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2 Gurus Talk Compliance: The Farewell to Dolly Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart on 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode!

Stories This Week Include:

  • Meta Settles NYT
  • Dolly Parton Passes Away. NYT
  • Hemma Lomax does it again. FCPA Compliance Report
  • 4 things states can do to combat federal corruption. Just Security
  • AI for email compliance. NJIT
  • JPMorgan Ended Banking Relationship With Polymarket Over Regulatory Concerns – WSJ
  • FTC Warns Retailers on Using Private Consumer Data to Raise Prices – WSJ
  • Why Do Boards Keep Giving Misbehaving CEOs Second Chances? – WSJ
  • Unannounced Compliance Audits: Good, bad or “it depends”? – Ideas & Answers
  • Smokey Bear aids arrest of man accused of stealing, reselling signs of iconic mascot from Florida parks – Click Orlando

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Daily Compliance News: August 7, 2026, The End of Jones Act 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:

  • Mike Bloomberg wants to get rid of the Jones Act.  (Bloomberg)
  • Addition by subtraction. (Forbes)
  • Feds probe JPMorgan’s denial of customer reimbursements. (WSJ)
  • Judge cuts charges against FirstEnergy defendant. (Cleveland.com)

To learn about the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the modern compliance professional, check out Tom’s latest book, The Game is Afoot-What Sherlock Holmes Teaches About Risk, Ethics and Investigations on Amazon.com.

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Daily Compliance News: July 30, 2026, The Milli Vanilli 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 AI stories include:

  • Defense lawyers claim DOJ FCPA case is a ‘Milli Vanilli’ offering.  (Law360) sub req’d
  • eBay and execs agree to pay $55.7 MM in settlement for harassment. (Law360) sub req’d
  • Teva can’t whine about agreed-to admissions. (Law360) sub req’d
  • 1st Circuit skeptical that hiring SW is a lie detector. (Law360) sub req’d

To learn about the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the modern compliance professional, check out Tom’s latest book, The Game is Afoot-What Sherlock Holmes Teaches About Risk, Ethics and Investigations on Amazon.com.

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Daily Compliance News: July 28, 2026, The Chirayu Rana Amps It Up 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:

  • Philippine President to address corruption scandal. (ABC News)
  • The secret deal for Meta’s mega-data center in LA. (NYT)
  • Chirayu Rana amps it up against JPMorgan. (WSJ)
  • Trump learns yet again that only Congress has the power to tax. (Reuters)

To learn about the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the modern compliance professional, check out Tom’s latest book, The Game is Afoot-What Sherlock Holmes Teaches About Risk, Ethics and Investigations on Amazon.com.

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Daily Compliance News: July 24, 2026, The All WSJ 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:

  • New IRS boss spied on co-workers at JPMorgan. (WSJ)
  • Google says AI is helping workers, not replacing them. (WSJ)
  • EU fines Google $1bn. (WSJ)
  • Lloyd’s says former CEO was too cozy with a subordinate. (WSJ)

To learn about the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the modern compliance professional, check out Tom’s latest book, The Game is Afoot-What Sherlock Holmes Teaches About Risk, Ethics and Investigations on Amazon.com.

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 76 – The CW 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!

Stories this week include:

  • Jury says Musk owes $2.1bn for Twitter; SEC says $1.5MM.   (Reuters)
  • Jho Low wants a pardon. (WSJ)
  • JPMorgan rejects the claim but offered a $1MM settlement. (WSJ)
  • The black hole of Venezuela. (NYT)
  • D&B partners with Anthropic for compliance AI. (Security Brief)
  • Compliance Week National Conference – Discussion about SEC & DOJ’s regulatory statements.
  • State increasingly taking lead in anti-trust enforcement – (Corporate Compliance Insights)
  • So What Happened with Broadcat? – (Corporate Compliance Insights)
  • Prediction Market Risk Is Hiding in Your Organization, Whether You Know It or Not – (Corporate Compliance Insights)
  • Florida man buys mask at gas station to burglarize bank across the street: deputies – (WFLA )

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Daily Compliance News: May 7, 2026, The CNN Ted Turner 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:

  • Farewell to Ted Turner. (CNN)
  • Lessons from agentic AI trailblazers. (FT)
  • JPMorgan rejects the claim but offered a $1MM settlement. (WSJ)
  • Phishing with fake compliance emails. (InfoSecurityMagazine)

For more information on the use of AI in compliance programs, Tom Fox’s new book, Upping Your Game, is available. You can purchase a copy of the book on Amazon.com.

To learn about the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the modern compliance professional, check out Tom’s latest book, The Game is Afoot-What Sherlock Holmes Teaches About Risk, Ethics and Investigations on Amazon.com.

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Daily Compliance News: April 30, 2026, The Fired Then Hired 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:

  • The evolution of Trump’s corruption. (The Atlantic)
  • Trump goes after Disney. The stakes. (NYT)
  • Purdue Pharma receives $5.5bn fine. (Reuters)
  • Fired at JPMorgan for bad behavior, hired 3 days later by Citi. (FT)

For more information on the use of AI in compliance programs, Tom Fox’s new book, Upping Your Game, is available. You can purchase a copy of the book on Amazon.com.

To learn about the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the modern compliance professional, check out Tom’s latest book, The Game is Afoot-What Sherlock Holmes Teaches About Risk, Ethics and Investigations on Amazon.com.

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Daily Compliance News: March 23, 2026, The All FT 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:

  • Is China more stable for companies than the US? (FT)
  • JPMorgan to monitor junior bankers’ hours. (FT)
  • Collapsed mortgage lender in the UK given the all clear by the FCA in 2024. (FT)
  • AI is reshaping the business of law. (FT)
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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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