This Week in FCPA-Episode 127, the We are the Champions edition

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The Boston Red Sox thrashed the LA Dodgers in World Series, bringing the trophy back to Boston for the 4th time in 15 years. What’s it like to support such a love-able winner? Jay shares some of the secrets as the lads look at some of the week’s top compliance and ethics stories.

1. What are some of the lessons from the Boston Red Sox World Series win for the compliance practitioner. See more +

The Boston Red Sox thrashed the LA Dodgers in World Series, bringing the trophy back to Boston for the 4th time in 15 years. What’s it like to support such a love-able winner? Jay shares some of the secrets as the lads look at some of the week’s top compliance and ethics stories.

1. What are some of the lessons from the Boston Red Sox World Series win for the compliance practitioner.

2. Maryland football coach is reinstated by the Board of Regents, then fired the next day by the school’s President. What does it all mean?

3. Cognizant sets aside $28 million for FCPA settlement.

4. Wal-Mart settles one shareholder action over FCPA matter. Could full resolution be close?

5. GIR announces the top investigative firms and doles out awards to at its 4th annual awards dinner.

6. How much does a reputational hit impact the bottom line.

7. Is Michigan State serious about compliance?

8. More sentences in the ongoing PdVSA corruption scandal.

9. In a rare anti-corruption sting, a US business is indicted for offering bribes to a Haitian government official.

10. Is compliance still critical to the DOJ?

11. Big news in the 1MDB scandal. Ex-Goldman banker Tim Leissner pleads guilty to FCPA and AML violations, ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng is indicted for FCPA and AML violations. Finally the big kahuna himself Jho Low is indicted.

12. Looking for the top training on how to operationalize your compliance program? Tom announces a new Compliance Master Class to be held in NYC November 12 & 13, hosted by Jonathan Marks and Baker Tilly. For agenda, more information and registration details click here.

13. Want to attend a top compliance conference but have no travel budget? Navex Global has the answer for you with its virtual conference. Check out details and registration here.

14. Tom premiers new podcast offering, the Daily Compliance News on the Compliance Podcast Network. Have cup of coffee and catch up on the day’s top compliance stories.

15. Interested in the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and compliance? Check out the podcast series Adventures in Compliance. This week’s offerings: A Study in Scarlet and Exercising Power; the Valley of Fear and Virtual Teams; The Hound of the Baskervilles and 90 Days to Innovation; Sherlock Holmes as a Teacher and the Sign of Four and Innovation.

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