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Daily Compliance News: August 31, 2026, The Oops, Just Kidding 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 a cup of morning coffee, and listen in 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:

  • $50MM and a DPA in FIFA FCPA case.(Law360)
  • Trump Administration blacklisting of Anthropic ruled illegal. (WSJ)
  • US corp intelligence firm withdraws claim against trader. (FT)
  • What is really behind Xi’s ABC campaign? (SCMP)

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.

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Daily Compliance News: August 28, 2026, The Bill Gates Warns on 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 a cup of morning coffee, and listen in 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:

  • Ex-Corsa Coal exec files appellate brief. (Law360)
  • California AG goes after Paramount. (WSJ)
  • Bill Gates warns on AI. (NYT)
  • More trouble for Malaysia ex-PM. (SCMP)

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.

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Daily Compliance News: August 26, 2026, The Toothless Sanctions 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 a cup of morning coffee, and listen in 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:

  • Trump issues toothless sanctions against Iran.  (WSJ)
  • SEC investigating Situation Awareness near implosion. (NYT)
  • US trial for Lockerbie bombing suspect delayed. (Reuters)
  • China looks to extend its ABC reach. (Bloomberg)

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.

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Daily Compliance News: August 21, 2026, The Doing Business With 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 a cup of morning coffee, and listen in 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:

  • Trump threatens countries that do business with Iran. (NYT)
  • More whistleblowers down under. (Reuters)
  • Zelensky fires top aide. (FT)
  • CK Hutchison files an arbitration claim against Panama. (WSJ)

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.

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Daily Compliance News: August 20, 2026, The AI for Compliance Trucking 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 a cup of morning coffee, and listen in 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:

  • AI for compliance in the trucking industry. (CCJ Digital)
  • Head of UK police union arrested on bribery allegations. (The Sun)
  • Ukraine ABC raids home of top Zelensky aide. (FT)
  • The Special One returns. (WSJ)

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.

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Daily Compliance News: August 19, 2026, The Avoiding Caremark 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 a cup of morning coffee, and listen in 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:

  • Boeing directors avoid Caremark claim over door blowout. (Bloomberg)
  • Why do BODs keep giving senior execs more chances? (WSJ)
  • States seek over $200bn from Meta for children’s social media addiction. (NYT)
  • ABC sues FCC for its illegal acts. (Reuters)

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.

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 81 – The Having Way Too Much Fun 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:

  • Asante Berko guilty verdict—attached.
  • New ESPN 30 for 30 pod reviews the corruption case of Ohtani’s translator. (ESPN)
  • CapOne fired Trump Organization for AML deficiencies. (Reuters)
  • Victims of LaFarge terrorist funding want a piece of the settlement. (WSJ)
  • FBI agent apparently misses the tutorial on corruption. (Gizmodo)
  • For Some Workers, AI Resistance Is a Matter of Faith (Corporate Compliance Insights)
  • How OpenAI Agents Plotted and Breached Hugging Face (Cybermagazine)
  • Russia’s Hottest Startup Is a State-Backed Sanctions Evasion Network (WSJ)
  • UBS Nailed on Repeated AML Failures (Radical Compliance)
  • Polk Sheriff Grady Judd’s picture stolen from substation; Florida man arrested: ‘He stole my picture ‘ (FOX13 News)

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Daily Compliance News: August 12, 2026, The Judge Chastizes the DOJ (yet again) 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 a cup of morning coffee, and listen in 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:

  • Heat, smoke, and fire as business risks. (NYT)
  • Adani case dismissed. (Reuters)
  • White House wants new charges brought on the reflecting pool. (WSJ)
  • Corruption crackdown in Thailand. (Bangkok Post)

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.

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FCPA Compliance Report: The Berko Verdict with Mike Volkov

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes back his good friend and colleague Mike Volkov and takes a deep dive into the Asante Berko FCPA guilty verdict.

They question why Berko went to trial given the strength of the case, discuss the power of recorded statements like requests to use private email, and highlight Goldman Sachs compliance personnel as corroborating witnesses after the firm stopped the transaction and disclosed it. They conclude with compliance lessons that include rigorous deal due diligence, escalation of red flags, sampling internal communications, and monitoring attempts to move discussions off-channel.

Key highlights:

  • Quick Jury Verdict
  • Recordings And Emails
  • Goldman Compliance Witness
  • Sentencing Trial Penalty
  • SEC Settlement Strategy
  • Compliance Lessons Red Flags

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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.

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Daily Compliance News: August 10, 2026, The Asante Trial Verdict 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 a cup of morning coffee, and listen in 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:

  • Asante Berko found guilty at trial. (Law360)
  • Paying soldiers directly as an ABC strategy. (Arab News)
  • What happens when AI goes rogue? (Reuters)
  • Malaysia delays charges against ex-PM. (Bloomberg)

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.