This Week in FCPA-Episode 149 – the White Privilege edition

After a one-week hiatus, the lads are back. While debating white privilege and the Varsity Blues scandal, they also take a look at some of this week’s top compliance and ethics stories which caught their collective eyes this week.  1.    Guilty pleas begin in the Varsity Blues scandal. For those who did not plead guilty, additional charges filed. Jay interviews Justin Paperny about the Varsity Blues sting. For one of the best and fullest explanations, see Caitlan Flanagan’s article in The Atlantic.2.    Does your company lack integrity? Mike Volkov gives 5 signs which show it does. 3.    Standard Chartered joins the $1 bn fine club.4.    What is the intersection of DD and AI? 5.    OFAC enforcement action demonstrates need for pre-acquisition due diligence? 6.    What is ethical AI?7.    What are the shifting reasons for FCPA enforcement?. 8.    What are the risks to investors in Uber? 9.    This week Tom explores the intersection of Shakespeare and Compliance through the lens of King Lear. Check out the following: Part 1-Innovation;Part 2- Changing Your Focus; Part 3- Engaging Your Audience; Part 4-a Different Interpretation; and Part 5-The Fool. The podcast is available on multiple sites: the FCPA Compliance Report, iTunes, JDSupra, Panoplyand YouTube. The Compliance Podcast Network is now also on Spotifyand Corporate Compliance Insights. Tom Fox is the Compliance Evangelist and can be reached at [email protected]. Jay Rosen is       Mr. Monitor and can be reached at [email protected].  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