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Petrofac fined UK£77 million over Middle East bribes
By Sara Lewis
Online Published Date:
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
Online Published Date:
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].
Online Published Date:
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.
Online Published Date:
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.
Online Published Date:
07 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021
Family fraud is unexplored risk, report warns
By Sara Lewis
Online Published Date:
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.
Online Published Date:
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
Online Published Date:
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.
Online Published Date:
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
Online Published Date:
28 October 2021
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December 2021/January 2022 - 05 December 2021