Brian and Tim tackle the big news that formal talks are finally starting on JCPOA 2.0. We break down what that means for the U.S., Iran, and what sanctions relief may look like under a revised deal. Then, we give the Lightning Round treatment to the latest U.S. announcement regarding Hong Kong, more Burma sanctions, the possible elimination of an important OFAC general license in Belarus, the end of the ICC sanctions program, and a recent OFAC enforcement action against Nordgas.
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Roadmap:
Introduction
JCPOA 2.0
Lightning Round
Hong Kong is Still Part of the PRC
More Burma Sanctions
A Belarus Segment!
ICC E.O. May Be Revoked
OFAC Settlement with Nordgas
Final Thoughts
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Episode 054–Susan Liautaud
In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Nick welcomes Susan Liautaud, Chair of Counsel, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), to the show to discuss Ethics, Law and Culture in detail.
Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance. Today, we have a quartet of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Marks, Jonathan Armstrong and Mike Volkov for a deep dive into plethora of topics related to Opening Day. We end with a veritable mélange of rants and shouts outs.
- Jonathan Armstrong takes us through the current state of the fight against the international scourge of modern slavery. Armstrong rants about the BBC’s non reporting on BoJo paramour Jennifer Arcuri until four days after the story broke.
- Jonathan Marks talks about the endemic corruption in eSports and the lack of any regulatory body to address the issue. Marks shouts out to FBI Special Kerrie Harny who led the investigation that brought down fraudulent concert promoter Andres Fernandez who told people he could make them wealthy investing in the glamorous industry. He rants about the National Association of eSports (NACE) for its lack of leadership around the corruption in eSports.
- Mike Volkov talks different perspective on risk management from the perspectives of a GC and CCO. Volkov shouts to the federal prosecutors who have been handling the Matt Gaetz investigation.
- Matt Kelly discusses the corporate responses or lack thereto of the state of Georgia voter suppression law. Kelly shouts out to Danielle Frazier, the teenager who filmed the killing of George Floyd and apologized to the Floyd family for not doing more to save him.
- Tom Fox shouts out to John Boehner who in his new book said, “There is nothing more dangerous than a reckless asshole who thinks he is smarter than everyone else. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Senator Ted Cruz.”
For additional reading see:
Matt Kelly blog post on Radical Compliance, Corporate Ethics and Voter Suppression Laws
See Cordery Compliance Client Alert, Modern Slavery, UK Online Registry Launched
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
- Mike Volkov – One of the top FCPA commentators and practitioners around and the Chief Executive Officer of The Volkov Law Group, LLC. Volkov can be reached at mvolkov@volkovlawgroup.com
- 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 armstrong@corderycompliance.com
- Jonathan Marks is Partner, Firm Practice Leader – Global Forensic, Compliance & Integrity Services at Baker Tilly. Marks can be reached at marks@bakertilly.com
The host and producer (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.
Affiliated Monitors Managing Director Don Stern hosts an engaging conversation with the Former Deputy Attorney General, King & Spalding’s Rod Rosenstein, and Affiliated Monitors Managing Director Eric Feldman as they commence a two-part podcast on “The Past, Present and Future of Compliance and Independent Monitoring.”
In part one, the trio looks at compliance, with a particular focus on the DOJ guidance as it has been articulated over the past two years. The panel discusses where compliance is now, where it is headed, and what companies might do to prepare for the closer look that they might receive from increased DOJ scrutiny under the current administration. In two weeks, the panel will return for part two, where they will shift their attention to monitoring. As is our “Integrity Through Compliance” tradition, Rod and Eric will share their key takeaways on
compliance:
Rod
1. Investing in compliance brings a positive return on investment
2. Compliance is about culture and not just the written rules
3. Compliance policies need to be reviewed on a regular basis
Eric
1. Compliance programs should be based on actual risks of your company
2. Take a strong look at how and whether the company is incentivizing the right kind of behavior.
Contact: podcast@affiliatedmonitors.com
Learn More: affiliatedmonitors.com/integrity-through-compliance-podcast
Music and Audio Production by Dan Barton
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Conjunction Junction
Welcome to The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this Conjunction Junction Episode, we continue our exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
- Russia Tweets About Marsalek
- Weigand and Akhavan Convicted in U.S.
- Tracking Pixels
- Fuchs Says Akhavan and Marsalek Besties
- Oliver Hargreaves Wired For Sound
- OneCoin Connection
- He Works Hard For the Money
- Paolucci Key Contact
- Top Dog Shares Run With Wirecard
- Kurz Flies Air Firtash
- IT Repair Guy Does Read Your Texts
- O’Sullivan Becomes Frau Muller With EY Blessing
- Data Overload at IC
- Elizabeth Has A Bad Day In the Office
- Chief Prosecutor Doesn’t Want High Penalties
Part 2 of the special edition episode we continue the discussion of the most comprehensive and successful financial investigation and asset search in history; The Madoff Ponzi Scheme.
Join us each week as we take a deep dive into the various forms of fraud across the world and discuss crime families, penny stock boiler rooms, international money launderers, narco-traffickers, oligarchs, dictators, warlords, kleptocrats and more.
Scott Moritz is a leading authority on white-collar crime, anti-corruption, and in the evaluation, design, remediation, implementation, and administration of corporate compliance programs, codes of conduct. He is also considered an authority in the establishment, training, and oversight of the investigative protocols carried out by financial intelligence, corporate security, and internal audit units.
Arguably there is no more major a case in modern history than the Ponzi Scheme perpetrated against thousands of victims for more than three decades by the notorious Bernie Madoff.
Join us each week as we take a deep dive into the various forms of fraud across the world and discuss crime families, penny stock boiler rooms, international money launderers, narco-traffickers, oligarchs, dictators, warlords, kleptocrats and more.
Scott Moritz is a leading authority on white-collar crime, anti-corruption, and in the evaluation, design, remediation, implementation, and administration of corporate compliance programs, codes of conduct. He is also considered an authority in the establishment, training, and oversight of the investigative protocols carried out by financial intelligence, corporate security, and internal audit units.
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Episode 053–Andra Popa
In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Nick welcomes Andra Popa, Owner, Andra M Popa Consulting, to the show to discuss Ethics and Compliance in detail.