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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 49 – The Depression Episode

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:

  • Rivals pounce on Paul Weiss lawyers. (NYT)
  • The court dismissed the FCPA case against Cognizant Technologies defendants. (Law360)
  • Boeing sued for wrongful death of whistleblower. (WSJ)
  • US presses French companies to stop DEI. (NYT)
  • Disney is under investigation for DEI. (BBC)
  • The Charlie Javice Verdict: A Wake-Up Call For Fintechs And Banking – (Forbes)
  • The Brave New World — Due Diligence to Identify Cartels and TCOs – (Volkov Blog)
  • Nuggets From Navex on Internal Reporting – (Radical Compliance)
  • The Five Things You Shouldn’t Tell ChatGPT – (WSJ)
  • Florida man points a gun at the man at a karaoke bar after getting ‘upset’ about the music: police – (Fox 35 Orlando)

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 48 – The March Madness 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:

  • Severance, your ‘Innie” and work-life balance. (NYT)
  • Difference in work generations. (HR Exchange)
  • Treasury flags $200 transactions at the border. (WSJ)
  • Schwartz fires Paul Weiss. (Law360)
  • Huawei bribery scandal hits EU. (BBC)
  • EU Omnibus Package: 10 things you should know about the proposed changes to key sustainability legislation (White Case)
  • Half of Compliance Officers Have Anxiety; Their Org Chart Might Be the Culprit (CCI)
  • Compliance Programs and Leaks (Radical Compliance)
  • Job Seekers Hit Wall of Salary Deflation (WSJ)
  • Florida police horse nabs man after wild chase over drug deal | ‘Get that bad man! ‘ (Fox 35 Orlando)

 

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 47 – The Chaos 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:

  • Who are we? (Radical Compliance)
  • 9th Circuit upholds Holmes’s conviction. (Reuters)
  • Leveling, not raising. (WaPo)
  • Who wants to go back to Russia? (NYT)
  • Trump revoked Chevron’s license to do business in Venezuela. (WSJ)
  • Two Tech Executives Face Trial Under a Bribery Law Trump Has Put on Hold. (WSJ)
  • Kroger’s CEO resigned abruptly after an investigation into personal conduct. (WaPo)
  • CFTC Offers New Incentives for Companies to Report Their Wrongdoing. (WSJ)
  • 5 steps to take to get a promotion in 2025. (Fast Company)
  • A Florida man poses as an immigration officer at Orlando apartments to check for undocumented residents. (Fox 35 Orlando)

 

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 44 – The Snow in Texas 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:

  • Former Wells Execs Fined Millions (Radical Compliance)
  • Another Example of Weak Governance (Radical Compliance)
  • Can a Computer Learn to Speak Trader? (WSJ)
  • Florida Chipotle worker installed tracking device on ex-fling’s car in hopes he would ‘run into’ her: complaint (NY Post)
  • Wells Fargo banks on (Not) risky business. (PYMNTS.com)
  • What is forced labor? (BBC)
  • KPMG will open a US law firm in AZ.  (Reuters)
  • Return To Office compliance. (Bloomberg)
  • What is the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, and why is fining Block $80MM?(CSBS)
  • 10 Workplace Trends for 2025: What’s In and What’s Out? (Gensler)

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 43 – The Tribute to Jimmy Carter 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! Today, Tom and Kristy open 2025 with a rollicking episode starting with a tribute to Jimmy Carter, who signed the FCPA.

 

Stories this week include:

  • Do a premortem on your compliance program this year? (WSJ)
  • Is litigation financing justice? (WSJ)
  • Lady MacBeth lives. (Greek Reporter)
  • Is CFIUS Corrupt? (WSJ)
  • Auditing firms call the value of metrics ‘speculative.’ (FT)
  • On the Front Lines of the Trade War: How Customs Officers Screen for Prohibited Goods at U.S. Ports  (WSJ)
  • Ephemeral and Off-Channel Communications – Are we missing the serious questions?  (Ideas and Answers)
  • Businesses Preparing for Another Year of Geopolitical Tumult  (WSJ)
  • Will 2025 Be the Watershed Year for Return-to-Office Mandates? That Depends. (WSJ)
  • The Florida Man Games Return on March 1, 2025  (thefloridamangames.com)

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 42 – The Holiday 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! Today, Tom and Kristy look back at some of their favorite stories from 2024.

 

Stories this week include:

  • Boeing DPA and Monitor
  • Deere FCPA Enforcement Action
  • TD Bank AML enforcement action
  • McKinsey-Opioid and FCPA resolutions
  • Elon Musk’s pay package and corporate governance
  • Musings from the bottom of the world
  • DOJ has received 200 tips since launching the whistleblower program (LEGALDIVE)
  • Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX
  • NYC Mayor Eric Adams, his corruption charges, and a possible Trump Pardon
  • The Greatness of Florida Man

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 41 – The Where Are We Headed 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:

  • End of ESG and crypt initiatives at SEC.  (WSJ)
  • What science reveals about corruption. (El Pais)
  • FinCEN, corruption, and the real estate industry.  (Reuters)
  • Would you trust Mattel to list your website?   (NYT)
  • Fat Leonard was sentenced. (NYT)
  • 10 Compliance Lessons Learned from the Telefónica Venezolana FCPA Enforcement Action (JDSUPRA)
  • DOJ has received 200 tips since launching the whistleblower program (LEGALDIVE)
  • Retaliation – The Reality From passive policy to a data-driven active anti-retaliation program (IDEAS & ANSWERS)
  • Connect With One Old Colleague or Boss (WSJ)
  • A quick guide to rekindling a business relationship gone dormant—and why it’s important to do it  
  • Ex-Disney Employee Accused of Hacking Disney World Menus, Changing Font to Wingdings (404 MEDIA)

 

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 40 – The Celebration of Corporate Compliance Week 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!

Co-hosts Kristy Grant-Hart and Tom Fox tackle high-profile compliance issues in this episode. They start with Boeing’s cultural failures, highlighted by the Wall Street Journal. They question whether Boeing is too big to fail and emphasize the need for a comprehensive monitorship. The topic then shifts to AI, specifically the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s warnings about employee surveillance. The hosts discuss the potential cultural problems and lack of respect for workers stemming from AI-driven monitoring tools, advocating for a balanced workplace surveillance approach.

Next, we cover the harrowing story of a Binance compliance officer detained in Nigeria under dubious charges and celebrate the appointment of an ethics and compliance chief at OpenAI. They explore the challenges of managing AI ethics at such a high-profile company. Kristy and Tom also discuss the controversial new UK law aimed at preventing workplace sexual harassment, the work burnout epidemic among Gen Z workers, and the scandalous allegations against Abercrombie’s former CEO for sex trafficking. The episode looks light-heartedly at a Florida man’s bizarre bacon heist.

Stories Include:

  • What went wrong at Boeing. (WSJ)
  • Charges dropped against Tigran Gambaryan in Nigeria. (Wired)
  • Open AI hires first E&C chief. (Bloomberg)
  • Preventing bad behavior at work. (FT)
  • Former A&F CEO arrested for sex trafficking. (WSJ)
  • U.S. Consumer Watchdog Cautions Businesses on Surveillance of Workers (WSJ)
  • AI Assistants are Blabbing Our Work Secrets (Washington Post)
  • Four great ideas for your Compliance and Ethics week (BROADCAT)
  • Why Are So Many Gen-Zers Fit to Quit? (INC.) 
  • Florida man arrested for pulling off $100,000 frozen bacon heist (KYMA) 

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 39 – The TD Bank 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!

In this episode, co-hosts Kristy Grant-Hart and Tom Fox tackle several high-profile compliance issues. They start with TD Bank’s $3 billion money laundering scandal, exploring how inadequate compliance measures and lack of investment enabled a decade-long operation involving $18.3 trillion in questionable transactions. The discussion critiques the penalties imposed on TD Bank and reflects on the broader industry implications. The hosts then shift focus to collateral damage from fentanyl, human trafficking, modern slavery, and terrorist financing, spotlighting the OCC’s novel restrictive actions and an SEC enforcement case involving Indian bribery schemes by Moog.

Transitioning to corporate compliance dynamics, the podcast covers the Texas incident involving Deloitte’s mishandling of a convicted felon’s loan application, raising significant questions about due diligence. Frances Haugen’s advocacy for stronger whistleblower protections, particularly in the AI sector, gets highlighted. The episode concludes by addressing the legal ramifications of anti-boycott provisions, the complexities of election season in the workplace, and recent developments in the Boeing case, encapsulating these serious discussions with a humorous note on a bizarre Florida man incident.

Stories Include:

  • TD Bank Money Laundering Scandal
  • Caremark Claims and Broader Implications
  • Indian Bribery Case and SEC Enforcement
  • Debating the ECCP Guidance
  • Texas’ $5 Billion Power Plant Scandal
  • Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Speaks Out
  • Understanding Anti-Boycott Provisions
  • Managing Politics in the Workplace
  • Boeing’s Legal Troubles and DEI Concerns
  • Florida Man’s Unusual Drug Complaint

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 38 – The SCCE Wrap Up 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!

In this episode of the ‘Two Gurus Talk Compliance Podcast,’ hosts Kristy Grant-Hart and Tom Fox delve into recent updates and stories in the compliance world. They explore the DOJ’s latest guidance on corporate compliance programs, highlighting themes of data access and the role of AI. Discussion on domestic bribery leads to the case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams for alleged violations, including unauthorized travel expenses. The hosts also analyze four significant trade sanction cases detailed by Michael Volkov, illustrating the importance of rigorous compliance measures. Notable segments include the investigation into Binance’s hefty compliance investments, the influence of competition on corporate culture, and current issues in internal controls. A curious case on Caremark claims against Wells Fargo’s board is mentioned, providing insights into potential legal trends. The podcast closes with a humorous touch on a Florida man’s recurring jail visits due to retail fraud. The episode is a comprehensive overview of key compliance topics marked by real-world examples and expert insights.

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