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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.
Anita Raghavan discusses Raj Rajaratnam and her book, "The Billionaire's Apprentice, The Rise of the Indian-American Elite and Fall of the Galleon Hedge Fund"
Guillermo Jorge, a partner at Governance Latam in Buenos Aires, discusses the new Argentinian law that creates corporate liability for bribery that came into effect on March 1.
Acclaimed investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova describes her efforts to uncover corruption in Azerbaijan and the state-sponsored blackmail, and then imprisonment, she suffered.
Bill Steinman of Steinman & Rodgers provides a primer on offsets and the compliance challenges they present.
Prof. Jason Sharman at King's College, Cambridge, discusses his book about how kleptocrats operate and advocates for a controversial "bounty hunter" model for asset recovery.
Investigative journalist Dorothee Myriam Kellou tells the story of the Lafarge plant in Syria that was ultimately taken over by ISIS
Michael Johnston talks about the research for his book "Transitions to Good Governance: Creating Virtuous Circles of Anticorruption". He provides some cause for optimism as he describes lessons we can learn from modest success stories like Botswana and Georgia.
Norm Eisen, former White House Ethics Czar and then Ambassador to Prague and current Chairman of CREW, talks about his work at the White House and the importance of setting the right tone. Norm also previews his new book: "The Last Palace."
Colonel Bashar Khatib, head of Lebanon's financial crimes and money-laundering division, discusses his organization and mandate and some successes and ongoing challenges.
Moisés Naím, author, public intellectual at Carnegie Endowment and former Minister of Trade and Industry for Venezuela discusses his book, Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy
Vasu Muthyala of Kobre & Kim discusses some of the challenges facing companies doing business in India, and some recent improvements there.
Roman Borisovich of ClampK discusses going undercover to film his documentary, "From Russia with Cash", which exposes exploitation of the London real estate market by kleptocrats and money-launderers. He is also the architect of London's "Kleptocracy Tours".
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