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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: July 29, 2026, The Advice of Counsel 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:

  • Raskin wants FIFA investigated for corruption. (USA Today)
  • Another South African ABC official resigns amid a cloud of suspicion. (Bloomberg)
  • The advice of counsel defense. (Law360) sub req’d
  • Meta fighting dozens of social media lawsuits. (WSJ)

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Great Women in Compliance

Great Women in Compliance: GWIC x Everything Compliance – Summer 2026

We are back with another GWIC x Everything Compliance crossover, with Hemma and Lisa joining Kristy Grant-Hart and Karen Moore to talk about what’s on their minds and the compliance news of the day. They discuss everything from Scoular Company entering into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement and paying over $10m for FCPA violations, lessons for Ethics & Compliance professionals from the World Cup, the resolution of the allegations against Alibaba and AUS Merchant Services, and what we can take from the leaked draft of the EU’s New Public Procurement Regulations.

And, of course, it wouldn’t be Everything Compliance without the rants and raves.

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: July 20, 2026, The Farewell to the World Cup 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:

  • FT hands out its awards for the best and worst of the 2026 World Cup. (FT)
  • China Development Bank President under investigation for corruption. (AP News)
  • DOJ pulling back on white-collar crime enforcement. (WSJ)
  • Scoular pays a $10MM fine for FCPA violations. (Rural Radio)

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Daily Compliance News: July 13, 2026, The Profoundly Corrupt 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:

  • EU critic says FIFA is “profoundly corrupt.”  (Politico)
  • Indonesia ABC prosecutor found with $20MM in cash. (AlJazeera)
  • Atlassian illegally fired a worker who questioned policy changes. (NYT)
  • Apple sues OpenAI for information theft. (FT)

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 73 – The Technology 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:

  • Stoicism without self-examination is moral bankruptcy. (⁠FT⁠)
  • Is China more stable for companies than the US?  (⁠FT⁠)
  • JPMorgan to monitor jr. bankers’ hours. (⁠FT)⁠
  • EDNY says fighting the appeal of the FIFA corruption case is not worth the resources. (⁠Reuters)⁠
  • Judge questions DOJ’s decision to drop Halkbank AML case. (⁠Bloomberg⁠)
  • One CEP to Rule Them All (⁠CCI⁠)
  • Banning Sports Betting on Prediction Markets (⁠WSJ⁠)
  • US Regulatory Fines Plummet (⁠CCI⁠)
  • You Need an Automated Compliance Program (⁠Volkov Blog⁠)
  • Florida Man-Dress for Arrest (⁠NBC Miami⁠)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: March 19, 2026, The Corruption in Soccer 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:

  • US relaxes sanctions on PDVSA. (FT)
  • Chin wants the Malaysian ABC agency investigated. (Bloomberg)
  • Hacker breaks into law enforcement tip database. (Reuters)
  • Senegal, stripped of the Africa Cup title, calls for a corruption investigation. (NYT)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: March 26, 2025, The Missile Strike on Boeing 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:

  • Judge orders Boeing to trial. (WSJ)
  • Mintz staff freed after 2 years in Chinese jail.  (BBC)
  • Blatter and Platini were cleared of corruption charges.  (Reuters)
  • Washington – we have an off-channel messaging problem. (NYT)
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Daily Compliance News: January 8, 2025 – The How Corruption Works 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:

  • US sanctions Orban Chief of Staff for corruption. (FT)
  • How corruption works at FIFA. (BI)
  • Boeing and DOJ get another month on a plea deal. (Law360) subscription req’d
  • No secret recordings in Oregon. (Reuters)

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FCPA Compliance Report

FCPA Compliance Report: Andy Spalding on Transforming Global Sports

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest running podcast in compliance.

In this edition of the FCPA Compliance Report,  Tom Fox welcomes Professor Andy Spalding, an expert in anti-corruption law, to discuss his extensive work with the Paris Olympic Committee in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Spalding shares insights about his involvement with the French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA) and elaborates on how anti-corruption and human rights reforms are being integrated into the Olympic preparations.

The discussion also delves into the historical significance of these reforms and their potential to have a lasting positive impact. Furthermore, Fox and Spalding explore the groundbreaking work done by Qatar during the FIFA World Cup and its implications for future mega sporting events.

The episode concludes with thoughts on how the accumulated knowledge and best practices from different countries could shape the future of global sporting events, emphasizing the importance of collaboration among stakeholders.

Highlights in this Episode:

  • Involvement with Paris 2024 Olympics
  • Role and Impact of French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA)
  • Innovative Compliance Measures for Paris Olympics
  • Comparison with Qatar’s World Cup Reforms
  • Future of Anti-Corruption in Mega Sporting Events

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10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending May 25, 2024

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 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 compliance professionals, all curated by the Voice of Compliance, Tom Fox.

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  • Can shareholders criticize companies (without being sued)? (WSJ)
  • Brazil Supreme Court throws out Car Wash convictions.(FT)
  • Prosecutorial misconduct eviscerates Fat Leonard convictions.(WaPo)
  • First declination in the export control case. (WSJ)
  • FIFA rolls back ABC reforms.(NYT)
  • Investment advisors must vet customers.(WSJ)
  • Meta faces EU probe over child abuse protections.(WSJ)
  • ABC crusader picked as Vietnam’s next president. (Bloomberg)
  • Prosecutorial misconduct eviscerates Fat Leonard convictions.(WaPo)
  • Fewer meetings, more memos.(FT)

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