Human intelligence – or HUMINT as it is called by its practitioners – is intelligence which is directly collected through interpersonal contact as opposed to more technical and often indirect intelligence collection methods. The following case demonstrates how a human intelligence collection operation can be utilized as a proactive and highly effective compliance countermeasure. Several years ago, a client came to us seeking assistance with a civil action involving an overseas insurance claim. The client alleged that the defendant, a well-known multinational company, was paying bribes to foreign officials and others to create bogus documents that were being used in their ongoing civil dispute.

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