This Week in FCPA-Episode 138 - the The (Burger) King at the White House edition

As Trump serves Burger King to the national champion Clemson Tigers, the Pats, Chiefs, Saints and Rams roll into the NFL’s version of the final four. Will the new guard arise (Mahomes and Goff) or will this be the last stand of the old guard (Brady and Brees)? Tom and Jay are back in the saddle for a look at some of this week’s top compliance and ethics stories.  1.     Dick Cassin bookends 2018 and 2019 with the big story on compliance was from 2018and what he thinks the big story for compliance will be in 2019. Both in the FCPA Blog. 2.     Robert Zink becomes the acting head of the DOJ Fraud Section. 3.    First head of SEC Whistleblower Office blasts SEC proposal to gut whistleblower awards. 4.    Italy adopts ‘bribe destroyer’ law (similar to the Doomsday device on TOS). 5.    Be wary of false prophets (and benchmarking). 6.    MSU Interim President puts foot in mouth, then eats it. 7.     What will the CCO of the future look like? What does it mean? 8.    Willaim Barr changes position on whistleblower. 9.     What the top 10 cyber security issues for 2019. 10. This Week Tom was joined by John Gill VP of Education at the ACFE for a 5-part podcast series on the famous fraudsters. Check out the following: Part 1-Nathan Mueller; Part 2-Mark Whitacre; Part 3- Andrea Baxendale; Part 4-James Brandolino; Part 5-Joseph Grmovsek.  11. Join the Greater Houston Business and Ethics Roundtable on January 24 for a presentation by Control Risk on its 2018 Heat Map. Details and Registration are here. 12. Check in next week for a 5 part podcast series with Eric Feldman and Vin DiCianni on the DOJ’s 2018 Guidance, what it means and how a compliance professional can use it going forward.  For more information on how an independent monitor can help improve your company’s ethics and compliance program, visit our sponsor Affiliated Monitors at www.affiliatedmonitors.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices