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2 Gurus Talk Compliance

2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 86 – The BOA Edition

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

Stories This Week Include:

  • Memo to Law Firms: Don’t call your clients stupid in emails. (FT)
  • John Carreyrou exposes You Can See Everything. (NYT)
  • What do AI agents talk about at dinner parties? (NYT)
  • Are you ready for a new AML Program? (Crime Corruption Compliance)
  • 6 Key themes from Inside the Mind of the CCO. (Compliance Week)
  • Bank of America to Pay $1.2 Billion to Settle Violations of Money Laundering, Sanctions Laws (WSJ)
  • Tech CEO connects Grok Bot to bank account and instantly regrets it (CyberNews)
  • AI in Investigations: What Courts Are Saying (So Far) About Privilege (Corporate Compliance Insights)
  • Courts Grapple With Problem of People Betting on the Outcome of Jury Cases (WSJ)
  • Scuba-clad man robs Disney Springs restaurant, swims away (WFTV)

Resources:

Kristy

Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn

Order Kristy’s updated 10-year edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer here.

Tom

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My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

It is available on the following sites:

Amazon.com

Stoney Creek Publishing

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Texas A&M University Press

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FCPA Compliance Report

FCPA Compliance Report: Mara Senn on AI-Native, Human-in-the-Loop Investigations for Compliance

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Mara Senn, founder and CEO of Ethakos, about her path from big law and a decade as a partner at Arnold & Porter to anti-corruption work at the Kleptocracy Initiative, investigations at the World Bank, and in-house leadership roles at Fortune 500 medical device and pharma companies.

Senn explains she built the Ethakos compliance investigations platform using “vibe coding” with Claude, reducing reliance on software engineers and enabling rapid product decisions. She describes Ethakos as AI-native and human-in-the-loop, designed around how compliance teams actually work, with cleaner data creation, configurable workflows, and features that automate painful reporting tasks (e.g., investigation updates) and first drafts of chronologies, interview outlines, and reports. Senn emphasizes audibility via logs and citations, advises starting AI projects with clear risk goals, and predicts AI will remove menial work so teams can cover more risks while becoming more data- and tech-forward. Contact options include ethakos.com, email, and LinkedIn.

Key highlights:

  • Why Build Ethakos
  • AI Native Platform Design
  • Solving Reporting Pain
  • Starting AI in Compliance
  • Avoiding Common AI Mistakes
  • Investigation Workflow Automation
  • Auditability and Regulator Proofing
  • Future of Compliance Teams

Resources:

Ethakos

Mara Senn on LinkedIn

Tom Fox

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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.