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Join host Alexandra Addison, President & Founder of TRACE, on Bribe, Swindle or Steal as she explores the world of financial crime—corruption, fraud, money laundering and sanctions—and what motivates people to break the law, how wrongdoers cover their tracks and what can be done to put a stop to the looting through interviews with experts in the field.
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At the 2025 TRACE Forum, Kirk Foster, Assistant General Counsel and Director of Compliance at HII Mission Technologies, explores how organizations can use Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) alongside compliance to proactively address emerging risks. By leveraging ERM, Kirk discusses how companies can make data-driven decisions, increase efficiency, reduce redundancy, and support business growth.
This episode was originally published on 22 October 2025.
Candice Welsch of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime describes the work, progress and goals of the UN Convention Against Corruption.
Charles Laubach of Afridi & Angell's Dubai office discusses the compliance and enforcement landscape there, as well as some common misperceptions and his advice for companies operating in the UAE.
John Langdale, a professor at Macquarie University in Sydney, discusses his research into Chinese criminal gangs, their method of attaching to legitimate business and trade routes, and some implications for Belt and Road projects.
Roomy Khan, "Tipper A" in the Galleon Group insider trading case, discusses the many small decisions that lead to catastrophic consequences in the world of financial crime.
David Mizrachi of Panamanian law firm MDU Legal discusses recent AML enforcement in Panama and living under the cloud of the "Panama Papers".
Jim Quiggle, of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, joins us to discuss the many grisly shapes that insurance fraud takes including, astonishingly, parachute sabotage.
Simona Weinglass, a reporter with the Times of Israel, describes the US$10 billion global binary options scam that she and her colleagues exposed. Far from being a sophisticated scheme, it was simply unchecked fraud on a massive scale.
Lisa Phelan, who until very recently was responsible for criminal enforcement of US antitrust laws and is now a partner with Morrison & Foerster, explains the world of anti-trust violations.
Lacie Pierson of the Charleston Gazette-Mail discusses the startling and controversial removal of all sitting justices in West Virginia.
Kelly Carr discusses her investigation, with Jaimi Dowdell, into gaps in US oversight of private planes that make the country more vulnerable to terrorists and drug lords.
David Eby, Attorney General of British Columbia, discusses comprehensive measures being taken to address financial crime in that province.
Peter German Report: https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/Gaming_Final_Report.pdf
Peter German, author of the comprehensive German Report, discusses the unique and unsettling "Vancouver Model" of financial crime, which includes both money-laundering and drug trafficking using casinos as the way station.
Read Peter German's full report: https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/Gaming_Final_Report.pdf
Video footage: https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/AML_video.mp4 https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/2018-06-27-Anti-Money-Laundering.mp4
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