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Everything Compliance

Episode 104 – the Back to School Edition

Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance as we celebrate our second century of shows. In 2021, Everything Compliance was honored by W3 as a top talk show in podcasting. In this episode, we have the quartet of Jonathan Marks, Jonathan Armstrong, Jay Rosen and Matt Kelly on a variety of topics. We conclude with our fan Shout Outs and Rants section.

1. Jay Rosen looks at a recent report about the number and quality of SEC whistleblower awards.  Rosen shouts out to scientists who are trying to create Oxygen from CO2 so that life can exist on Mars.

2. Matt Kelly discusses the Mudge whistleblower allegations regarding Twitter.  Kelly shouts out to NASA engineers who scrubbed the space shuttle launch due to safety concerns.

3. Jonathan Marks considers the role of internal audit in M&A work specifically and how the Board should utilize internal audit more generally. Marks shouts out the 30the anniversary of the US Sentencing Guidelines.

4. Tom Fox shouts out the American League leading Houston Astros.

5. Jonathan Armstrong looks at the newly released Lloyd’s regulations around denial of coverage for cyber-attacks made by foreign governments and state actors. He shouts out to the British television show “Have I Got News” for skewering Boris Johnson with his own words.

The members of the Everything Compliance are:

•       Jay Rosen– Jay is Vice President, Business Development Corporate Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors. Rosen can be reached at JRosen@affiliatedmonitors.com

•       Karen Woody – 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, who is an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer with Cordery in London. Armstrong can be reached at jonathan.armstrong@corderycompliance.com

•       Jonathan Marks is Partner, Firm Practice Leader – Global Forensic, Compliance & Integrity Services at Baker Tilly. Marks can be reached at jonathan.marks@bakertilly.com

The host and producer, ranter (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 Compliance Podcast Network.

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Daily Compliance News

September 8, 2022 the Biden Fight Against Corruption Edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • DOT continues to use private actors for sanctions enforcement. (WSJ)
  • Booz Allen set to pay on no-poach clause. (Reuters)
  • Biden Administration ABC blueprint. (Foreign Policy)
  • Musk can amend lawsuit but cannot delay trial. (NYT)
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Compliance Into the Weeds

Cyber Security Failures Alleged in Mudge Whistleblower Compliant

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In this episode, we mine the whistleblower allegations by Peiter Zatko, AKA “Mudge,” made against Twitter for lessons for the cyber-security professional and wide compliance discipline. Highlights and questions posed include:

·      The allegations made by Mudge.

·      Why does an organization need a CISO (or CCO or CECO)?

·      How did Twitter get hacked, its employees duped, and its controls bypassed?

·      What is pedestrian yet telling in this saga?

·      Why is data mapping mandatory if not critical?

·      Where were the external auditors?

·      Is there a Caremark claim here?

Resources

Matt in Radical Compliance

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Compliance Into the Weeds

Compliance into the Weeds: Mudge and Whistleblower Allegations Against Twitter

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In this episode, we explore the recently publicly released whistleblower allegations by Peiter Zatko, AKA “Mudge,” made against his former employer Twitter. Highlights include:

  • The allegations made by Mudge.
  • What possible enforcement actions and legal ramifications could develop?
  • What does this mean for the Twitter/Elon Musk litigation?
  • Where was the Board, and who was the Board?
  • Is there more to come?

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Matt in Radical Compliance

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Daily Compliance News

August 30, 2022 the Pull the Plug Edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Online gambling increases financial crime risk. (WSJ)
  • Musk’s legal team subpoenaed Mudge. (NYT)
  • No legal industry reform in CA. (Reuters)
  • Arrest for South African corruption in Trans-Net case. (Bloomberg)
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Daily Compliance News

August 25, 2022 the $20bn Seized Edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Will corruption force MLB sales? (Voice of OC)
  • Twitter whistleblower claims are insane. (Slate)
  • Get paid before you go to trial. (Reuters)
  • Angola seizes $20bn stolen by corruption? (Bloomberg)
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Daily Compliance News

August 24, 2022 the 1MDB Verdict Upheld Edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Najib’s verdict was upheld in Malaysia. (Reuters)
  • Ex Twitter Security Chief files whistleblower suit. (WSJ)
  • McDonald’s shakes up BOD. (NYT)
  • Musk’s Twitter bot claims thin air? (BBC)
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Daily Compliance News

August 6, 2022 the Sgt. Schultz edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Glencore CEO – “I know nothing.” (Bloomberg)
  • Project Veritas loses to Stanford. (Reuters)
  • Dechert spanked for ENRC damages. (MLex) (sub req’d)
  • Musk says it is Twitter who committed fraud. (NYT)
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The Woody Report

Twitter v. Elon Musk

Welcome to The Woody Report, where Washington & Lee School of Law Associate Professor Karen Woody and host Tom Fox discuss issues on white collar crime, compliance issues, international corruption, securities and accounting fraud, and internal corporate investigations. From current events to topical issues to academic research and thought leadership, Karen Woody helps lead the discussion of these issues on the new and exciting podcast. In this episode, Tom and Karen explore the Twitter lawsuit against Elon Musk for failing to follow through on his agreement to purchase Twitter. Some of the issues we explore include:

  1. Twitter Complaint
  2. What is specific performance?
  3. What is an equitable remedy?
  4. Why is this matter in Delaware?
  5. The judge and her role.
  6. The discovery to date.

Resources

Karen Woody on LinkedIn

Karen Woody at Washington & Lee, School of Law

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Daily Compliance News

July 28, 2022 the Take the SFO Seriously edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • UK needs to take SFO (and fraud) seriously. (FT)
  • Neymar (et al) to stand trial for fraud in transfer to Barca. (ESPN)
  • Credit Suisse to conduct a strategic review. Will it include compliance? (WSJ)
  • Musk wants more time to prepare for trial (yet again). (Reuters)