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How Innovation and Flexibility Enhance Investigations
Entering 2022, reflection on the plethora of challenges confronting the global economy over the past two years, particularly during the spring of 2020, illuminates one bright spot—the rapid ability of certain industries to pivot and remain operational. Especially memorable was the transition of restaurants, within several weeks, to selling groceries and meal kits. In the […]
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Vcheck Global Appoints Katy Thomas, Alex Sorin to Key Leadership Roles
Vcheck Global accelerates market leadership with the key appointments of Katy Thomas as Chief Information Officer and Alex Sorin as Vice President of Global Diligence Markets. “Vcheck Global has been in a sustained period of incredible growth, having demonstrated our dedication to consistently high-quality research, on-time delivery, and turnaround times that meet the needs of […]
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Corruption from Kandahar to Kunduz: The Erosion of Afghanistan’s Security Forces
The rapid disintegration of Afghanistan’s security forces in August left casual news observers aghast. How could forces trained and equipped by the world’s most powerful military collapse within days of President Joe Biden’s April withdrawal announcement? The answer lies in a culture of corruption extending from Afghan forces to American military contractors, cracking the foundations […]
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Private Equity Put on Notice: The False Claims Act and Investor Liability
A recent Wall Street Journal article spotlighted a series of legal cases with a common aim—requiring private equity firms to accept responsibility for the actions of their portfolio companies. Author Chris Cumming notes that the settlements in these matters “mark a break from the usual practice of treating private-equity firms as passive investors that aren’t […]
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The Legacy of Operation Car Wash and Brazil’s Compliance Environment in 2021
Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) formally closed Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato), the epic corruption investigation which began in 2014 with a routine money laundering probe of an actual car wash in Brasilia. The investigation, which ended in February, quickly grew into a complex series of criminal prosecutions that snared former-President Lula da Silva as […]
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Vcheck Global Receives Strategic Investment from Sunstone Partners
Sunstone Partners announced today its strategic growth investment into Vcheck Global to accelerate development of products and technology for delivering game-changing due diligence and background investigation solutions. “Vcheck Global has experienced unprecedented growth over the last few years and we have an incredible opportunity to truly change the game for lenders, investors, risk and compliance […]