Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense, undertaken by a person, or an organization entrusted with a position of authority, in order to acquire illegal benefits or abuse power for one's private gain. Corruption may involve many activities, which include bribery and embezzlement, and it may also involve practices which are still legal in many countries.

Political corruption occurs when an officeholder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain.

Corruption and crime are widespread sociological occurrences that appear with regularly in virtually all countries on a global scale in varying degrees and proportions.

The term “red-flag” means a warning, a clue that there may be a problem, a sign of danger. When it comes to bribery and corruption there are a number of signals that are given off in arrangements for various activities that act as warning or red flag that something may be amiss.

In this course, we take a closer look at:

• Bribery & corruption,
• Compliance,
• What the law requires, not only in the US but also in the UK and a selection of European countries,
• Voluntary guidelines and frameworks,
• Red flags or corruption indicators,
• Suggested responses to a wide range of red flag indicators.

These suggested responses can be used as a starting point to help identify the most common third-party red flags, or risk indicators.

Course Key Concepts: Bribery, Corruption, Compliance, Financial Services, Regulations, Red Flags, FCPA.