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10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending May 24, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you the compliance professional and the compliance stories you need to know to end your busy week. Sit back, and in 10 minutes, hear the stories every compliance professional should know from the prior week. Every Saturday, 10 For 10 highlights the most important news, insights, and analysis for the compliance professional, all curated by the Voice of Compliance, Tom Fox. Get your weekly filling of compliance stories with 10 for 10, a podcast produced by the Compliance Podcast Network.

  • UK freezes asset of son of former Bangladeshi PM. (FT)
  • Boeing’s compliance plan is to create a hotline. (WSJ)
  • EY is negligent in missing $3bn fraud, the court said. (Reuters)
  • CEOs are afraid to discuss tariffs and garner Trump’s ire.  (NYT)
  • When is a bribe a gift? (FT)
  • Export controls for chips have backfired. (NYT)
  • Matt Levine on the ‘Trump and Dump’ strategies used by cryptos. (Bloomberg)
  • More corruption allegations against ex-Malaysia PM.  (Bloomberg)
  • Former US Navy Number 2 convicted of corruption. (YaHoo.com)
  • Don’t use Huawei chips. (Bloomberg)

You can check out the Daily Compliance News, which features four curated compliance and ethics stories each day, here.

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10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending May 17, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast which brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to be aware of to end your busy week. Sit back, and in 10 minutes hear about the stories every compliance professional should be aware of from the prior week. Every Saturday, 10 For 10 highlights the most important news, insights, and analysis for the compliance professional, all curated by the Voice of Compliance, Tom Fox. Get your weekly filling of compliance stories with 10 for 10, a podcast produced by the Compliance Podcast Network.

  • The $100K in cash deposit.  (WSJ)
  • Broader DOJ whistleblower program announced.  (WSJ)
  • Google faces massive antitrust lawsuit in Italy. (WSJ)
  • Apple says punishment for its illegal acts unfair. (BBC)
  • Insurance cover for chatbot based losses.  (FT)
  • Adani tries to settle corruption case. (Bloomberg)
  • Is the gift of a jet plane corruption. (NYT)
  • Will SEC overturn bans and suspensions? (Reuters)
  • GOP wants to ban state regulation of AI. (Bloomberg)
  • What is risk paralysis.  (FT)

You can check out the Daily Compliance News for four curated compliance and ethics related stories each day, here.

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10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending May 10, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you the compliance professional and the compliance stories you need to know to end your busy week. Sit back, and in 10 minutes, hear the stories every compliance professional should know from the prior week. Every Saturday, 10 For 10 highlights the most important news, insights, and analysis for the compliance professional, all curated by the Voice of Compliance, Tom Fox. Get your weekly filling of compliance stories with 10 for 10, a podcast produced by the Compliance Podcast Network.

  • Malaysia wants Tim Leissner. (WSJ)
  • Aussie regulator goes after Macquarie Bank for corruption. (Reuters)
  • Only $1MM in legal fees for a Presidential pardon. (Bloomberg)
  • UnitedHealth sued over response to exec’s death. (Reuters)
  • The EU Parliament cracks down on lobbyists. (Politico)
  • Adani tries to settle the corruption case. (Bloomberg)
  • Albemarle gets out of the DPA early. (ComplianceWeek)
  • Whistleblower payments coming to the UK? (FT)
  • Amtrak bribery scandal. (Railway Supply)
  • China likens ABC to preparing for war. (South China Morning Post)

You can check out the Daily Compliance News for four curated compliance- and ethics-related stories each day here.

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Compliance Into the Weeds

Compliance into the Weeds: USRA Declination Case Study: Self-Disclosure Best Practices

The award-winning Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to explore a subject more fully. Are you looking for some hard-hitting insights on compliance? Look no further than Compliance into the Weeds! In this Compliance into the Weeds episode, Tom Fox and Matt Kelly take a deep dive into the declination recently given by the DOJ to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA).

In this episode, Tom and Matt dive deeply into a recent decline issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to the University Space Research Association (USRA). The discussion focuses on the organization’s exemplary behavior in self-disclosure and cooperation during an investigation into an employee’s misconduct. This misconduct included unauthorized export of software to Beijing University. The hosts highlight the case as a textbook example of effective compliance practices, self-reporting, and cooperation with regulators. They also explore the DOJ’s guidelines on self-disclosure and the importance of internal controls in high-risk areas.

Key highlights:

  • Case Overview: USRA Declination
  • DOJ Press Release Insights
  • Details of the Misconduct
  • USRA’s Response and Cooperation

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: May 6, 2025, The Made in China Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

Top stories include:

  • Made in China, gaining traction. (WSJ)
  • The EU Parliament cracks down on lobbyists. (Politico)
  • Adani tries to settle the corruption case. (Bloomberg)
  • Albemarle gets out of NPA early. (ComplianceWeek)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: May 5, 2025, The Washing Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

Top stories include:

  • China is washing exports through 3rd party countries. (FT)
  • Whistleblower payments coming to the UK? (FT)
  • Amtrak is under corruption scrutiny. (Railway Supply)
  • China likens ABC to preparing for war. (South China Morning Post)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 30, 2025, The 4 AM Wake-Up Call Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

Top stories include:

  • China will support ‘normal’ business relations with US companies. (WSJ)
  • Don’t yell at your staff. (FT)
  • SFO issues corporate cooperation guidance. (SFO Press Release)
  • Waking up at 4 AM gains traction. (WSJ)
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10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 26, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you the compliance professional and the compliance stories you need to know to end your busy week. Sit back, and in 10 minutes, hear the stories every compliance professional should know from the prior week. Every Saturday, 10 For 10 highlights the most important news, insights, and analysis for the compliance professional, all curated by the Voice of Compliance, Tom Fox. Get your weekly filling of compliance stories with 10 for 10, a podcast produced by the Compliance Podcast Network.

  • New book on the use of AI in Compliance. (Amazon)
  • Trump now sues law firms for representing clients or issues he disapproves of. (Reuters)
  • EU fines Meta and Apple for anti-trust violations. (FT)
  • DOJ wipes out crypto enforcement. (WSJ)
  • 3 Adams prosecutors resign rather than lie. (NYT)
  • In UAE, AI writes the laws. (CIO)
  • China built a Nepali airport through corruption. (NYT)
  • US banks urged to pull from Chinese securities offerings. (WSJ)
  • Binance gets compliance. (Bitcoin.com News)
  • Jaime Dimon says to tighten up meetings. (FT)

You can check out the Daily Compliance News, which features four curated compliance and ethics stories each day, here.

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Daily Compliance News: April 21, 2025, The Tribute to Pope Francis Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional. Yesterday, Trump rolled back almost all tariffs he had imposed 48 hours earlier. We look at four stories on that issue from the compliance angle.

Top stories include:

  • China built a Nepali airport through corruption. (NYT)
  • US banks urged to pull from Chinese securities offerings.  (WSJ)
  • Binance gets compliance. (Bitcoin.com)
  • Jaime Dimon says to tighten up meetings. (FT)
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2 Gurus Talk Compliance

2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 50 – The Tariffs Tariffs Tariffs Edition

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

Stories this week include:

  • Trump is redefining what corruption is. (Axios)
  • The pain of doing business with the Trump Administration. (FT)
  • The fired DOJ lawyer accused the current DOJ leadership of corruption. (AP)
  • 8 arrested in Huawei corruption probe. (Bloomberg)
  • Whistleblowers awarded $6.7 million against Texas AG. (Houston Chronicle)
  • New Tariffs Promise Increased False Claims Act Scrutiny on Importers and Other Companies in the Import Chain (Gibson Dunn)
  • Justice Department Scales Back Crypto Enforcement (WSJ)
  • DOJ Monitorship Policy Disappears (Radical Compliance)
  • Navigate Career Chaos: 5 Steps to Find Clarity Now (Psychology Today)
  • Woman arrested after accidentally texting sheriff’s department instead of drug dealer (KKTV)

 

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