Episode 86 - The BOA edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart on 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss this week’s latest compliance issues! Stories This Week Include: What can compliance learn from the Anthropic IPO? (FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog) Farewell to Weil Gotshal. (NYT) Habba contract too corrupt for even Trump. (Reuters) The DOJ to C-Suite on compliance. (Crime Corruption Compliance) What does the election mean for compliance? Binance Suspends Transactions After It Is Targeted in Biggest-Ever Cyber Heist (WSJ) Can I Please Just Give You My Money? (Ideas and Answers) Former BizJet Sales Manager Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery (Department of Justice) T-shirt curses cops in court, but man wearing it still wins. (CBS News) Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated 10-year edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer here. Tom Check out Tom on LinkedIn My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience. It is available on the following sites: Amazon.com Stoney Creek Publishing Barnes and Noble Texas A&M University Press Bookshop.org Google.Books Walmart

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart on 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss this week’s latest compliance issues! Stories This Week Include: Memo to Law Firms: Don’t call your clients stupid in emails. (FT) John Carreyrou exposes You Can See Everything. (NYT) What do AI agents talk about at dinner parties? (NYT) Are you ready for a new AML Program? (Crime Corruption Compliance) 6 Key themes from Inside the Mind of the CCO. (Compliance Week) Bank of America to Pay $1.2 Billion to Settle Violations of Money Laundering, Sanctions Laws (WSJ) Tech CEO connects Grok Bot to bank account and instantly regrets it (CyberNews) AI in Investigations: What Courts Are Saying (So Far) About Privilege (Corporate Compliance Insights) Courts Grapple With Problem of People Betting on the Outcome of Jury Cases (WSJ) Scuba-clad man robs Disney Springs restaurant, swims away (WFTV) Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated 10-year edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer here. Tom Check out Tom on LinkedIn My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience. It is available on the following sites: Amazon.com Stoney Creek Publishing Barnes and Noble Texas A&M University Press Bookshop.org Google.Books Walmart

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart on 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss this week’s latest compliance issues! Stories This Week Include: Boeing compliance expert sues for retaliation. (King5) How high-risk is the Venezuelan oil deal? (WSJ) And what about Venezuelan gold? (NYT) Capitalism in the crosshairs. (FT) How great will the fallout be from Man City corruption? (Reuters) Trump Defends Light-Touch AI Strategy After Industry Sounds Alarms (WSJ) Senate Investigation Finds Rampant Use of Tether’s Stablecoin by Iranian Regime (WSJ) Southern Glazer’s Compliance Settlement (Radical Compliance) Standard Due Diligence May Not be Enough in Mexico (Corporate Compliance Insights) Trump administration withdraws US from Greco anti-corruption monitoring body (The Guardian) Florida man dressed as Ronald McDonald wrestled to the ground by cops: ‘I am a clown, stupid’ (AOL) Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated 10-year edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer here. Tom Check out Tom on LinkedIn My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience. It is available on the following sites: Amazon.com Stoney Creek Publishing Barnes and Noble Texas A&M University Press Bookshop.org Google.Books Walmart

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart on 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories This Week Include: Former Vitol trader Javier Aguilar sentenced to 4 years.   (Bloomberg) Russia seizes control of Nestle operations.  (WSJ) The Class ceiling in America.   (NYT) SEC rollback puts audit fees at risk. (FT) Must AI companies disclose ‘dangerous events’? (Reuters) OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior. (NYT) Shopify CEO says employees’ ‘slop grenades’ are making more work for everyone else. (Fortune) Payments Scandal Rocks LA Clippers. (Radical Compliance) Florida man dressed in full jester costume arrested for pulling 12-inch dagger on landscaper over loud mowing. (AOL) The EU AI Act Is No Longer Theoretical. (Volkov Law) Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out Tom on LinkedIn My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience. It is available on the following sites: Amazon.com Stoney Creek Publishing Barnes and Noble Texas A&M University Press Bookshop.org Google.Books Walmart This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart on 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories This Week Include: Meta Settles NYT Dolly Parton Passes Away. NYT Hemma Lomax does it again. FCPA Compliance Report 4 things states can do to combat federal corruption. Just Security AI for email compliance. (NJIT) JPMorgan Ended Banking Relationship With Polymarket Over Regulatory Concerns – WSJ FTC Warns Retailers on Using Private Consumer Data to Raise Prices – WSJ Why Do Boards Keep Giving Misbehaving CEOs Second Chances? – WSJ Unannounced Compliance Audits: Good, bad or “it depends”? – Ideas & Answers Smokey Bear aids arrest of man accused of stealing, reselling signs of iconic mascot from Florida parks – Click Orlando Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out Tom on LinkedIn My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience. It is available on the following sites: Amazon.com Stoney Creek Publishing Barnes and Noble Texas A&M University Press Bookshop.org Google.Books Walmart This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

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! Stories This Week Include: Asante Berko guilty verdict—attached. New ESPN 30 for 30 pod reviews the corruption case of Ohtani’s translator. (ESPN) CapOne fired Trump Organization for AML deficiencies. (Reuters) Victims of LaFarge terrorist funding want a piece of the settlement. (WSJ) FBI agent apparently misses the tutorial on corruption. (Gizmodo) For Some Workers, AI Resistance Is a Matter of Faith (Corporate Compliance Insights) How OpenAI Agents Plotted and Breached Hugging Face (Cybermagazine) Russia’s Hottest Startup Is a State-Backed Sanctions Evasion Network (WSJ) UBS Nailed on Repeated AML Failures (Radical Compliance) Polk Sheriff Grady Judd’s picture stolen from substation; Florida man arrested: ‘He stole my picture ‘ (FOX13 News) Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated, 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out the top compliance handbook, The Compliance Handbook, 7th edition, published by LexisNexis. Visit the LexisNexis® Store at https://lexisnexis.com/fox20 To save 20% on The Compliance Handbook: A Guide to Operationalizing Your Compliance Program, please reference or enter promotion code: FOX20. Offer expires December 31, 2026. Offer applies to new orders only, before shipping and taxes are calculated and shipped to a U.S. address. A discount will be applied to each applicable product after the code FOX20 is entered. Discount does not apply to current subscriptions, renewals, or updates. Certain exclusions and other restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. View full terms here. Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn

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! Stories This Week Include: Blueprint for successful AI AML implementation. Reverse information paradox How corruption rots civil society and the economy Kathryn Ruemmler says not so fast; what say Goldman Sachs? Americans want a solution to corruption  Alibaba to pay $600MM Shein and Temu hit in crackdown McKinsey shakes up Board after scandals Compliance Author gets 10 years Florida Woman police officer arrested for fake motorcycle plate Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated, 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out the top compliance handbook, The Compliance Handbook, 7th edition, published by LexisNexis. Visit the LexisNexis® Store at https://lexisnexis.com/fox20 To save 20% on The Compliance Handbook: A Guide to Operationalizing Your Compliance Program, please reference or enter promotion code: FOX20. Offer expires December 31, 2026. Offer applies to new orders only, before shipping and taxes are calculated and shipped to a U.S. address. A discount will be applied to each applicable product after the code FOX20 is entered. Discount does not apply to current subscriptions, renewals, or updates. Certain exclusions and other restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. View full terms here. Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn

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! Stories This Week Include: Corporate BS Goes Mainstream Directors Using AI Unguided Perps and Prediction Markets Fight Future of Compliance Associations SFO Setback in UK Corruption Trial Compliance Pay Gap Reality Check Companies Betting on Themselves Work From Home and Boss Narcissism Cigar Photo Punishment and Fairness Florida Man Steals a Helicopter Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated, 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out the top compliance handbook, The Compliance Handbook, 7th edition, published by LexisNexis. Visit the LexisNexis® Store at https://lexisnexis.com/fox20 To save 20% on The Compliance Handbook: A Guide to Operationalizing Your Compliance Program, please reference or enter promotion code: FOX20. Offer expires December 31, 2026. Offer applies to new orders only, before shipping and taxes are calculated and shipped to a U.S. address. A discount will be applied to each applicable product after the code FOX20 is entered. Discount does not apply to current subscriptions, renewals, or updates. Certain exclusions and other restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. View full terms here. Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn

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! Stories This Week Include: SBF Applies for Pardon Post Wells Issues for Profit Disgorgement Sad Day for College Sports Hungary uses AI to track Orban’s corruption Meetings are Useless Big Banks and New Tokenization OFAC fines FTI What is MNPI The compliance job market A Florida man writes on the whiteboard outside the house that he is not home. Arrested nonetheless Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated, 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out the top compliance handbook, The Compliance Handbook, 7th edition, published by LexisNexis. Visit the LexisNexis® Store at https://lexisnexis.com/fox20 To save 20% on The Compliance Handbook: A Guide to Operationalizing Your Compliance Program, please reference or enter promotion code: FOX20. Offer expires December 31, 2026. Offer applies to new orders only, before shipping and taxes are calculated and shipped to a U.S. address. A discount will be applied to each applicable product after the code FOX20 is entered. Discount does not apply to current subscriptions, renewals, or updates. Certain exclusions and other restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. View full terms here. Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn

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! Stories This Week Include: End of SEC Gag Rule – Radical Compliance Binance, Monitorship and Funding Iran – Bloomberg Running an Effective Meeting – FT Of big law and insider trading – Reuters Adani case dropped – NYT How I Choose Which Cloudflare Employees to Replace With AI – WSJ BP ousts Chair Albert Manifold citing governance standards, oversight and conduct – Reuters Four Big Takeaways From the FBI’s Report on Internet Crime – WSJ Too Much Work to Do? Have Your Digital Twin Handle It – WSJ Florida woman tries to eat counterfeit cash during arrest for Walmart scam, police say – FOX35 Orlando Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated, at 10-years, new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out the top compliance handbook, The Compliance Handbook, 7th edition, published by LexisNexis. Visit the LexisNexis® Store at https://lexisnexis.com/fox20 To save 20% on The Compliance Handbook: A Guide to Operationalizing Your Compliance Program, please reference or enter promotion code: FOX20. Offer expires December 31, 2026. Offer applies to new orders only, before shipping and taxes are calculated, and shipped to a U.S. address. Discount will be applied to each applicable product after code FOX20 is entered. Discount does not apply to current subscriptions, renewals or updates. Certain exclusions and other restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. View full terms here. Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn