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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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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 51 – The Compliance Week at 20 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:

  • SFO plans to explore whistleblower rewards in fraud crackdown (Scottish Financial News)
  • Power Shift: What Happens When America Steps Back From Global AML Enforcement? (Corporate Compliance Insights)
  • AI Is Enabling an Always-On Economy. Companies Need to Pick Up the Pace. (WSJ)
  • Knife-wielding Florida man with last name ‘Cocaine’ arrested after allegedly attacking Subway employees with ‘bad attitudes’ (New York Post)
  • CW 25 Wrap-Up (Compliance Week)
  • Elizabeth Warren with 100 days of Trump corruption. (HuffPost)
  • House wants to strip FTC of antitrust work. (Reuters)
  • SFO issues corporate cooperation guidance. (SFO Press Release)
  • The man who posed as CCO was found guilty of fraud.    (Bloomberg)

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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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