In this new podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Over this series will take a deep dive into the most prominent accounting scandal and business failure in Germany since World War II, the Wirecard scandal. In this podcast series, we look at the main characters, the fraud they engaged in and how they did it, the professional services firms which facilitated the rise and fall of Wirecard and the wholesale failure of the German regulatory regime to reign in Wirecard. As Bette Davis said, “Put on your seat belt.”
Season 3, Episode 40 – Phoning It In
Welcome to Season 3 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga has become the world’s leading source of all things Wirecard. In The Wirecard Saga, Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes, host Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors, looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles.
In the latest episode of “The Wirecard Saga,” hosted by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, the discussion heats up as they delve into the recent developments surrounding the scandal. They highlight the minimal penalty imposed on EY, which failed to take adequate action, leading to the multi-billion-dollar corporate collapse of Wirecard, affecting stakeholders at various levels. She also discusses ongoing legal proceedings, including the upcoming proceedings and the role of KPMG’s forensic audit team during the scandal. The lack of importance given to compliance at Wirecard is also spotlighted, despite the formation of a formal compliance department. The podcast raises questions about how many missed opportunities there were to identify the fraud and why Wirecard employees didn’t take action to prevent it.
Mikhail will explore more unethical and illegal behavior, new entities highlighted through the lawsuit, and criminal charges filed against in Austria in next week’s episode. Take advantage of this exciting and informative podcast! Listen now and join the discussion.
Key Highlights:
Request for Courch Change from Apas
KaMuG Test Case
IAASA Assesses Penalties for Bad WUKI Audits
Professional Scepticism and Balance Confirmations
FRC Enforcement
KPMG Kept in the Dark
Two Out of 5000
Compliance Department of One
Lack of Interest in Compliance and Law
Sending Millions By Phone
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5/10/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 11 seconds
Season 3, Episode 39 - Coming off the Rails
Welcome to Season 3 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world’s leading sources on all things Wirecard. In The Wirecard Saga; Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes, host Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. On this episode, our host analyses the series of events connected to the company's downfall and the trial dates, as well as the Singaporean Police Force's investigation. In addition, the podcast examines other entities connected to the Wirecard scandal, including the German Ministry of Defense. Tune in to The Wirecard Saga for all the latest updates!
Key Highlights
Trial dates set in Singapore
Why won’t Germany take up Singapore’s offer?
Braun as Captain of the Titanic
He’s not a joiner
Second guessing CEO’s decisions
Judge Frodisch just can’t understand
TPA’s were firewalls
CEO of only some departments
Another loan to an off-shore entity
EY gets pulled back in
Wirecard Card Solutions’ legacy
PayRNet and RailsR ‘historic’ problem
Lietuvos Bankas says PayRNet engaged in gross TF
From Bad to Worse
Procurement Corruption
4Strat and the Austrian-Russian connection
Notable Quotes
1. "I have never been a gang member or even their leader. I had no personal relationship with any of these people."
2. "I didn't believe for a single second that the business wasn't there." "We said very clearly, we regard the third party partners as an intermediate step. The TPA is reviewed as a form of firewall, essentially, intercessors who create a distance between Wirecard and dealers, that is a layer to appear to reduce risk."
3. "I am convinced that the business existed, but obviously significant parts did not flow into the escrow account.""
4. "You couldn't run everything, the Wirecard Bank. And remember, all those illicit charges on cards needed to be recoded to get past Visa, Mastercard, Wirecard, Amex. And the intermediary banks, don't forget them. There were a lot of moving parts."
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3/3/2023 • 51 minutes, 45 seconds
Season 3, Episode 38-The Men Behind the Curtain
Welcome to Season 3 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world’s leading sources on all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga; Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. On this episode, Mikhail delves into the ongoing trial of Wirecard and Ollie Bellenhaus, who stand accused of numerous layers of deceit. She covers the landmark decision made by the Irish highest court as well as details around the many underlying entities that could now become exposed as a result. Mikhail also explores the many shell companies created. Tune in to this captivating episode to explore the world of corporate deceit, fraud, and money laundering on the Lies, Spies, and Corporate.
Key Highlights:
· The History of Limited Liability Companies in Britain;
· Allegations of Fraud in Binary Option Trading;
· The Impact of Being Victimized by Financial Fraud Involving a Legitimate Business;
· The Exploitation of Investors;
· The Impact of Directors on Corporate Business: Examining the Cases of Ryan Coats and Liam Granger;
· Credit Card Companies and Financial Services Providers;
· Money Laundering Through Offshore Accounts in Ireland;
· The Irish Central Bank's Concern with Grey Mountain's Unlicensed MSB Operation and Their Response;
· Tax Evasion or Loss of VAT Revenue in Ireland; and
· Directors' Liability in an Irish Company.
Notable Quotes
1. "They label Bellenhaus, a professional liar."
2. "The defense lawyers accused him of so many layers of deceit. It was almost comical."
3. "The court's decision means where a fraud perpetrated can be found to have a nexus through Ireland, there is now a basis to unmask those that ultimately benefited from that fraud no matter where they are."
4. "Until this case, no Irish court had ever held that the veil of incorporation could be pierced or should be pierced in order that directors be held personally liable for the actual emissions of their company, in a case like the one mister Powell was bringing."
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2/15/2023 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 28 seconds
Season 3, Episode 37 - Monkeys in Suits
Welcome to Season 3 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world’s leading sources on all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga; Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this episode, Mikhail brings us all up to date on the status of the court cases.
Some of the highlights include:
An entire Criminal Chamber for Wirecard
Does Braun have the sitzfleisch?
Bellenhaus’s selective memory
Just who exactly was falsifying the documents?
Bellenhaus beats back his better angels
A 500% raise demand
EY had two brushes with the fraud
Auditors give up public accounting licenses and
Apas closes its investigation
Court rejects motions to stay
Rejection may offer ultimate grounds for appeal
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2/8/2023 • 40 minutes, 27 seconds
Season 3, Episode 36 of The Wirecard Saga – Blunt Force Trauma
Welcome to Season 3 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world’s leading sources on all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga; Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this episode, Mikhail continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal.
Some of the highlights include:
Hello! Marsalek
Austria’s DSN finds unexploded ordinance
Gattringer rides again
Marsalek and Grechenig RISE
KPMG to Benko, you need DSIRF
Subzero attacks
Beware of partners selling software
Signa and Benko raided
Germany’s Arne Schonbohm fired
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1/11/2023 • 40 minutes, 9 seconds
Season 3, Episode 35 - IT Shopping on eBay
Welcome to Season 3 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world’s leading sources on all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga; Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this episode, Mikhail continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal.
Some of the highlights include:
Claims of exculpatory evidence concealed
Much is irrelevant to this trial
Shopping on eBay
Cash to the HedgeHog
Shareholder lawsuit struck down
Germany’s FIU forgets 100,000 STRs
BaFin ups their social media presence
Apas punts
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1/6/2023 • 36 minutes, 41 seconds
Season 3, Episode 34 - The Docket Part 2: Jane Doe
Welcome to Season 3 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga has become the world’s leading source of all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors, looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this episode 34, Mikhail continues her exploration of those persons, entities, and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Lawsuits continue to disclose more dirt
A truly brave whistleblower
Crimes against children fund Wirecard
German technology fueled Internet porn
How to hide dirty profits
MindGeek was a good client
Banks in it together: Wirecard, FBME & Deutsche
Visa played its part
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11/3/2022 • 54 minutes, 37 seconds
Season 3, Episode 33: The Docket Part I: Crowds & Money
Welcome to Season 3 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga has become the world’s leading source of all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors, looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this Episode 33 of Season 3, Mikhail continues her exploration of those persons, entities, and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal.
Some of the highlights include:
Braun’s Small Victories and Large Defeats
So Many Potential Witnesses
Rolling Back the Balance Sheet Years
The Dutch Advantage
EY is Unable to Focus
Lint in the Deep Pockets
Moon Shot for Vucak
Cutting Deals
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10/12/2022 • 45 minutes, 57 seconds
Season 2 - Episode 3 – Shell Games
Welcome to Season 2 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world’s leading sources on all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga; Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this Episode 2 of Season 3, Shell Games, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal.
Some of the highlights include:
Marsalek in love
O’Sullivan’s detention
Crook on crook crime
Citizen of Vanuatu
Vanrenen: The Pink bits are ours
Electronic Fundraising Company
A history of TPAs
Pay2 play
WorldPlay and the Commission
The name game
IoM the place to be
Bespoke services
Harding hangs a shingle
Matroyshka dolls
Enabling Transnational Crime
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1/12/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 3 seconds
Season 2 - Episode 2 – The Vagabond Rapping At Your Door
Welcome to Season 2 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world’s leading sources on all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga; Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this Episode 2 of Season 2, The Vagabond Rapping At Your Door, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal.
Some of the highlights include:
Braun’s Christmas in the clink
Braun admits to fraud
TPAs were always a mirage
Shopping at Toys R Us
Jaffe blames everyone
40,000 peeved and aggrieved
Austrian court says fire away
Achleitner manages expectations
Early Wirecard investor also owns Braun
Damning report uneasy read for EY
German higher court says try again
EY Law counsels audit client
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1/5/2022 • 36 minutes, 14 seconds
Season 2-Episode 1, Knotweed in the Edelweiss
Welcome to Season 2 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world’s leading sources on all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga; Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this Episode 1 of Season 2, Knotweed in the Edelweiss, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal.
Some of the highlights include:
Still room for the share price to fall
Die Skandalrepublik
Ambassadorial treason
Saved to the phone
Ott, the Peterliks, and Weiss
Brigadier’s sword droops
Swiss Army Knife of consulting
Texting donuts
Jenewein shares
The Schutz eXXPress
Maxima-l San Marino
AOL IPSP
Frederick Wilhelm’s offspring
Agency for the Modernization of Ukraine
Dark days
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12/1/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 14 seconds
Perpetual Motion Machine, Part 2
Welcome to The Wirecard Saga, literally one of the leading sources on all things Wirecard. In this series, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors takes a look at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this Perpetual Motion Machine, Part 2 episode, Mikhail continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal.
Some of the highlights include:
· Austrian Parliamentary Inquiries
· Kickl says Wirecard has interesting connection to OVP
· Kurz’s Horror
· Donations Under the ACA’s nose
· ORFG Links Them All
· Firty paying protection money?
· Russians assumed involved
· PRM offers more than just hacks
· A well-oiled cash cow
· No personal enrichment, just political interference
· Post-IC
· Member size
· Unaccounted for damages
· A cornucopia for the FIU
· Tipsy Boy Blunder Provides Advice to European Leader
· Merkel offers dismissive wave
· Cartu’s offer round two from Russia
· Political repercussions roll across borders
· Only little fish
· Much more to be revealed
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8/4/2021 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 22 seconds
Perpetual Motion Machine, Part 1
Welcome to The Wirecard Saga, literally one of the leading sources on all things Wirecard. In this series, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors takes a look at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this ‘Perpetual Motion Machine, Part 1 episode, Mikhail continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal.
Some of the highlights include:
Wulf Matthias has friends ‘round
Loetscher wants his personality forgotten
Braun plays hide and seek
Nikki Air just isn’t good enough
Creditors first round win in Austrian courts
Prosecuting is so much work
20 defendants to go
Not enough time for Schellenbacher
Schellenbacher, Ukrainian oligarchs, Meinl Bank and Marsalek
Meinl, Weinzierl and Russia
Julius Meinl, Cinq
Meinl and the Binary Options Gang
Schellenbacher, the Austrian node
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7/14/2021 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 22 seconds
Know When To Hold ‘Em, Part 2
Welcome to The Wirecard Saga, literally one of the leading sources on all things Wirecard. In this series, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors takes a look at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this ‘Know When To Hold ‘Em, Part 2’ Episode, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
· Lithuania – Gateway to Fintech
· Kalixia and PXP get passed around
· Banking Bwin
· Americans love PartyGaming
· Golden Tickets to Wonkaland
· Senjo Again?!
· Paradise Papers Name & Shame in 2017
· Big Money
· Online Goes Dark
· WC execs fly the nest but don’t leave the flock
· Going Full Tilt
· Banker & Processor to the Top Three
· Shalon Competes and Colludes
· Action Day
· Its Not Such a Rich Field...
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6/3/2021 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 22 seconds
Know When To Hold ‘Em, Part 1
Welcome to The Wirecard Saga, literally one of the leading sources on all things Wirecard. In this series, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors takes a look at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this episode, ‘Know When To Hold ‘Em, Part 1’, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Braun demands Chubb pick up the tab
Traina the PEP & Cheap Champers
PR Guru reps St Markus the Innocent
Jaffé tells shareholders ‘gimme’
EY lawsuits pile up
Rodl Report: EY orders Bitcoins & breathalyzers
EY Schtums up
Your PA doesn’t want to hear about your weekend
Lawyer: Who knew clients could lie?
BND: We know nothing
Whistling in the Dark
Bribery Charges Filed
Go to Part II of this Episode...
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6/1/2021 • 51 minutes, 49 seconds
Gangster’s Paradise
Welcome to The Wirecard Saga, one of the leading sources on all things Wirecard. In this series, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors takes a look at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this ‘Gambler’s Paradise’ Episode, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
BaFin Criminal Conduct?
Blackened Pages
Useful Idiot
Marsalek Was Used
Those That Do, Don’t Talk
Putin is a Favorite
Meeting with US DOJ
Virtual Solutions
Dodgy Digid Deals
Trusted Advisor to Timchenko
Superpower of Crime
Opportunity Knocks
Chernaya Kassa
Firtash & Mogilevich
Influencers in the Near East
Rostec, Skytec, we all love tech
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5/1/2021 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 56 seconds
Conjunction Junction
Welcome to The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this Conjunction Junction Episode, we continue our exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Russia Tweets About Marsalek
Weigand and Akhavan Convicted in U.S.
Tracking Pixels
Fuchs Says Akhavan and Marsalek Besties
Oliver Hargreaves Wired For Sound
OneCoin Connection
He Works Hard For the Money
Paolucci Key Contact
Top Dog Shares Run With Wirecard
Kurz Flies Air Firtash
IT Repair Guy Does Read Your Texts
O’Sullivan Becomes Frau Muller With EY Blessing
Data Overload at IC
Elizabeth Has A Bad Day In the Office
Chief Prosecutor Doesn’t Want High Penalties
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4/7/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 19 seconds
No Laughing Matter
Welcome to The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this ‘No Laughing Matter’ Episode, we continue our exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal.
Some of the highlights include:
Braun’s Innsbruck Villa Geographically Desirable
Deadbeat Friends
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
Schutz Auf Wiedersehen
Lucrative Consulting Contracts
von Erffa: Nothing Out of the Ordinary
Mildly Mediocre
EY: We’re All Victims Here
2016 Documents Show What EY Really Knew
COVID Relief for Wirecard
Hessenthaler Shipped Back to Vienna
Schellenbacher Pleads Out
A Day in English Court
An Apology Wouldn’t Go Amiss
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3/24/2021 • 1 hour, 17 seconds
Blast Zone, Part 2
Welcome to The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode which is Part 2 of Episode 20, we continue our exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal.
Some of the highlights include:
Hessenthaler Makes Connections
Ibiza, Wirecard and Casino Scandals Come Together
Novomatic, FPO and OVP Scratch Backs
Text Messages Tell All
ORFG Senators Share Secrets
Former Stasi Officer Joins the Party
The Fight for CASAG
GRECO Gives Thumbs Down
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3/11/2021 • 41 minutes, 28 seconds
Blast Zone, Part 1
Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode which is Part 1 of Episode 20, we explore those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal.
Some of the highlights include:
EY Germany Hires Former Finance Minister
FREP’s Ernst Saunters Into the Sunset
Deutsche Bank BD to Wirecard in Asia
A Checkbox Approach
Economically Unsightly Loans From Wirecard Bank
PEPs R Us
Quadir Suffered Wirecard Blows
Mountains of Data Moved to Russia
Marsalek Adds Procurement Corruption to His Portfolio
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3/10/2021 • 35 minutes, 34 seconds
Confidence Tricks
Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the gaps in compliance in not simply Wirecard but in those entities which facilitated Wirecard or did business with Wirecard.
Some of the highlights include:
IC Loses Confidence in Regulators
Stock Exchange Shrugs
FREP Head: Rules Don’t Apply To Me
HÜSt Shocked
BaFin Economical With the Truth
Feeble Efforts
von Knoop’s Social Life in Ruins
Weiss Sings Like Canary
Marsalek’s Confidence Trick
Austria Spies on German MPs
Schmidbauer Consults
Novomatic
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2/20/2021 • 49 minutes, 40 seconds
Gaps in Compliance
Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the gaps in compliance in not simply Wirecard but in those entities which facilitated Wirecard or did business with Wirecard.
Some of the highlights include:
· Hufeld Heaved Aside
· BaFin Day Traders
· Fact Finding Scheutz
· Top Officer Lobbies
· Nobody Knows Us
· Bavarian State Officials
· Guttenberg Resurfaces
· Augustus Intelligence
· BKLA Holds AML Chat
· Cash On the Move
· Supervision Totally Inadequate
· Banking Firtash
· Corporatocracy
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2/3/2021 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 27 seconds
The Revolving Door
Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the government officials ensnared in the Wirecard scandal and how the German (and other countries) revolving door between the public and private sector lead to the corridors of corruption.
Some of the highlights include:
Austria Arrests Government Officials
Ass Aground
Extorting Porn Barons
Self-Regulation Shortcomings
Who Approved These Loans?!
Follow the Money
Bauer’s Autopsy
Less Convincing Answers for Banks
Deutsche Bank’s Naughty Boy
Chancellery’s Revolving Door
Housefrau Brokers Deal in PRC
Fritsche Multitasks in DE & AT
Moscow Nights with Marsalek and Sobotka
Brigadier Builds Contracts
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1/27/2021 • 51 minutes, 52 seconds
The Family Tree
Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the government officials ensnared in the Wirecard scandal, Wirecard nexus to the MNC scandal and more dodgy deals. All this and much more in the Family Tree edition.
Some of the highlights include:
Short Sellers Strike Again
Wirecard Nexus to MNC Scandal
BR Shetty’s Empire Falls
Finablr Enables Dirty Deals
Muddy Waters Alleges EY Too Cozy
India & UAE Wirecard Execs Like Unimoni
Knoechelmann and Partners Share Everything
DPO, Acona, Wirecard and Apis Co-Mingle
DPO Goes Shopping
Network International Buys Into the Action
More Dodgy Deals In India
All Roads Lead to Singapore
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1/20/2021 • 44 minutes, 11 seconds
Go Big or Go Home
Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the former government officials who became Wirecard lobbyists, Wirecard goes big in China as Merkel whispers and then stumbles. All this and much more in the Go Big or Go Home edition.
Some of the highlights include:
Current event wrap up;
Investigative Committee grills top government officials;
Former Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg Don’t-call-me-a-lobbyist, who is BFF with Wirecard BD Georg von Waldenfels; holds private chit-chats with Merkel;
Wirecard seeks access to China and the Chancellor whispers in Xi’s ear;
All AllScore, All the Time;
Big Trouble in Little China;
Papageorgieu counsels no assistance but then the Ministry of Finance weighs in;
Merkel and her government stumble; and
Former minister Klaus-Dieter Fritsche is a consultant too.
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12/23/2020 • 44 minutes, 11 seconds
Who Watches the Watchers?
Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the conflicts of interest by German regulators who were investing in Wirecard while (allegedly) regulating it, EY clams up, whistleblowers and investigating crimes or not; all in the Who Watches the Watchers edition.
Some of the highlights include:
Current events;
Head of APAS invests in Wirecard and the Investigative Committee is Astonished;
What is a Conflict of Interest after all and does hindsight affords clear vision?
EY is certainly economical with the truth;
Germany’s two-tier system, drowning in risk pools and regulators don’t read;
Whistleblowers galore (but not enough for the 12 Days of Christmas);
BaFin-detecting crime is not our remit; and
What were all the missed opportunities.
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12/16/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 24 seconds
Dirty Deeds Down Under
Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the many and varied discrepancies in all aspects of the Wirecard fraud and investigation.
Some of the highlights include:
Current events
Recriminations fly – APAS and EY at fisticuffs
UK jumps on the Audit Sector Reform Bandwagon
Marsalek tainted Wirecard Bank too
Six Is the Loneliest Number (at BaFin)
Wirecard UK Ireland (WUKI) fraud
The Sordid History of Wirecard New Zealand
FBME teaches dirty tricks to NZ
The Kremlin’s bank
The West’s hijacked financial system
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12/9/2020 • 54 minutes, 18 seconds
Discrepancies, Discrepancies, Discrepancies
Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the many and varied discrepancies in all aspects of the Wirecard fraud and investigation.
Some of the highlights include:
Weekly news wrap-up on Wirecard;
Markus Braun Stonewalls and Disassociates; Is he really the victim here?
Why do Dork delusions abound?
Why is the Bundestag IC so peeved?
Bellenhaus to Sing Like a Canary?
Why is there such an Accumulation of Abnormalities?
Auditors Fined for Clenching in the Clutch;
Audit Reforms Proposed;
More on the German and EU-wide political fallout;
Bafin Backfooted; and
Ocap seeks an allowance because it believes it is owed money!
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12/2/2020 • 51 minutes, 43 seconds
The Duality Of It All and Binary Options
In special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we how Wirecard used binary options to facilitate its massive fraud.
Some of the highlights include:
· Weekly news wrap-up on Wirecard
· Austrian BBT and the largest intelligence scandal for Austria since WWII.
· Was Jan Marsalek a BVT agent, asset or fellow traveler?
· What is the IMS Capital connection?
· Enter a Russia/Turkey connection.
· BaFin’s right hand cannot find its left hand.
· Never buy a binary option in a dark alley.
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11/18/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 23 seconds
Shell Companies and On the Beach
In special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we explore shell companies in our On the Beach episode .
Some of the highlights include:
· Weekly news wrap-up on Wirecard
· What is the Bundestag investigating? Are they doing anything?
· Were 250 Wirecard employees assigned to the money-laundering team?
· Is a Bundestag inquiry in the works by the EU?
· KPMG enters the story.
· Shell Companies Shell Companies Shell Companies
· Why it might be time for a walk on the beach (and to read On The Beach)
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11/17/2020 • 57 minutes, 23 seconds
Running to Fraud with Hermes
In this special series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. In this episode, we explore the money laundering Wirecard engaged in via the project dubbed ‘Hermes’.
Some of the highlights include:
· Weekly news wrap-up on Wirecard.
· What has this done to the German political scene?
· Any talk about BaFin reforms?
· How do losses reach €20bn?
· How was the investigation “unrelated to the mandate”?
· Money laundering through Hermes.
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11/17/2020 • 53 minutes, 8 seconds
Bring Lawyers Guns and Money
In this special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. In this episode, we explore those other professional service providers who enabled Wirecard in our Bring Lawyers Guns and Money episode.
Some of the highlights include:
· Weekly news wrap-up on Wirecard
· Is EY at its Arthur Anderson moment?
· Who has potential lawsuits against EY?
· Is a Bundestag inquiry in the works?
· Will there be an EU-level inquiry into the German government response?
· Who were the Enablers?
· Why is now the time for lawyers to take a stand for the Rule of Law?
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11/17/2020 • 38 minutes, 49 seconds
Lies, Spies and Wirecard
In this special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. In this episode, we explore lies, spies and Wirecard.
Some of the highlights include:
· Weekly news wrap-up on Wirecard
· What did BDO find in the Philippines?
· Why was the Wirecard Board of Directors afraid to meet in a conference room with windows?
· Why is there no interest in the bankruptcy remains of Wirecard?
· What did the initial Insolvency Report show?
· Was Wirecard ever designed to be profitable?
· The continued adventures of Jan Marsalek.
· More dirty money.
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11/17/2020 • 46 minutes, 6 seconds
End of Summer Wrap UP
In this special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. In this episode, we are back from a summer hiatus and wrap up what has been happening on the Wirecard front over the past few weeks.
Some of the highlights include:
· BaFin Unapologetic
· Reporters and Short Sellers – Free to Be, You & Me?
· Political Fallout?
· Another German DAX-listed Company Scandal?
· Impact on EU – Rethinking Germany Frankfurt and Bonn for Financial Services Capitols post-Brexit?
· What is happening within Wirecard now – is the company still going?
· Deutsche is Not Buying
· Has the fullness of the scandal been revealed, or is more coming to light?
· What is, or what was, Project Panther?
· Enron had significant impact on then Big-5; is Wirecard going to impact Big-4 in the same way?
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11/17/2020 • 51 minutes, 7 seconds
The Wirecard Saga-Fraud
In this special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we take up the issue of fraud in the Wirecard saga.
Some of the highlights include:
· Did Wirecard ever make money?
· Was Wirecard even designed to make money?
· Was it simply a Ponzi scheme??
· Why BCCI and not Enron was Wirecard’s role model?
· How could BaFin employees oversee Wirecard while investing in it? (Ans: they couldn’t)
· What is Round-Tripping fraud and how did Wirecard master it?
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11/17/2020 • 56 minutes, 42 seconds
The Wirecard Saga-Money Laundering
In this special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we begin an exploration of the role of money-laundering in the Wirecard saga.
Some of the highlights include:
· How money laundering works?
· What is threat finance?
· Other examples of German corporate fraud?
· Why 2006 was such an important year in anti-money laundering?
· How Wirecard made money through money laundering.
· The risk related business model used by Wirecard.
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11/17/2020 • 1 hour, 11 seconds
Germany Inc.
In this podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we consider the role of Germany Inc. in the Wirecard saga.
Some of the highlights include:
· Wrap up of the most current event in the Wirecard saga.
· Where does Germany fit in the global economy?
· Other examples of German corporate fraud?
· Where is all this corporate malfeasance coming from?
· What is the co-determination management structure and how does it play into all this?
· Political fallout?
· EU response?
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11/17/2020 • 47 minutes, 33 seconds
Short Sellers
In this podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we consider the roll of short sellers in the Wirecard saga.
Some of the highlights include:
· Wrap up of the most current event in the Wirecard saga.
· What is a short seller?
· Is it wrong or prohibited?
· Are short sellers activists?
· History of short sellers and Wirecard.
· What happened after so many short sellers warned of fraud by Wirecard.
· Was that the end of it?
· When were their suspicions vindicated?
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11/17/2020 • 48 minutes, 8 seconds
The Wirecard Saga-Introduction
In this new podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we begin a multipart series on the Wirecard accounting fraud.
Some of the highlights include:
How long was Wirecard been under scrutiny?
What was the role of BaFin in this disaster?
What does this mean for Germany Inc?
Why didn’t the regulators step in?
What about EY?
Where are we headed in the Wirecard Fraud?
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