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FinCEN Proposes Significant Expansion of AML/CFT Obligations to RIAs and ERAs

RiskWatch - March 26, 2024 14:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Amy Caizza, a Partner at Wilson Sonsini, discusses new proposed rules by FinCEN that would see a significant expansion of AML / CFT obligations for Registered Investment Advisers, Venture Capital Advisers, and Private Fund Advisers. This could mean a significant addition to advisers’ obligations...

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Understanding The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

RiskWatch - February 28, 2024 17:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Daniel Wendt, a member at Miller & Chevalier, discusses the new Foreign Extortion Prevention Act that was signed into law by President Biden in December 2023.  FEPA was designed to prevent extortion by foreign officials and criminalizes the act of foreign officials demanding bribes addressing a ...

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FinCEN's Proposed Rule Targeting Digital Asset Mixers

RiskWatch - January 11, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Evan Abrams is an Associate at Steptoe & Johnson and advises clients on issues related to anti-money laundering and anti-corruption, among others. He came on the show to discuss FinCEN’s recent proposed rule targeting digital asset mixers. The proposed rule is part of an effort by the Department...

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The New Safe Harbor Policy For M&A

RiskWatch - November 20, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
David Rybicki and Neil Smith of the law firm K&L Gates discuss the new Department of Justice Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosure made in connection with M&A. The discussion covers several different focus points, including concerns that need to be top of mind for acquirers, key indus...

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FCPA Enforcement Trends & Developments

RiskWatch - September 27, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Ann Sultan and Alexandra Beaulieu of the law firm Miller & Chevalier came on the show to discuss recent enforcement developments and trends concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Ann is a Partner and Vice Chair of the International Department at the firm and provides public companies and ...

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IPO Due Diligence & State of the Market

RiskWatch - August 07, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Mike Blankenship came back on the show to discuss the IPO underwriting process, the role of due diligence and the state of the IPO market. Mike is a Managing Partner at the Houston office of Winston & Strawn and focuses his practice on corporate finance and securities law, including securities o...

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The Survivalist Who Disappeared in Alaska

Alaska Unsolved - August 04, 2023 05:29 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 743 ratings
In the wilderness of Alaska, a man named Thomas Seibold embarked on an extraordinary journey, seeking something more profound than the ordinary. With an adventurous spirit and a heart full of curiosity, he left his Wisconsin home for the wilds of Alaska in 2012. Thomas was no stranger to the wi...

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Technology Acquisitions & Diligence Concerns

RiskWatch - July 10, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Carrie LeRoy and Charles Walker of the lawfirm Gibson Dunn discuss key takeaways from a bulletin they published on the Gibson Dunn website titled M&A Report: Top Technology Sector-Specific Legal Diligence Concerns in Acquisitions. They discussed the pitfalls that exist for technology acquisition...

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Outbound Investment and National Security

RiskWatch - June 02, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Laura Black and Christian Davis of the lawfirm Akin Gump discuss the likelihood and implications of an outbound investment regulation regime to protect US national security interests that would screen and monitor outbound investment from the United States to “countries of concern”.  You can chec...

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Gold Mafia: Ep. 6 - The Crocodile

Al Jazeera Investigates - May 02, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes
In the shadows of the UN’s climate conference, our undercover reporters, posing as criminals from Hong Kong, arrange a meeting with Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa. There’s a billion-dollar plan on the table to turn Victoria Falls into a mega-casino on the scale of Las Vegas and Macau. ...

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Gold Mafia: Ep. 5 - Executive Power

Al Jazeera Investigates - April 25, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes
The stakes continue to rise as the AJ I-Unit gets closer to the center of power. Our undercover team meets one of Zimbabwe’s most powerful diplomats who offers to help launder a billion dollars on our behalf. With buy-in at the highest levels of government, it’s clear nothing is off the table.  ...

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Gold Mafia: Ep. 4 - The City of Gold

Al Jazeera Investigates - April 18, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes
When it comes to laundering illicit funds through the gold trade, all roads seem to lead to Dubai. The AJ I-Unit gains access to the city’s famed Gold Tower where we learn how traders disguise the true origin of smuggled gold and dirty money.  Episode Credits: This episode was written and produ...

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Gold Mafia: Ep. 3 - Blowing Smoke

Al Jazeera Investigates - April 11, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes
It all starts with a pack of illegal cigarettes bought on the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa. The AJ I-Unit follows the money as it’s laundered by a flamboyant gangster known as Mo Dollars. His former partners tell all about his lavish lifestyle and audacious schemes to launder millions. ...

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Understanding The Corporate Transparency Act

RiskWatch - April 10, 2023 16:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Kenneth Nunnenkamp is a partner with Morgan Lewis and represents clients in international trade and national security matters. He came on the show to speak about what the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is and its implications for companies and financial institutions going forward.  You can rea...

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Gold Mafia: Ep. 2 - The Kingmaker

Al Jazeera Investigates - April 04, 2023 04:00 - 23 minutes
He nearly bankrupted Kenya and now he’s back to his old tricks. Our undercover team meets with Kamlesh Pattni, the notorious businessman behind the famed Goldenberg Scandal. Pattni tells all about how he cleans dirty money through the international gold trade.  Episode Credits: This episode was...

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Gold Mafia: Ep. 1 - The Skeleton Key

Al Jazeera Investigates - March 28, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes
The AJ I-Unit goes undercover to expose some of Africa’s biggest gold smugglers and money launderers. We take you inside a scheme to wash millions of dollars by trading gold from Southern Africa to the Middle East and back again. Find out why gold is the key that unlocks it all. Episode Credits...

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JFK: The Mother of all Conspiracy Theories (w/ Phil Shenon & Jeff Morley)

Conspiracyland - December 22, 2022 16:13 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
In the Pantheon of American conspiracy theories, the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy is the gift that keeps on giving. For nearly 60 years it has been dissected and debated by partisans of countless conspiracy theories. So what does the newly released material on the matter show? ...

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The Labour Files: Ep. 3-The Fall

Al Jazeera Investigates - September 29, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes
A scandal over antisemitism in the UK Labour Party engulfs the final months of Jeremy Corbyn’s time as leader.  But, as The Labour Files show, the facts don’t match the public narrative that sets in following a brutal, internal conflict and the broadcast of a controversial BBC documentary.    ...

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The Labour Files: Ep. 2-The Shock

Al Jazeera Investigates - September 29, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes
In the 2017 general election, Jeremy Corbyn shocks everyone after falling just a few thousand votes short of becoming Prime Minister. The Labour Files, a massive leak of internal party documents, reveal how panic over Corbyn’s success unites his opponents. Meanwhile, a new scandal is brewing th...

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The Labour Files: Ep. 1-The Rise

Al Jazeera Investigates - September 29, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes
Jeremy Corbyn’s surprise election as UK Labour leader in 2015 ignites a vicious internal war within the Party. The left flank has the people but the right flank has the power. The Labour Files, a massive leak of internal documents, reveal how Corbyn’s opponents within the party manoeuvered to d...

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The Labour Files: Ep. 4-The Purge

Al Jazeera Investigates - September 29, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes
The factional war is over. Sir Keir Starmer is the new Leader. The Labour left is scattered and shattered.  But the party leadership is in no mood to reconcile.  The Labour Files show an unprecedented effort to purge the party of Jeremy Corbyn supporters and make sure what happened in 2015 can n...

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S4E33: Bonus Episode 3: "A Havana Travelogue"

Conspiracyland - September 16, 2022 22:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
In Bonus Episode 3, A Havana Travelogue, Isikoff talks with Conspiracyland producer Mark Seman about our wild, surreal experiences in Cuba and veteran Cuba watcher, journalist Patrick Symmes, about how the story of Havana Syndrome -- and the events it triggered-- fits into the long Cold...

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S4E32: Episode 3: "It’s Not What We Thought It Was"

Conspiracyland - September 16, 2022 08:55 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
The third and final installment of the series recounts how senior U.S. officials became increasingly dubious about sensational claims about Havana Syndrome pointing to the lack of any hard evidence that a secret microwave weapon even exists. It features interviews with Fulton Armstrong,...

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S4E31: Bonus Episode 2: "Henry Kissinger's Radiation Treatment"

Conspiracyland - September 15, 2022 21:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
Bonus Episode Two: "Henry Kissinger's Radiation Treatment," features an interview with Peter Kornbluh, of the National Security Archive who describes the years of Cold War conflict with the Soviet Union over reports that the Russians were bombarding the U.S. Embassy in Cuba. See Priva...

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S4E30: Episode 2: "The Mystery of the Moscow Signal"

Conspiracyland - September 15, 2022 08:55 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
The second installment of the series examines the Cold War mystery over suspected microwave attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and how Pentagon fears about such bombardments heavily influenced the initial response to Havana Syndrome. It features interviews with John Fitzsimmons, the ...

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S4E29: Bonus Episode 1: "A Cuban Doctor's Diagnosis"

Conspiracyland - September 14, 2022 08:56 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
This first bonus episode features an interview with Mitchell Valdes Sosa, the director of the Cuban Center for Neuroscience, who offers his own diagnosis of what is behind the Havana Syndrome symptoms. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...

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S4E28: Episode 1: "A Broken Heart"

Conspiracyland - September 14, 2022 08:55 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
In the first installment of the series, Isikoff and his producer Mark Seman travel to Cuba where they interview Johana Ruth Tablada de la Torre, the deputy director for U.S. affairs at the Cuban Foreign Ministry about how the reports of Havana Syndrome were viewed by the country's leade...

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S5E8- Light at the End of the Tunnel

Nowhere to be Found - September 12, 2022 02:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 271 ratings
In the final episode on Shane Sprenger, I divulge some new information  and we hear some great memories that show Shane’s true nature.  Get Online counseling help here: https://www.betterhelp.com/ntbf Help support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/Nowheretobefound Support the show

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S5E8- Light at the End of the Tunnel

Nowhere to be Found - September 12, 2022 02:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 271 ratings
In the final episode on Shane Sprenger, I divulge some new information  and we hear some great memories that show Shane’s true nature.  Get Online counseling help here: https://www.betterhelp.com/ntbf Help support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/Nowheretobefound Support the show

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S5E7- Misery Loves Company

Nowhere to be Found - September 04, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 271 ratings
Part 2 of my conversation with Shane’s best friend, Justin.  Get Online counseling help here: https://www.betterhelp.com/ntbf Help support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/Nowheretobefound Support the show

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