By Julie DiMauro2021-04-06T15:49:00+01:00 “I developed a brand-new compliance program at a global business that was dusting itself off from foreign bribery resolutions, and yet I still felt like I didn’t and couldn’t do enough,” Michaela Ahlberg told the audience at Compliance Week’s “Financial Crimes Risks, Trends, and Proven Practices” virtual conference last week. Ahlberg created a compliance program from scratch when she was hired in 2013 by Swedish telecommunications firm Telia (then known as TeliaSonera) following allegations of corruption in its foreign business dealings. She gained unusually direct access to the board and involvement with the legal team as it negotiated with U.S. regulators in a case eventually settled by Telia with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ), plus Swedish authorities.