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Everything Compliance

Everything Compliance: Episode 140, The Fall is in The Air Episode

Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance as we celebrate our second century of shows.

In this episode, we take up a potpourri of topics. We have the quartet of Matt Kelly Jonathan Armstrong, Jonathan Marks, and Karen Moore; all hosted by Tom Fox.

1. Matt Kelly looks at the RTX enforcement action by the State Department. He shouts out to the Brazilian judiciary for standing up the bullying tactics of Elon Musk in their legal dispute.

2. Karen Moore considers the Boston Consulting Group FCPA Declination. She shouts out to the Victorian Lyric Opera Company.

3. Jonathan Armstrong looks at HP and their decision to continue proceedings against the Estate of Mike Lynch after his death. He rants about Claude Wehrle and the Grenfell Tower disaster.

4. Jonathan Marks considers the role of the Audit Committee on a Board. He rants about his beloved Philadelphia Eagles and the NFL having their home opening on a Friday night in Brazil.

5. Tom Fox shouts out to Professor Stephen Bainbridge and his dismantling of the DExit fallacy.

The members of the Everything Compliance are:

Karen Woody – Is one of the top academic experts on the SEC. Woody can be reached at kwoody@wlu.edu

•  Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@radicalcompliance.com

Jonathan Armstrong –is our UK colleague and an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer in London. He can be reached at his new law firm Jonathan.Armstrong@puntersouthall.law

Jonathan Marks can be reached at jtmarks@gmail.com

Karen Moore can be reached at Kmoore51@fordham.edu

The host and producer, rantor (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Everything Compliance is a part of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network.

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance

2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 36 – The Fall is Here 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, Kristy and Tom discuss a range of vital topics in the compliance and legal world. They delve into the implications of the recent election on sanctions and OFAC policies, highlighting a rare decline involving Boston Consulting Group. The episode also covers significant enforcement actions, challenges of corruption in California and South Africa, and the role of chief resilience officers in corporate risk. Additionally, they share quirky and alarming anecdotes, such as a man attempting to check a human as luggage, and emerging trends in the ever-evolving compliance landscape.

Stories Include:

  • PE Partners loses equity for FCPA violations. (WSJ)
  • Tough U.S. Sanctions Packages Are Here to Stay—Whether It’s Harris or Trump – (WSJ)
  • Nordea Bank to pay $35MM for AML violations. (WSJ)
  • BCG receives a Declination. (WSJ)
  • RTX to pay $1.2bn for trade sanctions violations. (Radical Compliance)
  • South Africa investigating $7bn worth of corruption at state-owned enterprises. (Toronto Star)
  • How California Became a New Center of Political Corruption (NYT)
  • How Do You Change a Chatbot’s Mind? (NYT)
  • Now Hiring: Chief Resilience Officer. Do You Have What It Takes? (CCI)
  • Shrink-Wrapped Florida Man Tries to Check-In as Luggage at Miami International Airport – Simple Flying: HERE

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10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending August 3, 2024

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast which 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.

  • The EU investigates Chinese corruption in Cyprus. (FT)
  • US aviation company accused of bribery in South Africa. (Business Insider)
  • Glencore trader criminally charged by SFO for bribery. (FT)
  • Meta agrees to pay the state of Texas a $1.2 billion fine. (Texas Tribune)
  • FirstEnergy loses the privilege ruling. (Reuters)
  • Are corporate criminal convictions ‘just a footnote’?   (WSJ)
  • State Street agreed to a $7.5 million fine for Russia’s sanctions violations. (WSJ)
  • Mozambique wins the ‘hidden debt’ case. (Barron’s)
  • The top Trump bundler connected the FirstEnergy corruption scandal. (Ohio Capital Journal)
  • Raytheon (RTX) sets aside $959 million for pricing, corruption probe fine.   (Bloomberg)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: July 29, 2024 – The RTX Reserves 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:

  • Raytheon (RTX) sets aside $959MM for pricing, corruption probe fine.  (Bloomberg)
  • State Street agreed to $7.5MM fine for Russia sanctions violations.  (WSJ)
  • Top Trump bundler connected FirstEnergy corruption scandal. (Ohio Capital Journal)
  • Trump vows to end crypto enforcement. (FT)

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