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10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending April 27, 2024

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to be aware of to end your busy week. Sit back, and in 10 minutes, hear about the stories every compliance professional should be aware of from the prior week.

Every Saturday, 10 For 10 highlights the most important news, insights, and analysis for the compliance professional, all curated by the Voice of Compliance, Tom Fox. Get your weekly filling of compliance stories with 10 for 10, a podcast produced by the Compliance Podcast Network.

  • A former SNC Lavalin exec sentenced to 3 years on corruption charges. (Financial Post)
  • Trade sanctions in PdVSA-related case. (WSJ)
  • McKinsey is under criminal investigation for opioid work. (NYT)
  • A Deputy Russian Defense Minister was arrested on corruption charges. (CNN)
  • South Africa ups pressure on the UAE to extradite Guptas.  (Bloomberg)
  • DOJ wants a 3-year prison term for the former Binance CEO.  (Bloomberg)
  • SFO to review cases after software problems. (FT)
  • FTC bans non-competes.  (FTC Press Release)
  • Real-Estate Agents, Investment Advisers Chafe at the New Anti-Money-Laundering Rules. (WSJ)
  • Boeing families want criminal charges filed. (France24)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 24, 2024 – The No To Non-Competes 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 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.

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • FTC bans non-competes. (FTC Press Release)
  • Why CEO succession is so hard. (FT)
  • A landgrab through corruption in Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
  • Trade sanctions in a PdVSA-related case. (WSJ)

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10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending April 20, 2024

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to be aware of to end your busy week. Sit back, and in 10 minutes, hear about the stories every compliance professional should be aware of from the prior week.

Every Saturday, 10 For 10 highlights the most important news, insights, and analysis for compliance professionals, all curated by the Voice of Compliance, Tom Fox. Get your weekly filling of compliance stories with 10 for 10, a podcast produced by the Compliance Podcast Network.

1. Menendez defense: My wife did it.  (ABC)

2. Rethinking how your company handles cyber-risk. (FT)

3. The story of the jailed crypto officer. (NYT)

4. Jontay Porter was banned for life by the NBA for gambling on games.  (ESPN)

5. More Boeing whistleblowers step forward. (WSJ)

6. Nigeria recovers $27 million in a corruption probe. (Barron’s)

7. The EU urged China to take on Chinese forced labor. (WSJ)

8. DOJ Whistleblower program rolled out. (WSJ)

9. Silence and omission are not securities fraud.  (Reuters)

10. Venezuela arrests more PdVSA execs. (Bloomberg)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 15, 2024 – The 1st Criminal Trial 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 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.

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • The US wants to beef up CFIUS. (WSJ)
  • Nigeria recovers $27MM in a corruption probe. (Barron’s)
  • Venezuela arrests more PdVSA execs. (Bloomberg)
  • Silence and omission are not securities fraud. (Reuters)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 11, 2024 – The Panama Papers Goes to Trial 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 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.

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • The Panama Papers trial begins. (BBC)
  • Crypto says it has turned the compliance corner.  (WSJ)
  • KPMG pays $25MM for cheating. (FT)
  • A former PdVSA minister was arrested for corruption. (Reuters)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: November 8, 2023 – The Farewell to WeWork 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 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.

Stories we are following in today’s edition:

  • WeWork files for bankruptcy.  (FT)
  • Congress must aid in the fight against illicit crypto. (WSJ)
  • The Portuguese PM resigns over corruption. (The Guardian)
  • The Supreme Court refuses to take up the PDVSA bribery case. (LatinLawyer)
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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 17: Self-Improvement 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, Tom and Kristy take on various topics, including the self-improvement of Florida Man gone astray.

Challenges are constant in the ever-evolving regulatory compliance and risk management world, and strategies must be dynamic. Tom highlights the technological shortcomings of many compliance programs and the critical role of compliance officers in mitigating reputational damage. He emphasizes continuous improvement and vigilance, ensuring due diligence and monitoring compliance strategies. Kristy acknowledges the progress made in the field over the past two decades but also points out the technology gap in integrating governance, risk, and compliance data. She underscores the need for better handling of integrated reporting in the future. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart as they delve deeper into these issues in this 2 Gurus Talk Compliance podcast episode.

Highlights Include:

  1. What does the lull in FCPA enforcement mean for chief compliance officers? (FCPA Blog)
  2. CA enacts climate change disclosures. (HLS Forum on Corp Governance)
  3. CFTC and monitors. (Compliance and Enforcement)
  4. U.S. Warns Businesses to Guard Against Iran Missile Push (WSJ)
  5. Combining COI and Risk Assessments. (COI Blog)
  6. U.S. Lifts Broad Sanctions Against Venezuela for Six Months (WSJ)
  7. The Gap In SEC Individual FCPA Enforcement Actions Is Over Three Years (FCPA Professor)
  8. Report: Insourcing Up, Confidence Too (Radical Compliance):
  9. Prosecutors in Sam Bankman-Fried trial compare defense argument to ‘Dumb and Dumber’ (CNBC)
  10. Florida man’s quest to fulfill ‘daily theft quota’ lands him in jail across county lines, deputies say (Fox Orlando)

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Daily Compliance News: June 27, 2023 – The Wells Notices Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to 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.

  • Solar Winds execs receive Wells Notice. (Reuters)
  • Corruption hindering PdVSA. (InSight Crime)
  • Inhouse lawyers grapple with ESG demands. (FT)
  • SEC wants more information from small banks. (WSJ)
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Daily Compliance News

April 20, 2023 – The Staying Quiet 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 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.

Stories we are following in today’s edition:

  • Venezuelan corruption probe snares another PDVSA official. (Reuters)
  • Lawmakers want UFLPA enforced. (WSJ)
  • Staying quiet about export control violations will cost you. (WSJ)
  • FSIA does not apply to instrumentalities. (Reuters)
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Daily Compliance News

April 3, 2023 – The $495 Million 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 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.

Stories we are following in today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • UK to increase funding in ABC and AML fight. (WSJ)
  • PdVSA appeals, losing CITGO. (Reuters)
  • Gertler takes corruption case to Biden Administration. (NYT)
  • US recovers $53MM from corrupt Nigerian oil deal. (OCCRP)