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Daily Compliance News: June 17, 2019-the Boeing Finally Apologizes edition

Books reviewed in today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Boeing CEO finally apologizes. (NYT)
  • A conversation about hugging in the workplace. (Washington Post)
  • SEC fines Chinese bank $42 million for mishandling ADRs. (MarketWatch)
  • Israeli Court Convicts Sara Netanyahu of corruption. (Jeruselem Post)
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Trekking Through Compliance

Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 16- The Galileo Seven

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Galileo Seven which aired on January 5, 1967, Star Date 2821.5.
 Compliance Takeaways:

  1. Why sometimes you must adhere to a culture’s traditions.
  2. What is risk?
  3. As a leader and CCO, you have to adjust to the facts on the ground.

Resources
Excruciatingly Detailed Plot Summary by Eric W. Weisstein for TheGalileo Seven
MissionLogPodcast.com-Galileo Seven  

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: June 16, 2019-the Sunday Book Review edition

Books reviewed in today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission that Flew Us to the Moon-Charles Fishman
  • Apollo 11: The Inside Story-David Whitehouse
  • The Moon: A History for the Future
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Trekking Through Compliance

Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 15- Shore Leave

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Shore Leave  which aired on December 29, 1966, Star Date 3025.3.
 Compliance Takeaways:

  1. When you see a fact from your past, interpret in light of your current situation.
  2. What is risk?
  3. As a leader and CCO, sometimes you just have to have a little fun.

Resources
Excruciatingly Detailed Plot Summary by Eric W. Weisstein for Shore Leave
MissionLogPodcast.com- Shore Leave  

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: June 15, 2019, the KPMG edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • KPMG to pay $50MM fine. (MarketWatch)
  • Corruption in China? Who knew? (NYT)
  • Don’t talk about sick pigs and China. (FT)
  • What is your corporate battle rhythm? (WSJ)
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Trekking Through Compliance

Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 14- Balance of Terror

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Balance of Terror  which aired on December 15, 1966, Star Date 1709.1
Compliance Takeaways:
  1. As a CCO, you must not allow racism in your organization.
  2. Does your speak up culture include training on how to listen?
  3. #MeToo means that if, as a by-stander you see something it is your responsibility to report it.Resources
Excruciatingly Detailed Plot Summary by Eric W. Weisstein for Balance of Terror

MissionLogPodcast.com-Balance of Terror 
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Everything Compliance

This Week in FCPA-Episode 158 – the Sweet Caroline edition

With Tom and Jay together for a week in the City of Champions (Boston) and Tom finally getting to Fenway Park to sing Sweet Caroline, he and Jay to take a break to join discuss both events some of this week’s top compliance and ethics stories which caught their collective eyes.

  1. Who owns a bribe and why does it matter?
  2. What are the 6 hats of an AML compliance professional?
  3. Two prosecutors leave DOJ.
  4. What are some of the impacts of working with monitors?
  5. FBI skewered in another FCPA sting trial.
  6. Trump Tower in Moscow? What is the story?
  7. Italy enacts a law to provide credit for remediation during corruption investigations.
  8. Two top FCPA prosecutors leave DOJ and go into private practice.
  9. And you think you are having a bad day? Matt Kelly looks at an assination attempt on a CAE in South Africa.
  10. What is ghost money?
  11. Tom has a special 3-part podcast series this week, looking at leadership lessons from Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur and Truman’s firing of MacArthur on 12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership. Check out the following: Part 1-Leadership lessons from Harry Truman; Part 2-Leadership lessons from Douglas MacArthur; Part 3– Leadership lessons from Truman’s firing of MacArthur. The podcast is available on multiple sites: the FCPA Compliance Report, iTunes, JDSupra, Megaphone,YouTube,  Spotifyand Corporate Compliance Insights,  Compliance Podcast Networkand now on the C-Suite Radio Network.
  12. The Everything Compliance gang begins a two-part podcast series looking at the Trump Administration’s first 6 months of 2019, from the compliance perspective. In Part 1, Matt Kelly, Sarah Hadden and Mike Volkov weigh in. In Part 2 (to be released June 27) Jay Rosen, Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox opine.

Tom Fox is the Compliance Evangelist and can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Jay Rosen is Mr. Monitor and can be reached at jrosen@affiliatedmonitors.com.
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Trekking Through Compliance

Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 13- The Conscience of the King

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Conscience of the King which aired on December 8, 1966, Star Date 2817.6.
Compliance Takeaways:
  1. When does a leader step over the line from business to personal?
  2. Can you ever be sure in an investigation absent a confession?
  3. What is the difference between an investigation and a root cause analysis?
Resources
Excruciatingly Detailed Plot Summary by Eric W. Weisstein for The Conscience of the King
MissionLogPodcast.com-The Conscience of the King
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: June 14, 2019, the don’t drink the water edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Don’t drink the water (not in Mexico) in Flint. (NYT)
  • Corruption as free speech? (BBC)
  • Well that’s akward. Wife of GOP rep pleads guilty to husband/wife corruption? (Bloomberg)
  • Ex-Houston Texas GM accused of targeting blacks for termination and replacement with white employees. (SI.com)
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Trekking Through Compliance

Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 12-The Menagerie (Part Two)

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Menagerie (Part Two) which aired on November 24, 1966, Star Date 3012.4.
Compliance Takeaways:

  1. What happens with your counter party refuses to comply with FCPA requirements?
  2. When the time comes will you as a CCO speak truth to power?
  3. Sometimes failure and being left behind are options.

Resources
Excruciatingly Detailed Plot Summary by Eric W. Weisstein for The Menagerie (Part Two)
MissionLogPodcast.com-The Menagerie (Parts 1 & 2)