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June 6, 2022 the D-Day Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Bermuda doubles down as a crypto center. (WSJ)
  • Even more corrupt than Nixon. (WaPo)
  • NFTs-the wild west. (NYT)
  • Stellantis to plead guilty to emissions fraud. (NYT)
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May 4, 2022 the May the 4th Be With You Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • SEC to hire more crypto fraud enforcers. (WSJ)
  • Who needs a business plan? (NYT)
  • Failures of UK sanctions. (FT)
  • SCt to overturn Roe v. Wade? (Reuters)
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April 29, 2022 the Billions to Hwang Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Why did Wall Street lend billions to Bill Hwang? (FT)
  • Is crypto fueling corruption. (CoinDesk)
  • Under Russian sanctions can you pay a ransomware hacker? (WSJ)
  • Vale sued by SEC. (WSJ)
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April 27, 2022 the Where are the Lawyers Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Crypto can’t find lawyers. (WSJ)
  • How oligarch yacht hunting has energized fight against financial corruption. (Forbes)
  • FB fighting UK order to sell Giphy. (Reuters)
  • What is FirstEnergy hiding? (Highland County Press)
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April 13, 2022 the Ukraine Risk Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • NY Lt. Gov charged with public corruption. (WSJ)
  • Are new rules for vetting PE investors coming? (WSJ)
  • Expanding series of risks from the Ukraine conflict. (WSJ)
  • Crypto.com hires financial crimes and compliance experts. (WSJ)
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April 12, 2022 the Distractions Ahead Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Musk backs down from Twitter Board. (Reuters)
  • In-person RIMS returns. (WSJ)
  • Crypto usage is higher in corrupt countries. (Finbold)
  • Zuma trial postponed yet again. (Al Jazeera)
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April 11, 2022 the Don’t Piss Off a Federal Judge Edition

 
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Don’t piss off a MDL judge. (Reuters)
  • Crypt wants stable regs. (WSJ)
  • Glass Lewis says no to Goldman CEO pay. (NYT)
  • Argentinian ambassador to Israel resigns after corruption conviction. (TimesofIsrael)
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March 22, 2022 the Institutional Corruption Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Crypto an unlikely route for sanctions evasion. (WSJ)
  • Lebanese central bank chief charged with corruption.  (WSJ)
  • Met still ‘institutionally corrupt’? (BBC)
  • Wells Fargo sued for red-lining. (Bloomberg)
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March 4, 2022 the Ericsson Edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Ex-Nissan exec given suspended sentence in Japan. (NYT)
  • CA companies perverting Federal Arbitration Act.  (Reuters)
  • Is crypto complying with sanctions. (WaPo)
  • DOJ accuses Ericsson of violating DPA. (The Guardian)
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March 3, 2022 the 1MDB Deal? Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
·      Did Trump Administration cut deal on 1MDB scandal? (Reuters)
·      Former Illinois House Speaker indicted over ComEd scandal.   (The Hill)
·      Oligarchs in US sanctions sights. (WaPo)
·      Will sanctions drive Russia into crypto? (NYT)