Category: Magnitsky Act

Magnitsky Sanctions: A Global Stand Against Corruption

September 3, 2023September 7, 2023The Compliance Lady

It’s been 6 years since the U.S. launched the Global Magnitsky Program. During this time, the U.S. has designated around 450 individuals and entities worldwide for their involvement in human rights violations and corruption. Sergei Magnitsky,…Continue readingMagnitsky Sanctions: A Global Stand Against Corruption

Australia Sanctions Regime To Target Corruption and Human Rights Violations

December 7, 2020December 8, 2020The Compliance Lady

Compliance Officers may soon add the Australia Sanctions Regime to their compliance toolkit. Starting from next year individuals who commit serious human rights abuses and corruption might be banned from entering Australia and have their assets…Continue readingAustralia Sanctions Regime To Target Corruption and Human Rights Violations

US Investigating Raytheon for bribery of Qatar Royal Family Member

Qatar Bribery: Last year, while reporting that U.S. authorities were investigating Raytheon Technologies Corp. for improper payments in the Middle...

UK mining group Lands on the SFO's Radar for Arranging Paris trip for a Foreign Official

UK BRIBERY ACT: Flying a prime minister & his family to France via private jet, offering them a visit at...

Switzerland: SBM Offshore ordered to pay $7.5 million for failing to prevent corruption

Three Swiss-based subsidiaries of Dutch group SBM Offshore, which sells systems and services to the offshore oil and gas industry,...

Survey: 64% of Compliance Officers Don't Rely on the CPI

The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has been widely used as a tool for measuring corruption worldwide for over two decades....

Podcast: Compliance in the Middle East

In this episode, Sofia El Mansouri, "The Compliance Lady", discusses her compliance journey in the Middle East, and how compliance...

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