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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: May 15, 2026, The Adani Walks Free Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

Top stories include:

  • Nigerian ex-oil minister gets 75 years for corruption. (Reuters)
  • Adani pledges $10bn and gets a free pass. (NYT)
  • Commit fraud, self-report, and walk free in SDNY. (FT)
  • The US makes more corruption claims against Mexico. (The Guardian)

For more information on the use of AI in compliance programs, Tom Fox’s new book, Upping Your Game, is available. You can purchase a copy of the book on Amazon.com.

To learn about the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the modern compliance professional, check out Tom’s latest book, The Game is Afoot-What Sherlock Holmes Teaches About Risk, Ethics and Investigations on Amazon.com.

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance

2 Gurus Talk Compliance-Episode 76— the CW Wrap Up edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode!

 Stories This Week Include

  • Jury says Musk owes $2.1bn for Twitter; SEC says $1.5MM.   (Reuters)
  • Jho Low wants a pardon. (WSJ)
  • JPMorgan rejects claim but offered $1MM settlement. ((WSJ)
  • The black hole of Venezuela. (NYT)
  • D&B partners with Anthropic for compliance AI. (SecurityBrief)
  • Compliance Week National Conference – Discussion about SEC & DOJ’s regulatory statements.
  • State increasingly takin lead anti-trust enforcement – Corporate Compliance Insights – HERE
  • So What Happened with Broadcat? – Corporate Compliance Insights – HERE
  • Prediction Market Risk Is Hiding in Your Organization Whether You Know It or Not – Corporate Compliance Insights – HERE
  • Florida man buys mask at gas station to burglarize bank across the street: deputies – WFLA – HERE

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Betting the Game

Betting the Game: Entourages, Interpreters, and the People Around the Star

Betting the Game is a 10-part podcast series exploring how sports gambling reshaped the business, culture, and integrity of athletics across professional and amateur sports. Hosted by Tom Fox and Mike DeBernardis, the series examines the real-world collisions between betting markets, athlete conduct, institutional oversight, and public trust. Each episode looks at a different pressure point, from player betting and college sports to prop bets, insider information, and the governance failures that can put the credibility of competition at risk. At its core, the series asks a simple but urgent question: as gambling became mainstream in sports, did ethics, compliance, and oversight keep pace?

In Episode 4 of Betting the Game, Tom and Mike examine how gambling and integrity risk often enter sports not directly through the athlete, but through the network surrounding the athlete. The episode explores how interpreters, friends, business managers, financial advisors, family members, handlers, and other trusted associates can create exposure through access to information, money, influence, and opportunity. Using the Shohei Ohtani–Ippei Mizuhara matter, the Jontay Porter case through the lens of network risk, and the broader history of athlete exploitation by trusted advisors and handlers, Tom and Mike explain why sports organizations must think about entourages as a third-party risk issue. At its core, this episode asks a fundamental governance question: when someone close to the athlete has trusted proximity, what controls exist to protect the athlete, the institution, and the integrity of the game?

Key Highlights

 

  • The athlete is not the whole risk universe.
  • Trusted proximity is a real governance risk.
  • The Ohtani–Mizuhara matter is the flagship case study.
  • Entourage risk is really third-party risk.
  • Better governance should protect the athlete, not police the athlete.

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Creativity and Compliance

Creativity and Compliance – Compliance 6-Pack: Part 4- Using “Yes, And”

Tom and Ronnie continue their six part series highlighting the role of improv in compliance.  This series links improv lessons to corporate compliance, and some of the key tools and strategies Ronnie has brought from his former world of improv to the corporate compliance communications realm. In today’s Improv & Compliance Lesson 3, they focus Using “Yes, And” to Shift Compliance from the Office of No to a Collaborative Advisor.

Tom and Ronnie discuss the improv principle “Yes, and,” described as agreeing to the reality presented, dropping one’s agenda, and adding a new piece of information to build collaboratively. They explain how this mindset helps compliance move beyond the “office of no” by affirming and acknowledging business requests, then bridging to relevant risks, laws, and policies (e.g., gifts and entertainment, conflicts of interest) to problem-solve together without immediately shutting ideas down. Ronnie emphasizes “Yes, and” as both a personal communication technique and an organizational philosophy: learn the business, speak its language, and design simple, action-oriented, accessible policies and training that provide timely, embedded guidance. The episode ends with a preview of the next lesson on truth in comedy.

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  • Learnings & Entertainments (Website)
  • Compliance Confessions – inspired by “Mean Tweets” these 90-second commercials address misconceptions and excuses to promote speak up culture and the E&C team as positive and helpful.
  • E&C Training Jams – a soulful singer banters with ethics & compliance explaining policies, sharing examples and debunking excuses. 
  • Tales from the Hotline – Real speak up-themed stories about workplace behavior gone wrong.
  • Workplace Tonight Show! – E&C meets SNL Weekend Update explaining corporate risk topics and why employees should care.
  • 60-Second Communication & Awareness Shorts – A variety of short, customizable, music and multimedia, quick-hitter “commercials” promoting integrity, compliance, speaking up and the E&C team as helpful advisors and coaches.
  • Custom Live & Digital Programing – Custom creative programming that balances the seriousness of the subject matter with a more engaging delivery. After all, you can’t bore people into learning.

 

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Kerr250 Podcast

Kerr250 – Mike Russ on Kerrville’s Fourth of July Traditions, the River Flood, and Gratitude for Veterans

Kerr250 is a community-focused podcast dedicated to celebrating America’s 250th birthday through the people, businesses, traditions, and events of Kerr County. As our nation marks this historic anniversary on July 4, 2026, Kerr250will highlight the local celebrations and community efforts that bring this milestone to life. Each episode will feature conversations with local leaders, business owners, organizers, volunteers, and proud citizens who are helping make Kerr County a vibrant part of this national moment. The podcast will explore how history, patriotism, service, and community pride come together in one county that believes America’s strength has always come from its people. Kerr250 is where Kerr County honors the past, celebrates the present, and helps inspire the future. In our inaugural episode, I visit with Mike Russ (“Mr. Mint” at Mint Coin) for the Kerr 250 podcast celebrating America’s 250th birthday on July 4, 2026.

Russ recalls 4th of July traditions centered on going to the park and watching fireworks, a practice he continued with his children, though his family sometimes travels to Connecticut. He describes the 250th anniversary as bittersweet due to the devastating Kerrville river flood. Mike grew up fishing on the river and returned from Connecticut to help with recovery efforts, noting a neighbor nearly lost his home. Asked what America at 250 means, Russ emphasizes gratitude to veterans, regularly thanking them for their service, and expresses concern about current social division and negativity.

Highlights Include:

  • Fourth of July Memories
  • Flood and River Reflections
  • America at 250
  • Honoring Veterans

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AI Today in 5

AI Today in 5: May 15, 2026, The Blind Spot Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to AI Today In 5. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider five stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest about AI.

Top AI stories include:

  1. Proactive ESH compliance. (Yahoo!Finance)
  2. The blind spot between cybersecurity and compliance. (UC Today)
  3. AI in healthcare: a checklist for compliance. (Morgan Lewis)
  4. Fiserv creates AI agents with banks. (American Banker)
  5. How AI is driving the digital supply chain. (Journal)

For more information on the use of AI in compliance programs, Tom Fox’s new book, Upping Your Game, is available. You can purchase a copy of the book on ⁠Amazon.com⁠.

To learn about the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the modern compliance professional, check out Tom’s latest book, The Game is Afoot-What Sherlock Holmes Teaches About Risk, Ethics and Investigations on ⁠Amazon.com⁠.

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AI in Healthcare

AI in Healthcare: Five Healthcare AI Stories You Need to Know This Week – May 15, 2026

Welcome to AI in Healthcare in 5 Stories. This podcast is a Weekly Briefing of the five most important AI developments shaping healthcare, medicine, and life sciences. Each week, Tom Fox breaks down the latest stories on clinical innovation, regulation, privacy, compliance, patient safety, and operational transformation through a practical, business-focused lens. Designed for healthcare compliance professionals, executives, legal teams, clinicians, and industry leaders, the podcast moves beyond headlines to explain what each development means in the real world.

The top five stories for the week ending May 15, 2026, include:

  1. Acceptance of AI in healthcare is governed by trust. (American Medical Journal)
  2. The Trump Administration wants to cut back AI protections in healthcare. (KFF Health News)
  3. Where AI is making a difference in healthcare. (Medical Economics)
  4. Using AI in pharma development. (WSJ)
  5. Using AI in hospital systems. (American Hospital Association)

For more information on the use of AI in Compliance programs, Tom Fox’s new book, Upping Your Game, is available. You can purchase a copy of the book on Amazon.com.

To learn about the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the modern compliance professional, check out Tom’s latest book, The Game is Afoot-What Sherlock Holmes Teaches About Risk, Ethics and Investigations on Amazon.com.

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AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories – Week Ending May 15, 2026

Welcome to AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories. A practical weekly roundup of the five most important AI developments affecting banking, insurance, payments, asset management, and fintech. Each Friday, Tom Fox will break down the top stories that matter most through the lenses of compliance, risk management, governance, and business strategy. Designed for compliance professionals, executives, legal teams, and financial services leaders, it goes beyond headlines to explain why each development matters in a highly regulated industry. The result is a concise weekly briefing that helps listeners stay current on AI innovation while asking sharper questions about oversight, accountability, and trust.

This week’s stories include:

  1. What bank execs are saying about AI. (Business Insider)
  2. Fiserv and OpenAI partner to bring Agentic AI to banks. (Fiserv)
  3. ECB urges banks to prepare for AI-cyber attacks. (Reuters)
  4. AI is reshaping the digital supply chain. (Journal)
  5. The next age of FinTech. (McKinsey & Company)

For more information on the use of AI in Compliance programs, Tom Fox’s new book, Upping Your Game, is available. You can purchase a copy of the book on Amazon.com.

To learn about the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the modern compliance professional, check out Tom’s latest book, The Game is Afoot-What Sherlock Holmes Teaches About Risk, Ethics and Investigations on Amazon.com.