Bribe, Swindle or Steal Podcast
1) The Last Pirate of New York
Bestselling author, Rich Cohen, describes the “missing link” between American pirates and gangsters: underworld legend and notorious criminal, Albert Hicks. Rich also makes clear how far law enforceme...Show More
2) Where’s the Cavalry: Global Anti-Corruption Efforts
At the 2025 TRACE Annapolis Forum, Nicola Bonucci, Associate Professor at Paris Cité and former General Counsel of the OECD, reflects on 25 years of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and the evolving c...Show More
3) Maria Ressa on Holding the Line
Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa joins the podcast to talk about corruption, disinformation and how to stand up to a dictator.
4) How Corruption Undermines Elections
Dr. Magnus Ohman of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) joins the podcast to discuss how corruption undermines free and fair elections. He discusses his recent publication: âVo...Show More
5) A Syrian-Libyan Human Smuggling Scheme
As Syria struggles to get on its feet after decades under the tyrannical father-son Assad regime, we're revisiting a story from 2024 when those desperate to leave Syria were preyed upon by a human smu...Show More
6) "Rigged: America, Russia and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference"
David Shimer discusses his fascinating and timely new book, which includes a sweeping review of covert interference with elections by both Russia and the U.S. over the last century. He discusses what...Show More
7) Corruption, Sanctions and Putin's War Regime
With these issues back in the headlines, we’re revisiting an important discussion with Leonid Volkov, originally recorded in 2022 at the TRACE London Forum. Leonid is the Political Director of the Ant...Show More
8) FCPA Year in Review (2024)
This podcast is based on TRACE's recent Year in Review webinar with Kate Atkinson. Kate is a Member and the Chair of Miller & Chevalier, based in their DC office, and she reviews for us the FCPA highl...Show More
9) Trump Hotel - Baku: Adam Davidson
We’re reposting our 2017 podcast with Adam Davidson of the New Yorker who joined the podcast to talk about his research into the baffling Trump Hotel deal in Baku. Originally posted Jun 14, 2017
10) "White House Inc.: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency Into a Business” (Last Time)
In light of last week’s inauguration, we're revisiting a 2020 podcast episode with Dan Alexander, author and senior editor at Forbes, discussing his book about Trump’s business deals with foreign enti...Show More