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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)

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Everything Compliance

Everything Compliance: Episode 153, The CW 25 Edition

Welcome to this edition of the award-winning Everything Compliance. In this episode, the quartet of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, Karen Moore, and Karen Woody is hosted by Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist.

  1. Karen Moore looks at state, international, and private prosecutions of various ABC laws. She rants at the Department of Education for setting up a 1984-style anonymous reporting line for students to report on their teachers.
  2. Matt Kelly reviews the Glencore DPA record. He has a shout-out to Microsoft for picking up Jenner & Block as counsel and rants about the GOP effort to abolish the PCAOB.
  3. Jonathan Armstrong reviews changes at the UK SFO. He shouts out to the compliance community for their support of Diana Trevley and encourages her continuing recovery now that she is back in the US.
  4. Karen Woody considers tariffs as a new source for FCA claims and shouts out to the movie Conclave.
  5. Tom Fox shouts out to former San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, who announced his retirement on May 1.

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Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, is the host, producer, and sometimes panelist of Everything Compliance. He can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. The award-winning Everything Compliance is part of the Compliance Podcast Network.

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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: April 23, 2025, The R-E-S-P-E-C-T 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:

  • Show some respect in meetings. (FT)
  • What is the Administration’s Anti-Trust policy? (WSJ)
  • 3 Adams prosecutors resign rather than lie. (NYT)
  • In UAE, AI writes the laws. (CIO)
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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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Compliance Into the Weeds

Compliance into the Weeds: The Uncertain Future of Compliance Monitors under the Trump Administration

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 future role of compliance monitors in the corporate world under the Trump administration.

Despite the potential for changes, federal prosecutors are expected to continue using compliance monitors as a critical tool. However, the criteria for assigning these monitors may become more limited. The episode critically examines the trustworthiness of statements from the Trump administration and its Justice Department, emphasizing the uncertainty facing corporations and compliance professionals moving forward.

Key highlights:

  • Trump Administration’s Stance on Monitors
  • Criteria for Assigning Monitors
  • Skepticism Towards Statements

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Matt in Radical Compliance

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10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending, April 12, 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 about 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.

  • China has a trade-war arsenal ready. (WSJ)
  • Was tariff whiplash ‘open corruption’?(TNR)
  • How Intel complies with steel and aluminum tariffs. (Tom’s Hardware)
  • DOJ wipes out crypto enforcement. (WSJ)
  • HBO does on dark money corruption in Ohio. (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Meta whistleblower says the company aided China in the AI race. (Bloomberg)
  • Whistleblowers awarded $6.7 against Texas AG. (Houston Chronicle)
  • Clothes rental company CaaStle mired in allegations of fraud. (Forbes)
  • Head of Cayman Islands AML efforts found dead in burning car. (Cayman Compass)
  • 8 arrested in Huawei corruption probe. (Bloomberg)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 9, 2025, The Corruption at the DOJ 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 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:

  • Wall Street bursts over the stupidity of Trump tariffs. (NYT)
  • The fired DOJ lawyer accused the current DOJ leadership of corruption. (AP)
  • Paul Atkins for SEC chair advances in Senate. (Reuters)
  • Hackers have spied on OCC for over a year, undetected. (Bloomberg)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 8, 2025, The End of Monitors 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 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:

  • Huawei fires two staffers in response to corruption allegations. (Politico)
  • Two CBP agents were charged with bribery. (AP)
  • Boeing settles crash victim’s claims. (Reuters)
  • End of monitors? (at least under Trump). (Bloomberg)
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10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 5, 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.

  • Big shakeup in SEC enforcement coming. (Reuters)
  • Heathrow Airport warned about fire and electric loss before the event. (BBC)
  • Deloitte seeks to avoid liability in Scana’s collapse. (FT)
  • Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream says, “Set Us Free”. (WSJ)
  • End of SEC FCPA bribery unit. (Reuters)
  • Ex-Shell boss tasked with cleaning up Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC).  (BBC)
  • The judge dismisses Adams’s case with prejudice. (NYT)
  • DOJ moves to dismiss FCPA trial of former Cognizant execs. (Law360) sub req’d
  • What is the true cost of corruption-lost lives? (WSJ)
  • How Deutsche hid problems from regulators. (WSJ)

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