrup (+49 (0)89 20304 10, mwestrup@reedsmith.com) is counsel in the Munich office and Olga Kacprzak is a trainee, at law firm Reed Smith.
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07 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
US Government broadens its targets under False Claims Act
Laura Perlov (+1 303 866 0421 / +1 212 541 2121, laura.perlov@bclplaw.com) and Andrey Spektor (+1 212 541 2085, andrey.spektor@bclplaw.com) are litigation partners at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, where Laura co-chairs the False Claims Act Practice. Marcia Levitan-Haffar, a summer associate, contributed to this article.
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07 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Lie detech
Accelerating developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence hold out the prospect of enhanced lie detection but a strong body of opinion maintains that the face-to-face interview is still the best way to uncover deceit. Keith Nuthall..
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07 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Navigating through tenders – the belts and boat case
Anna Kon CIA, CFE, CRMA is a Head of Internal Audit based in Tallinn, Estonia. She may be contacted onanna.kon4@gmail.com.
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07 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Family fraud is unexplored risk, report warns
By Sara Lewis
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14 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Corporate bribery: a significant conviction
Omar Qureshi (+44 (0)20 7367 2573, omar.qureshi@cms-cmno.com) and Eoin O’Shea (+44 (0)20 7367 2366, eoin.oshea@cms-cmno.com) are partners and Amy Wilkinson (+44 (0)20 7367 3331, amy.wilkinson@cms-cmno.com) a senior associate at CMS in London.
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14 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
SIFting out
Greg Woolf is the founder and CEO of FiVerity (www.fiverity.com).
Online Published Date:
20 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
More enforcement, better targeted support, recommends UK Victims’ Commissioner, as one million lose to fraud
By Sara Lewis
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21 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Credit Suisse to pay US$475m over corrupt Mozambique deals, plus restitution
The global investment bank has agreed a penalty totalling US$475 million with United States and United Kingdom regulators; moreover, it will forgive US$200m of debt owed by Mozambique – because it defrauded investors in the financing of coastal..
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22 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Don’t make a Goose out of a Black Swan: Norwich Pharmacal relief after Broad Idea No. 2
Julie Engwirda (+8525806 7919, julie.engwirda@harneys.com)is a Partner; and Phillip Kite (+44 203 752 3601, phillip.kite@harneys.com)is Co-head of Litigation, Insolvency and Restructuring at Harneys.
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27 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Accounting bodies advance ideas to improve auditor response to fraud
By Sara Lewis
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28 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Should there be a legal duty to report fraud?
Dr Janice Goldstraw-White (j.goldstraw-white@perpetuityresearch.com) is a researcher for Perpetuity Research (http://perpetuityresearch.com) and has published widely in the area of economic crime. Her book, entitled ‘White-Collar Crime: Accounts of Offending Behaviour’, was published in 2011.Professor Martin Gill is the Director of Perpetuity Research (http://perpetuityresearch.com), as well as holding honorary/visiting chairs at the Universities of Leicester and London. He is the author of 14 books, with the third edition of the ‘Handbook’ of Security’ due to be published in Spring 2022.
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01 November 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
UK Joint Fraud Taskforce relaunched to reverse rising crimes
By Andreia Nogueira
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02 November 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Mindfield – tread warily
Nature, nurture – which is more important? The debate is age-old and so the answer remains, ‘It depends’. Keith Nuthall finds little doubt amongst professionals, though, that some individuals are predisposed to commit fraud. Psychological..
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08 November 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Has the music stopped for carousel fraudsters?
Rachel Clark (www.33knowledge.com/rachel-clark) is a barrister at 33 Chancery Lane, specialising in financial wrongdoing matters, particularly those involving a tax element. This article was drafted during her time as an employed barrister at Bright Line Law.
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08 November 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Ways and means – fixing fraud enforcement
Rachel Adamson (0330 111 2814, rachel.adamson@lawyersinc.org) is Head of Fraud and Regulatory at Adkirk Law.
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13 November 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Will a new bill call time on fraudulent directors?
Tim Carter (+44 (0)1483 734248, tim.carter@stevens-bolton.com) is a partner and Helen Martin (+44 (0)1483 406487, helen.martin@stevens-bolton.com) an associate at Stevens & Bolton LLP.
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15 November 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Business as usual? – bribery
Rolls-Royce, Unaoil, Petrofac, football association FIFA, the Gupta family in South Africa – all names linked to multi-million dollar bribery scandals in recent years, despite increasingly tough anti-graft laws around world. Bribery remains rife,..
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16 November 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Norwich Pharmacal developments offshore
CharlieSorensen (+44 (1534) 766254, charliesorensen@bakerandpartners.com) is a seniorassociate at Baker & Partners.
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18 November 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Time to act against fraud skeletons in the closet
Esther Martin (esther.martin@informa.com),Assistant Editor
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20 November 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
UK plans mandatory compensation for authorised push payment fraud victims
By Sara Lewis
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22 November 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Defence and security corruption a risk in 62% of countries - TI
By Sara Lewis
Online Published Date:
25 November 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
EU currents – EPPO launch comes as law enforcement steps up activity against fraud
By Keith Nuthall
Online Published Date:
02 December 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021