· Matt Kelly highlights OFAC’s $1.05M settlement with FTI Consulting for indirectly providing services to sanctioned VTB Bank via a law firm payment conduit and creating a prohibited extension of debt when invoices went unpaid, emphasizing OFAC’s message that indirect dealings are treated like direct ones.
· Karen Moore reviews the NFL Rooney Rule’s intent and criticism, the Brian Flores discrimination lawsuit moving forward in open court after the Supreme Court declined to compel arbitration, and Florida’s attorney general subpoena challenging the rule under state civil rights law, alongside trends in discrimination charges and potential changes to EEO-1 data reporting.
· Rebecca Walker shares NAVEX 2026 survey findings linking leadership “say vs. do” gaps to higher violations.
· Jonathan Armstrong covers an Italian Garante fine (€190,000) against ITA Airways for overly broad digital forensics and GDPR process failures, underscoring scoping, vendor management, and documentation.
The members of the Everything Compliance are:
• Rebecca Walker – Is one of the top legal minds in ethics and compliance. Woody can be reached at the law firm of Kaplan and Walker.
• Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@radicalcompliance.com
• Jonathan Armstrong –is our UK colleague and an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer in London. He can be reached at Jonathan.Armstrong@puntersouthall.law
• Karen Moore is a principal at Sounding Board Compliance, and can be reached at Karen.moore@soundingboardcompliance.com
The award-winning Everything Compliance is a part of the Compliance Podcast Network.