E114: Has Trump just legalised bribery and corruption?

The Trump presidency throws out a new dramatic storyline every day. But it's time assess three big decisions that are important to those working in the AML, compliance, and financial crime sectors: The Department of Justice has halted the enforcement of a US anti-corruption law that bars Americans from bribing foreign government officials to win business Attorney General Pam Bondi closed down a unit focussed on prosecuting white-collar crime, kleptocrats, as well as tracking foreign efforts to influence U.S. elections The US Treasury Department announced it will not enforce an AML law that obliges millions of business entities to disclose the identities of their real beneficial owners Our expert host, Robin Lycka, is joined by Peter Geoghegan , Journalist and Director of Democracy for Sale