The art of writing is to explain the complications of the human soul with the simplicity that can be universally understood.
— Alan Sillitoe, born in 1928
AG Merrick Garland Outlines Corporate Crime Prosecution Priorities
AG Merrick Garland outlined corporate crime enforcement priorities in a speech last week before an ABA group.
Taxing Venmo?!?
By Samuel D. Brunson Over the last couple weeks, I've seen people in a couple very disparate groups worry about the 1099s they're going to receive. (One group is saxophone 🎷 enthusiasts who occasionally sell instruments and mouthpieces on eBay and Reverb.) And why are they worried? … Continue reading
Understanding World War III Contraspin. From 2016
Ukrainians Were Prepared to Defend Their Country: “Who Else But Us?”
UK’s vulnerability to corruption uncovered amid slow sanctions response(5 Mar 2022)
How a network of enablers have helped Russia’s oligarchs hide their wealth abroad (2 Mar 2022)
The FT has reported this morning that: PwC and KPMG have severed ties with their businesses in Russia and Belarus, becoming the first Big Four
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Given the Current Circumstances, now is a good time to revisit the special relationship between UK elites - lawyers, estate agents, legislators - and Russian oligarchs, which was brilliantly documented in a Dec 2021 report from
Why Russia Is Invading Ukraine
Newspaper headlines: ‘Merciless Putin’ and PM’s six-point plan BBC
Ukrainian refugees near 1.5 million as Russian assault enters 11th day Reuters
Russian Forces Pound Civilians, as Putin Likens Sanctions to a ‘Declaration of War’ NYT