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Daily Compliance News: November 18, 2024 – The Top Wall Street Cop 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.

  • The new administration has massive corruption. (The New Republic)
  • Jay Clayton was picked to head SDNY. (FT)
  • Founder of Crypto mixer sentenced to 3 years in prison. (WSJ)
  • US says Bill Hwang should get 21 years.  (Reuters)

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Compliance Into the Weeds

Emergency Weekend Podcast-Barr Tries to Oust Berman


In this special emergency weekend episode (our first) Matt Kelly and Tom Fox take a deep dive into the attempt by AG William Barr to fire the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, late on the evening of June 19. We consider its legality, what it means for both the SDNY, SEC and white-collar law enforcement going forward.
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See Matt Kelly blog post on Radical Compliance, Turmoil for SEC, SDNY Leadership
Barr tries to fire US Attorney for SDNY(NYT)
Jay Clayton nominated as new Attorney for SDNY. (CoinDesk)
Berman says will not step down. (WaPo)
Barr does not have authority to fire Berman under Court order appointing him. (Law and Crime)

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Daily Compliance News

June 20, 2020-the Friday Night Massacre edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Barr tries to fire US Attorney for SDNY. (NYT)
  • Jay Clayton nominated as new Attorney for SDNY. (CoinDesk)
  • Berman says will not step down. (WaPo)
  • Barr does not have authority to fire Berman under Court order appointing him. (Law and Crime)