FCPA Compliance Report

In special bonus episode, I present a full hour's presentation of a panel discussion I recently chaired at the ECI Impact 2019 conference. The panel consisted of Steve Scarpino, Director, Ethics and Compliance at BP; Suzanne Mitchell, CCO at US Foods; and Karen Clapsaddle, Ethics Director Lockheed Martin. They were all involved in the design and creation of the ECI High Quality Program and had exp...

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: ·      What is data security? Ask Jonathan Armstrong. (Financial Times)·      Uber tanks at IPO opening. What did compliance have to do with it? (WSJ)·      SEC Thursday fined Telefônica Brasil S.A. $4.125MM for World Cup tickets. (FCPABlog)·      What to do when the boss tells you to lie to the feds? Ask Don McGahn. (New York Times) Learn more about yo...

A big tip of the hat to the Liverpool Football Club for its stunning 4-0 trouncing of Barcelona at Anfield to roar back into the Champions League finals for the second consecutive year. With Tom still singing You’ll Never Walk Alone, he takes a break to join Jay to discuss both events some of this week’s top compliance and ethics stories which caught their collective eyes. Roger Ng extradited to U...

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes defense? The government defrauded Theranos (not the other way around). (New York Times)Wells Fargo creates new compliance position but promotes old employee into it. (Financial Times)Too many auditor findings of insufficient controls? SEC solution, eliminate the requirement. (MarketWatch)Deutsche Bank accused of bribery...

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: ·       Regime change and more corruption claims. (Bloomberg)·       Another guilty plea in NCAA hoops bribery scandal. (NY Daily News)·       US returns $200MM in corrupt funds back to Malaysia. (Financial Times)·       UK regulator spanks KPMG over poor audit. (Wall Street Journal) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: Judge says Roger Ng in negotiations with the DOJ, although his lawyer denies it. (New York Times)Colleges in ‘Willful Ignorance’ of corruption, say it ain’t so. (Law360)It’s a bad day when the FT Editorial Board spanks you. (Financial Times)Former Danske bank CEO charged in money-laundering scandal? (Reuters) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: ·       Roger Ng extradited to US. (New York Times)·       Closing arguments made in NCAA bribery scandal case. (ESPN)·       Hell hath no fury like a competitor scorned. (Financial Times)·       What happens when safety is ‘just a given’ at the Board level? (Washington Post) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this five-part podcast series, sponsored by Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI); I have been joined by AMI Managing Director Stern. We have considered how defense counsel can work proactively with independent monitors to help clients who may have sustained an ethical or compliance violation or are under government scrutiny for allegations of illegal misconduct in a wide variety of industries, disci...

In this five-part podcast series, sponsored by Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI); I am joined by AMI Managing Director Stern. We consider how defense counsel can work proactively with independent monitors to help clients who may have sustained an ethical or compliance violation or are under government scrutiny for allegations of illegal misconduct in a wide variety of industries, disciplines and cor...

In this five-part podcast series, sponsored by Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI); I am joined by AMI Managing Director Stern. We consider how defense counsel can work proactively with independent monitors to help clients who may have sustained an ethical or compliance violation or are under government scrutiny for allegations of illegal misconduct in a wide variety of industries, disciplines and cor...

In this five-part podcast series, sponsored by Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI); I am joined by AMI Managing Director Stern. We consider how defense counsel can work proactively with independent monitors to help clients who may have sustained an ethical or compliance violation or are under government scrutiny for allegations of illegal misconduct in a wide variety of industries, disciplines and cor...

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: ·       Regulatory capture, regulatory ineptitude or just don’t care? (Washington Post)·       1MDB diamonds headed to US. (Reuters)·       Boeing knew about safety issue for 1 year before informing FAA. (Wall Street Journal)·       Why compliance needs a seat at the grown-ups table. (Wall Street Journal) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

In this episode I have back with me, fan favorite James Koukios, partner at Morrison and Foerster.  This is Part 2 of a two-part series where we discuss the firm’s always great Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments newsletter. In this episode, we take a look at some of the key highlights from the February newsletter. In the most recent episode, we detailed some of the key developments...

In this five-part podcast series, sponsored by Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI); I am joined by AMI Managing Director Stern. We consider how defense counsel can work proactively with independent monitors to help clients who may have sustained an ethical or compliance violation or are under government scrutiny for allegations of illegal misconduct in a wide variety of industries, disciplines and cor...

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: ·       New David McCullough book. (Wall Street Journal)·       How streaming changed music and us. (Financial Times)·       The Lord Lucan Murder case still fascinates. (Financial Times)·       Harper Lee lives on. (New York Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:What to do when the founder is toxic? (New York Times)Michael Senna informs 3rdparty risk management. (Wall Street Journal)Exxon sues Cuban companies for expropriation. (Wall Street Journal)Model airplane enthusiasts stop drone delivery. (Financial Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: ·  Insys execs found guilty of racketeering. (New York Times)    Is a socialist revolt coming? (New York Times)·       What’s the going rate for paying BB players at Arizona? Apparently as high as $10K per month. (ESPN)·       Where goeth Tesla? Hat in hand looking for cash apparently. (Wall Street Journal) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: ·      Wall Street Journal·      Radical Compliance·      FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog (Part 1)·       Board and Fraud Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I visit with Jonathan Armstrong a topic which does not seem to garner the attention that it deserves in data protection; that being passwords. Some of the issues and highlights are: What is two-factor authentication? How, when and where should your use it? What are the most common passwords still in use? Why are passwords one of the most basic forms of data security protection? Wh...

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In this episode, Matt Kelly (the coolest guy in compliance) and I take a deep dive intothe role of the Chief Risk Officer in overall Enterprise Risk Management. Some of the highlights include: Some of the highlights include: Ø...

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: ·      What happens when your customer is hit by scandal? (Wall Street Journal)·      Tear gas and the Whitney, what does it all mean? (New York Times)·       Boeing CEO confronts hostile shareholders. (Washington Post)·       Will the EU do something about money-laundering? (Financial Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:Prosecutors ask for hold on Sunny Balwani SEC civil action. (MarketWatch)What’s $5bn among friends? (New York Times)Did Varsity Blues parents engage in a conspiracy or just old-fashioned bribery? (New York Times)Bank regulators behaving badly. (Financial Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over this special 5-part podcast series, I have visited with David Greenberg, Special Advisor at LRN. We took a deep dive into the LRN White Paper entitled, “What’s the Tone at the Very Top: Board and Compliance: The Role of Boards in Overseeing Corporate Ethics & Compliance”. In this podcast series we explore the white paper in depth and provide the Chief Compliance Officer and compliance practit...

In this special 5-part podcast series, I am visiting with David Greenberg, Special Advisor at LRN. We are taking a deep dive into the LRN White Paper entitled, “What’s the Tone at the Very Top: Board and Compliance: The Role of Boards in Overseeing Corporate Ethics & Compliance”. In this podcast series we explore the white paper in depth and provide the Chief Compliance Officer and compliance prac...

In this special 5-part podcast series, I am visiting with David Greenberg, Special Advisor at LRN. We take a deep dive into the LRN White Paper entitled, “What’s the Tone at the Very Top: Board and Compliance: The Role of Boards in Overseeing Corporate Ethics & Compliance”. In this podcast series we explore the white paper in depth and provide the Chief Compliance Officer and compliance practition...