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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 67 – Our Favorite Stories Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. In this episode, Kristy Grant-Hart and Tom Fox delve into their top ten most compelling compliance stories from 2025. The discussion includes controversial presidential pardons, the impact of the Trump administration on the American justice system, and shifts in the EU’s regulatory landscape. They also explore the complexities of managing a multigenerational workforce, the implications of AI as a potential whistleblower, and reflections on the importance of maintaining trust in safety protocols at organizations like NASA. The episode wraps up with an amusingly bizarre ‘Florida Man’ story. Tune in for a blend of compliance insights and entertaining anecdotes.

Our Favorite Stories:

  • Top Story: Presidential Pardons and Their Impact
  • Geopolitical Turmoil and Business Risks
  • Trump as CEO: Implications for US Corporations
  • Shifts in EU Legislation and Regulation
  • Generational Differences in the Workplace
  • AI in Compliance: Risks and Ethical Considerations
  • Engagement Surveys and Corporate Culture
  • NASA Safety Concerns and Compliance
  • Florida Man: The Best Story of 2025

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 65 – The This Is Nuts 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! ABC protests topple the Bulgarian government, a French tennis player is suspended for 20 years over corruption, a UM coach is fired over an affair with a staffer, and Trump puts the DOJ in a no-win position over Warner Bros.

Stories this week include:

  • NY state could be a battleground for AI regulation. NYT
  • Massive fraud in aircraft parts uncovered in the UK. TheTimes
  • Switzerland charges Credit Suisse over Tuna Bond fraud. ACAMS
  • Former Labour PM convicted of corruption in Bangladesh. Independent
  • Lane Kiffin should be nowhere near Ole Miss football. WSJ
  • U.S. Supply Chains Deemed Vulnerable to Chinese Exploitation – WSJ
  • Europe Aimed to Set Standards for Tech Rules; Now It Wants to Roll Them Back – WSJ
  • Campbell Soup executive called its products food for “poor people,” lawsuit claims – CBS News
  • I Made an Offensive Joke. But So Did Everyone Else! Why Did I Get Fired? – NYT
  • Florida Man Stops Paying for Rental Car, Uses It to Give Uber Rides – FloridaMan.com

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 64 – The Hardest Year 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:

  • FCPA Enforcement Is Happening! – Radical Compliance – HERE
  • Where in the Loop? Testing AI Across 120 Compliance Tasks to Find Out Where Humans Are Most Needed – CCI – HERE
  • Charlie Javice Billed Hotels and Cellulite Butter as Legal Fees, JPMorgan Says – Wall Street Journal – HERE
  • General Counsel on Demand: Why High-Risk Sectors Are Embracing the Fractional Model – CCI – HERE
  • The $1tn Man tells workers 2026 will be the ‘hardest year.’ (BusinessInsider)
  • Top Ukrainian energy ministers resign. (AP)
  • Hundreds of thousands protest in the Philippines against corruption. (NPR) And protests rage in Mexico over corruption. (NYT)
  • They really don’t want to pay her attorney’s fees.  (WSJ)
  • The Lakers are being investigated in an NBA betting scandal.  (ESPN)
  • Florida man wearing ‘No, seriously, I have drugs’ T-shirt arrested for drug possession—The Week – HERE.

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 63 – The Farewell to the Tall Guy 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:

  • Boeing hit with $5bn in late fee penalties. (BBC)
  • All about FATF. (Bloomberg)
  • Will Tesla lose Musk (w/o $1tn pay package)? (Yahoo!Finance)
  • Does insider trading = insider betting? (Bloomberg)
  • Tom Hayes sues UBS for $400M. (Reuters)
  • SEC Chair Talks Messaging Enforcement, Misses the Point – Radical Compliance
  • Corruption Probe Underway at Rio Tinto’s Mongolian Copper Mine – WSJ
  • Facebook’s new holiday ad pines for a social platform that’s long gone – Fast Company
  • CEOs Are Furious About Employees Texting in Meetings – WSJ
  • Florida man arrested after making bomb threat against himself: police – WFLA

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 62 – The What’s on Your Menu 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:

  • What CFOs need to know about AI for compliance. (PYMNTS)
  • A sucker is born every minute, water edition. (WSJ)
  • Is OpenAI now too big to fail? (WSJ)
  • The history and future of securities litigation defense. (The D&O Diary)
  • AI chatbots are replacing Indian call centers. (Reuters)
  • Amazon Outage Forces Hundreds of Websites Offline for Hours – NYT
  • An Intriguing Whistleblower Award Case – Radical Compliance
  • Yes, You Can Fire an Employee for a Problematic Post, but Should You? – Corporate Compliance Insights
  • Smucker vs. Trader Joe’s, Lululemon vs. Costco: Fight Over Brands Goes to Court – WSJ
  • Florida Man Repeatedly Calls 911 on Restaurant’s ‘Extremely So Small’ Clams – Vice.com

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 59 – The Foot Fetish 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:

  • AI vs. AI: The Battle Over Fraudulent Receipts
  • Whistleblower Lessons: Nestlé CEO Dismissal Case
  • Forced Labor Legislation: UK and EU Developments
  • Boeing, DOJ, and the Role of Corporate Monitors
  • Workplace Activism: Managing Political Debate at Work
  • Data Privacy: French Fines Against Google and Shein
  • Corporate Wellness: Innovative Employee Perks
  • Children’s Data Privacy: Disney’s FTC Settlement
  • Florida Man Story: Compliance Lessons from the Absurd

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 57 – The Tom on His Highhorse 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:

  • Thoughts on the Compliance Job Market (Radical Compliance)
  • A Shadow AI Crisis Is Brewing in the GC’s Office (Corporate Compliance Insights)
  • I built a company that broke people. Now I’m choosing capitalism with love (Fast Company)
  • European Union: Specific regulation of technological impact on the workforce
  • Trump is now the CEO of all US corps. (WSJ)
  • Trump tells Intel to fire CEO. Are you next? (WSJ)
  • Uber picked business over customer safety. (NYT)
  • 9th Circuit upholds SEC gag rule. (Reuters)
  • To Regulate or Not To Regulate. (Bloomberg)
  • Florida man posed as flight attendant to score dozens of free flights: officials – Fox 35 Orlando

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 55 – The From Worse to Worser 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:

  • What happens when your bot goes antisemitic? (NYT)
  • BRG modeled a plan to settle Palestinians. (FT)
  • Goldman to demand loyalty oaths. (Bloomberg)
  • NFLPA head works for private equity. (ESPN)
  • Bid-rigging in stadium development. (WSJ)
  • Airbus, ASML, Mistral Bosses Ask EU to Pause AI Rules. (WSJ)
  • EU Omnibus Simplification Package Update. (Gibson Dunn)
  • Antitrust Whistleblower Program Launched. (Radical Compliance)
  • Unfinished Business at the Department of Justice. (Ideas & Answers)
  • ‘Today is his birthday’: Man allegedly stole a tour train high on meth, picked up passengers. (Florida Local 12)

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 54 – The FCPA is Back On 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:

  • DOJ’s New FCPA Playbook: ‘Time to get to work’ – Ropes & Gray
  • Thought from the Compliance in AI Conference—Kristy attended
  • Building brands with culture—Fast Company
  • How to Say No at Work—Wall Street Journal
  • Fake cop pulls over real cop on I-4, gets arrested, authorities say—WESH 2
  • What does the crash mean for Boeing? (⁠BBC⁠)
  • The CITGO auction date has been extended (yet again). (⁠Reuters⁠)
  • Rubio is pressing OFAC to investigate Harvard. ⁠(NYT⁠)
  • Brad Bondi loses the DC Bar election. (⁠Reuters⁠)
  • The EU levies fresh sanctions on the Nord pipeline. (NYT⁠)

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 52 – The Big Jet Plane 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 closes tariff loophole on cheap online goods from China MSN)
  • If A.I. Systems Become Conscious, Should They Have Rights? (NYT)
  • Sarah Hadden & Corporate Compliance Insights: “Failure was always a possibility. It just wasn’t an option.” (Ideas & Answers)
  • ‘Everybody’s Replaceable’: The New Ways Bosses Talk About Workers (WSJ)
  • Florida man casually offers officer a vodka spritzer during police chase, officials say (Fox 35 Orlando)
  • The Board’s role in ransomware planning. (Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance)
  • DOJ National Security Division issued a Declination. (Crime, Corruption and Compliance)
  • Based on whistleblower tips, UBS will pay $511MM for Credit Suisse’s failure to live up to DPA. (ComplianceWeek)
  • Malaysia wants Tim Leissner. (WSJ)
  • What is risk paralysis? (FT)

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