The Compliance Kitchen returns with a wrap-up of the week’s top trade and economic sanction issues. In today’s episode, Silvia Surman looks at the EU prolonging economic sanctions over Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine; FinCEN designates virtual currency exchange Bitzlato a “Primary Money Laundering Concern” for illicit Russian finance; DOJ obtains guilty plea from a military contractor for rigging bids on government military contracts.
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Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you four 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.
Stories we are following in today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- DHS uses AI to track the drug chain’s supply chain compliance. (WSJ)
- SBF-no controls at Alameda. (WSJ)
- DOJ to focus on oligarchs’ service providers. (FT)
- Reading of judgment in $2bn Mozambique corruption case. (Aljazeera)
Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you four 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.
Stories we are following in today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- Senator Menendez and wife under investigation for corruption. (Washington Free Beacon)
- DOT targets Russian corruption in Guatemala. (DOT Press Release)
- German police raid UBS over allegations of AML violations. (FT)
- Do you have to return ‘sting’ money? (Channel 5)
Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox return for another episode of Life with GDPR. In this episode, we discuss British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s recent announcement that he will be resigning as British PM when his successor is announced. Some of the highlights include:
- Reasons for the resignation.
- Candidates for the PM role going forward.
- Key compliance and related issues for the new PM going forward.
- Lessons learned from the Pincher Affair and the BoJo resignation.
Resources
For more information on the issues raised in this podcast, check out the Cordery Compliance News Section. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go to their website here. Also, check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance, by clicking here.
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
- The Slap Seen ‘Round the World and Compliance. Tom in FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog.
- Will CCOs have to certify compliance? Text of Kenneth Polite speech. Tom and Matt in Compliance into the Weeds. Matt in Radical Compliance.
- Coal exec indicted under the FCPA. Harry Cassin in the FCPA Blog.
- Good bribes. Dick Cassin in the FCPA Blog.
- Why controls are key to compliance. Chris Audet in CCI.
- MarshMac UK sub garners Declination with Disgorgement. Dylan Tokar in WSJ Risk & Compliance Journal.
- ZTE whistleblower feared for his life. Ashley Yablon in CCI.
- Whistleblowing keys. Jan Stampers In Risk and Compliance Matters.
- Fine line between compliance and evasion of OFAC sanctions. Mike Volkov in Corruption Crime and Compliance.
- ISSB delivers sustainability guidelines. IFRS Press Release.
Podcasts and More
- 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.
- Tom has a two part series with Aly McDevitt on her recent Ransomware case study, on Greetings and Felicitations, Part 1 and Part 2.
- 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.
- Tom visits with longtime MS 150 rider Alan Peterson on The Hill Country Podcast. Donate to the fight against MS here.
- Why should compliance lead corporate ESG? Kristy Grant-Hart explains on the ESG Compliance Podcast.
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- CFPB want recidivist banks stripped of licenses. (NYT)
- Coca-Cola scraps mandated diversity policy for outside law firms. (Bloomberg)
- US sanctions regulators seek more funding. (WSJ)
- Hybrid work model requires new thinking. (WaPo)
