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Everything Compliance

Everything Compliance: Episode 155, To Tesla and Beyond Edition

Welcome to this edition of the award-winning Everything Compliance. In this episode, we have the quartet of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Marks, Jonathan Armstrong, and special guest panelist Hemma Lomax, all hosted by Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist.

  1. Hemma Lomax examines the customers of a compliance program and introduces us to the terms EX and CX. She shouts out to AI for podcasters.
  2. Matt Kelly delves into Google’s compliance spending announcement and asks why the company does not have a Chief Compliance Officer. He both shouts out and rants about Marjorie Taylor Greene and her reading list.
  3. Jonathan Marks gives us a primer on corporate governance. He shouts out the quiet compliance professionals who do the day-to-day spadework of compliance.
  4. Jonathan Armstrong takes a deep dive into the finances of Tesla and its profitability. He shouts out to Operation Spider’s Web.
  5. Tom Fox highlights Wells Fargo’s compliance remediation, the Fed’s asset cap placed on Wells Fargo, and its subsequent removal.

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: June 4, 2025, The Climate Disaster Management 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, and general interest, all of which are relevant to the compliance professional.

Top stories include:

  • Tesla tells employees that poor culture is their responsibility. (WSJ)
  • More spy claims in HR SaaS battle. (FT)
  • AI and Thought Leadership. (FT)
  • What is climate disaster management?  (Bloomberg)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: March 13, 2025, The Uncle Jeffrey 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.

Top stories include:

  • Public Integrity unit at DOJ slashed. (NBC News)
  • Epstein was ‘Uncle Jeffrey’ to Staley’s daughter. (FT)
  • Court tells DOJ to go to trial or else. (Bloomberg)
  • Trump calls Tesla protesters’ domestic terrorists.’ (BBC)
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2 Gurus Talk Compliance

2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 42 – The Holiday 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! Today, Tom and Kristy look back at some of their favorite stories from 2024.

 

Stories this week include:

  • Boeing DPA and Monitor
  • Deere FCPA Enforcement Action
  • TD Bank AML enforcement action
  • McKinsey-Opioid and FCPA resolutions
  • Elon Musk’s pay package and corporate governance
  • Musings from the bottom of the world
  • DOJ has received 200 tips since launching the whistleblower program (LEGALDIVE)
  • Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX
  • NYC Mayor Eric Adams, his corruption charges, and a possible Trump Pardon
  • The Greatness of Florida Man

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: December 16, 2024 – The Not Paying Musk 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.

  • McKinsey hit with $650MM for opioid work, fraud. (Reuters)
  • Not Paying Musk could cost Tesla $100MM. (FT)
  • Return to the Office (or else). (WSJ)
  • Another whistleblower was found dead. (BBC)

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10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending December 7, 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 you the compliance professional and the compliance stories you need to know to end your busy week. Sit back, and in 10 minutes, hear the stories every compliance professional should know 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.

  • McKinsey agrees to FCPA settlement for corruption in South Africa. (DOJ Press Release)
  • Judge rejects DOJ/Boeing settlement.  (WSJ)
  • Defense in Trafigura case can’t knock out star prosecution witness. (FT)
  • Was it corruption or a smart (or dumb) business deal? (TNR)
  • Tesla lost the case on the 2nd Musk pay package. (WSJ)
  • Was it fraud or worse? (NYT)
  • Paul Atkins was selected to head SEC. (FT)
  • Trump-appointed Texas judge enjoins CTA nationally. (Bloomberg)
  • OIG looks to hold nursing care execs responsible. (McKnight’s Long-Term Care News)
  • Buying/Selling homes and compliance.  (Mortgage News Daily)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: December 3, 2024 – The Under Pressure 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.

  • Climate COP and the art of the deal. (FT)
  • Rubio says trade sanctions are coming on China. (WSJ)
  • Tesla lost the case on the 2nd Musk pay package. (WSJ)
  • Do your passwords meet new federal guidelines?  (WSJ)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: August 5, 2024 – The Dept. of Misery 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:

  • HR: the Department of Misery? (NYT)
  • Income inequality and corruption .  (The Economic Times)
  • Can a corporate vote overturn a court decision? (FT)
  • DOJ announces whistleblower incentive program. (WSJ)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: July 9, 2024 – The Boeing Pleads Guilty 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:

  • Boeing agrees to plead guilty to a felony count.  (NYT)
  • $50bn Medicare fraud unearthed. (WSJ)
  • Tesla shareholder’s lawyer argues for a $7 billion fee award in the Musk pay case. (Reuters)
  • Final arguments in the Menendez case. (Bloomberg)

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance

2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 25 – The Never Go Away Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk about 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 tackle various compliance-related topics.

Tesla’s corporate governance is under the spotlight, focusing on the company’s board independence and potential conflicts of interest. Fox has pointed out Elon Musk’s profound control over Tesla, suggesting that the lack of board independence and oversight may necessitate regulatory scrutiny, especially from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). His perspective is rooted in his belief in the importance of corporate governance in protecting shareholder interests, and he raises questions about whether Musk’s leadership is aligned with the expectations of a public company CEO. Similarly, Kristy cites problems with board independence and potential conflicts of interest. She emphasizes the lack of governance within Tesla, particularly noting the court-nullified pay package granted to Musk, and suggests that the SEC may need to intervene even further. She, like Fox, implies that it may be time for Musk to step down and allow for better governance under the scrutiny of regulatory authorities.

Highlights Include

  1. Warren wants the SEC to look into Tesla Board independence. (WSJ)
  2. Goldman files a suit against Malaysia over 1MDB. (Bloomberg)
  3. Mike Lynch finally goes on trial. (FT)
  4. SEC settles first AI washing enforcement. (WSJ)
  5. Adani Green says there is no DOJ investigation notice. (Bloomberg)
  6. TikTok’s Fate Now Hinges on the Senate (WSJ)
  7. The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive—March 2024 Update (JDSUPRA)
  8. Survey: CCO Resources, Pressures Both Rising (Radical Compliance)
  9. Data sharing causing concerns for drivers (WGRZ)
  10. ‘Not my fault the truck don’t surf’: Florida man arrested after driving car into the ocean (WFLA)

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