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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Bre-X Mining Scandal, Part 3: Why Was No One Prosecuted

In the annals of corporate fraud, few scandals match the magnitude of the Bre-X mining affair. For compliance professionals, the lessons from this incident resonate deeply, not just because of the scale of the deception but...more

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Glencore Pleads Guilty and Resolves Foreign Bribery and Market Manipulation Charges — Pays Over $1.1 Billion (Part I of V)

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In a long-anticipated and major enforcement action, the Justice Department and the Commodities and Futures Exchange Commission resolved a sprawling investigation with Glencore  International A.G. and Glencore Ltd, a...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

BSRG in Guinea: Part 4 – Lessons Learned

This week I have been exploring and reviewing the Beny Steinmetz guilty verdict in a Swiss court for bribery and corruption in the obtaining of mining rights in Guinea. As reported by the BBC, the corruption was engaged in...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

A ‘Most Daring Act’ and the SQM FCPA Enforcement Action – Part I

A most “daring act” seems to be a good way to introduce a multi-part look at the recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving the Chilean chemicals and mining company Sociedad Química y Minera de...more

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