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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

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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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 17, 2025, The Musk Fights BEEs 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:

  • ICE to flood the workplace. (Bloomberg)
  • PwC exits high-risk countries. (FT)
  • Musk fights against South African Black empowerment laws. (BBC)
  • DNI releases report on Chinese corruption. (The American Prospect)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 16, 2025, The Fired by AI 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 accuses the US of hacking the Winter Olympics. (WSJ)
  • Cyber compliance is the biggest challenge for UK financial firms. (InfoSecurity Magazine)
  • What happens when AI fires you?  (FT)
  • Bank of America to pay $540MM. (Bloomberg)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 14, 2025, The Cascade of Corruption 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 your 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:

  • Trump’s tariffs will lead to a cascade of corruption. (CNN)
  • What happens when you tell workers they are bad? (FT)
  • Trump creates both chaos and risk. (NYT)
  • China admits role in infrastructure hacks. (WSJ)