In this podcast series, two complete MCU fans, Tom Fox, founder of the Compliance Podcast Network, and Megan Dougherty, co-founder of One Stone Creative, indulge in a passion for all things in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by re-watching each movie and then podcasting on every movie in the MCU. If you want to indulge in your love for the MCU with two fans passionate about all things MCU, this is the podcast series for you. For this offering, we consider MCU Series – Thor-Ragnorok.
Some of the highlights include:
Ø The story synopsis.
Ø What are the key plot points?
Ø What were some of our favorite cookies?
Ø How does this movie fit into the overall MCU?
Ø How is this movie an homage to prior non-MCU movies?
**Next up in our series Antman and the Wasp**
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
• AML sanctions enforcer to get more money. (WSJ)
• Harassment claim made against Elon Musk? (NYT)
• Pharma Bro released early from prison. (WaPo)
• Wells Fargo fined for AML lapses. (Reuters)
Richard Lummis and Tom Fox continue their series on leadership lessons from Theodore Roosevelt. We will look at lessons from Roosevelt’s early years in New York up to his cowboying days in Montana; the second phase of his public career, from NYC Police Commission to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, San Juan Hill and the Vice Presidency; his leadership from his Presidency; his life in the post-Presidency and the election of 1912 and we will end with leadership lessons from his post Bull Moose Party life, World War I and event surrounding his death. In this second episode, we consider the leadership lessons learned by Roosevelt in the second phase of his political career, which took him from Police Commissioner of NYC to the Vice Presidency.
Highlights of this podcast include:
What led to appointment to New York Civil Service Commission and then to the NYC Police Commissioner? His move to the National Stage as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. This led to his work in the War with Spain and Admiral Dewey in Manilla Bay. He founded the Rough Riders, his leadership in Cuba and ride up San Juan Hill. He becomes Governor of New York. This leads to joining the McKinley ticket in the election of 1896 and becoming Vice President. We conclude with three key leadership lessons, including: 1. Pick yourself up when you fall; 2. Find a cause; and 3. Communicate Simply and Directly Through Stories.
Resources
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s 10 Leadership Lessons from the White House
6 Leadership Hacks From The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
10 top Leadership Principles of Teddy Roosevelt
The Roosevelts: Eight presidential lessons in leadership
Lessons in Leadership from 100 years ago
Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership
10 Theodore Roosevelt Leadership Lessons
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Elon Musk and Twitter
Welcome to The Woody Report where, Washington & Lee, School of Law Associate Professor Karen Woody and host Tom Fox discuss issues on white collar crime, compliance issues, international corruption, securities and accounting fraud, and internal corporate investigations. From current events to topical issues to academic research and thought leadership, Karen Woody helps lead the discussion of these issues on the new and exciting podcast. Today Karen talks about the continuing tale of Elon Musk and his actions to purchase Twitter stock before he declined a Board seat and he concluded an agreement to purchase the company.
Resources
Karen Woody on LinkedIn
Karen Woody at Washington & Lee, School of Law
Karen Woody breaks down some of the history between Musk and the SEC.
Brian and Tim kick things off by briefly covering OFAC’s issuance, on the eve of Victory Day, of two determinations aimed at disrupting Russia’s use of accounting, trust and corporate formation, and management consulting services. Next, they discuss recent public comments by the Deputy Attorney General proclaiming that, as a DOJ enforcement priority, sanctions are the new FCPA. We also check in on what China has been up to lately (with respect to Russia) and share a few thoughts on the recently issued Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations. Finally, in the Lightning Round, they briefly cover the unsealing of indictments against Virgil Griffith’s alleged co-conspirators and debate what it could mean that Nicaragua’s ruling family has reportedly reached out to the U.S. seeking sanctions relief.
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Richard Mojica is Practice Lead of Customs and Import Trade at Miller & Chevalier. He helps companies comply with the legal requirements associated with importing products into the United States. He also specializes in business and human rights. Richard joins host Gwen Hassan to discuss the overlap between customs and human trafficking prevention, and how they came to intersect.
Though the importation of goods made with forced labor is prohibited by law, there was a loophole that allowed it for decades. The loophole was that if a good was not sufficiently produced in the US to meet consumptive demand, it could be imported, which permitted the importation of goods made with forced labor that fulfilled those requirements. This was made worse by the lack of oversight from customs, which was likely driven by a focus on acquiring necessary goods.
The loophole of consumptive demand was plugged in 2016 by the passing of a new law, and the US Customs and Border Protection was charged with its enforcement. The CBP’s tool for that is the withhold-release order – an instruction that detains merchandise that is suspected of being made with forced labor at the ports of entry.
Resources
Richard Mojica on LinkedIn | Twitter
MillerChevalier.com
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What is the Role of Tax in ESG?
What is the intersection of tax and compliance? Why does a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) or compliance professional need to sit down with the corporate head of tax? How does a corporate tax function fit into a best practices compliance program? It turns out there is quite a bit a compliance professional can learn from a tax professional. Moreover, there are many aspects of tax which should be considered by a CCO and compliance professional from an overall risk management perspective. Unfortunately, these questions are rarely explored in the compliance community. In this episode, we explore the unexplored topic of the role of tax in a corporate ESG program.
How Tax and ESG Intersect
Tracy tells Tom, “There are external forces pulling tax into the ‘S’ and ‘G’ of ESG.” In the social sector, different jurisdictions have different tax rates and laws, and as companies begin to operate in a tax-efficient manner, their activities will gravitate towards lower tax regimes. Tracy adds, “You’ve got forces trying to push the concept of ‘fair share’ rather than compliance with tax laws of different jurisdictions.” Governance-wise, it’s becoming more common for companies to be required to talk about their compliance tax audits.
The Role of Tax in a Company
With the growing pressures on ESG transparency, there’s a push to standardize reporting and scorecarding of companies based on their tax transparency. This would include things like the reporting of an organization’s effective tax rate.
Tax and ESG in Multinational Organizations
Institutional investors play a major role in impacting the activities of a multinational company. When making investment decisions, these entities heavily incorporate ESG scorecards with tax transparency, further emphasizing the need for a relationship between the two sectors.
Resources
Tracy Howell | Email | LinkedIn
Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance as we celebrate our 100 show. In 2021, Everything Compliance was honored by W3 as a top talk show in podcasting. In this episode, we have the quintet of Jay Rosen, Jonathan Marks, Tom Fox, Jonathan Armstrong and Matt Kelly. We focus on changes to compliance and businesses in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We begin with a special Breaking News segment of Elon Musk putting his Twitter purchase ‘on hold’. We conclude with our fan favorite Shout Outs and Rants.
1. Jay Rosen what the Russian invasion of Ukraine means for business ventures for countries in the West. Rosen shouts out Christopher Flores and Robert Moran, the first time pilot who had to take over the landing of a plane when the pilot fell ill and Robert Morgan, the air traffic controller who talked him down to a safe landing.
2. Matt Kelly takes a deep dive into the Stericycle FCPA enforcement action. Kelly rants about Moderna and its hiring of the new CFO for one day and wonders if releasing news of the prior company’s accounting fraud investigation could have been disclosed.
3. Jonathan Marks explores the changes the conflict has wrought for ESG. Marks also rants about Moderna which fired its CFO after one day on the job, asking did Moderna perform any due diligence.
4. Tom Fox looks the changes in the National Security issues for ABC, AML and export control. Fox rants about Justice Alito who wants to take American culture, legal rights and jurisprudence back to the 18th century English law.
5. Jonathan Armstrong explores the changes the conflict has wrought for ESG. Armstrong shouts out to Ivy Williams and Helena Normanton, the first two women barristers in the United Kingdom.
The members of the Everything Compliance are:
• Jay Rosen– Jay is Vice President, Business Development Corporate Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors. Rosen can be reached at JRosen@affiliatedmonitors.com
• Karen Woody – One of the top academic experts on the SEC. Woody can be reached at kwoody@wlu.edu
• Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@radicalcompliance.com
• Jonathan Armstrong –is our UK colleague, who is an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer with Cordery in London. Armstrong can be reached at jonathan.armstrong@corderycompliance.com
• Jonathan Marks is Partner, Firm Practice Leader – Global Forensic, Compliance & Integrity Services at Baker Tilly. Marks can be reached at jonathan.marks@bakertilly.com
The host and producer, ranter (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Everything Compliance is a part of the Compliance Podcast Network.
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- JPMorgan shareholders disapprove of CEO pay package. (Reuters)
- Allianz pleads guilty. (NYT)
- DOJ to require CCO certification. (Compliance Week)
- Top Nigerian accountant arrested in $193MM theft. (Bloomberg)