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Daily Compliance News

April 26, 2022 the Trump Ordered to Comply Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Toll Holdings agrees to sanctions violations. (WSJ)
  • NY state judge holds Trump in contempt. (NYT)
  • Using blockchain to help fight corruption. (YaHooNews)
  • Musk buys twitter. (Bloomberg)
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Compliance Kitchen

Additional Russia Sanctions


OFAC, State Dept. issue further Russia restrictions and General Licenses.

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Daily Compliance News

April 4, 2022 the Yale Missing $40MM Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • S&P Global charged with sanctions violations. (WSJ)
  • Russian oligarchs trying to evade sanctions. (Reuters)
  • Pope backs corruption crackdown. (Religious News Service)
  • Yale employee embezzled $40MM. (NYT)
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This Week in FCPA

Episode 296 – the Slap Seen ‘Round the World edition


On this April Fool’s Day for 2022, Tom and Jay are back to look at some of the week’s top compliance and ethics stories in the Slap Seen ‘Round the World edition.
 Stories

  1. The Slap Seen ‘Round the World and Compliance. Tom in FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog.
  2. Will CCOs have to certify compliance? Text of Kenneth Polite speech. Tom and Matt in Compliance into the Weeds. Matt in Radical Compliance.
  3. Coal exec indicted under the FCPA. Harry Cassin in the FCPA Blog.
  4. Good bribes. Dick Cassin in the FCPA Blog.
  5. Why controls are key to compliance. Chris Audet in CCI.
  6. MarshMac UK sub garners Declination with Disgorgement. Dylan Tokar in WSJ Risk & Compliance Journal.
  7. ZTE whistleblower feared for his life. Ashley Yablon in CCI.
  8. Whistleblowing keys. Jan Stampers In Risk and Compliance Matters.
  9. Fine line between compliance and evasion of OFAC sanctions. Mike Volkov in Corruption Crime and Compliance.
  10. ISSB delivers sustainability guidelines. IFRS Press Release.

Podcasts and More

  1. What is the intersection of Sports and Ethics? Each year, Jason Meyer holds Ethics Madness, a discussion of this intersection done during March Madness. This year, Jason engaged Tom for Ethics Madness in the podcast format. It was cross-posted on Jason’s site Eight Mindsets, which he co-hosts with Nicole Rose and on Tom’s site, Greetings and Felicitations.
  2. Tom has a two part series with Aly McDevitt on her recent Ransomware case study, on Greetings and Felicitations, Part 1 and Part 2.
  3. Why should you attend Compliance Week 2022? Find out on this episode of From the Editor’s Desk. Listeners get a $200 discount to CW 2022 with the code Fox200. More here.
  4. Tom visits with longtime MS 150 rider Alan Peterson on The Hill Country Podcast. Donate to the fight against MS here.
  5. Why should compliance lead corporate ESG? Kristy Grant-Hart explains on the ESG Compliance Podcast.
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Compliance Kitchen

OFAC Sanctions Pretend NGO

OFAC sanctions World Human Care, a pretend humanitarian NGO for financing violent extremists.

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Compliance Kitchen

Sanction Termination Re: Burundi


OFAC terminates sanctions against Burundi.

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Compliance Kitchen

OFAC issues Ethiopia Sanctions Regs


OFAC issues Ethiopia Sanctions Regulations in relation to the human rights crisis in the country.

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Compliance Kitchen

OFAC issues updated FAQs on the Afghanistan sanctions


OFAC issues updated FAQs on the Afghanistan sanctions regime to facilitate humanitarian aid.

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Compliance Kitchen

OFAC Update Re: Ukraine


OFAC issues Ukraine-related General Licenses 13Q and 15K and amended FAQs.

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Compliance Kitchen

OFAC FAQs on LIBOR


OFAC answers FAQs on sanctions and the discontinuation of LIBOR.