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In May of 2017, TRACE launched the podcast “Bribe, Swindle or Steal”, hosted by TRACE President Alexandra Wrage. The podcast features interviews with professionals and luminaries in the field of financial crime including bribery, fraud, money-laundering, insider-training and sanctions. Tailored towards compliance professionals, “Bribe, Swindle or Steal” seeks to educate and entertain listeners on issues relating to corruption and compliance.

The episode “After You Pay a Bribe…” details former Unaoil executive Lindsey Mitchell’s account of being at the center of a bribery scandal involving the Monaco-based oil company. Unaoil wanted Mitchell, who had been working for the company since 2009, to win favor with Gaddafi regime officials so that their multinational clients could gain access to Libya’s oil. One evening in August 2009, Mitchell was called to a late-night meeting with a National Oil Company (NOC) official, who claimed that they could help Unaoil’s clients succeed in Libya in exchange for a bribe, which was between $10,000-$20,000.  Read More...