The Texans stink up their playoff game, the Bears double-doink their way out, the Seahawks lose but have a great backdoor cover, while in the college ranks Clemson absolutely destroys the previously undefeated Crimson Tide - all while the Trump Shutdown continues into its third week. Tom and Jay are back in the saddle for a look at some of this week’s top compliance and ethics stories.
1. Nissan and Carlos Ghosn are back in the news. Nissan is investigating other senior exec). Ghosn says the Board See more +
The Texans stink up their playoff game, the Bears double-doink their way out, the Seahawks lose but have a great backdoor cover, while in the college ranks Clemson absolutely destroys the previously undefeated Crimson Tide - all while the Trump Shutdown continues into its third week. Tom and Jay are back in the saddle for a look at some of this week’s top compliance and ethics stories.
1. Nissan and Carlos Ghosn are back in the news. Nissan is investigating other senior exec). Ghosn says the Board approved all his illegal conduct, making it legal. His lawyers try to get him bail. Where is the Magna Carta when you need it?
2. Will Credit Suisse skate liability in the Tuna Bond scandal?
3. OFAC goes after Venezuealans for PdVSA embezzlement scheme. Jonathan Rusch discusses it in his great blog.
4. What are some of the top elements for a culture assessment?
5. Want to know how to prevent fraud by using effective internal controls?
6. What does NAFTA 2 mean for the fight against corruption?
7. The DOJ Fraud Section sees a hike in individual prosecutions. What does it mean?
8. What will be the impact of the Yates Memo?
9. New pharma code bans all gifts.
Tom is joined by Amii Barnard-Bahn with a five-part podcast series on the top corporate scandals from the Board perspective on Across the Board. Check out the following: Part 1-CBS and Les Moonves; Part 2-the 1MDB and Goldman Sachs; Part 3-Facebook; Part 4-Tesla and Elon Musk; Part 5-Nissan and Carlos Ghosn.
10. Start your new year off with the Compliance Evangelist in the Compliance Master Class training. The first session, hosted by Baker Tilly, will be in San Francisco on January 28 and 29.
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