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The Darwin Awards, Nepotism and Compliance
I am a podcast aficionado. One of my favorites is Slate’s Hang Up and Listen, which is a weekly discussion of sports events and issues. One of its segments details each participant relating a whimsical...
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What’s the Password for Compliance? Swordfish and Lessons for the CCO
I continue my exploration of the Marx Brothers this week by looking at their most successful commercial film made for Paramount, Horse Feathers. While Duck Soup is and always will be my favorite film...
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Good Bye to Mr. Cub, the Siege of Vienna and Doing More Compliance with Less
Let’s play two! That was perhaps the most famous maxim from Ernie Banks, who died this past weekend at the age of 83. As for a sobriquet, it does not get much better than being known as ‘Mr. Cub’ from...
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Who is Responsible for Complying with the FCPA?
The Department of Justice (DOJ) still faces criticism over its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement strategy. Some decry that it is too aggressive, that the DOJ has moved into waters...
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Why Should Americans Care About the FIFA Indictments? Part III – Corruption...
Today, I continue my four-part series on the above question posed to me recently by a colleague. In Part I, I wrote that only the US government had the wherewithal, tools and will to do so. Yesterday,...
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Why Should Americans Care About the FIFA Indictments? Part IV – Corruption is...
Today, I conclude my four-part series on the above question posed to me recently by a colleague. In Part I, I responded that only the US government had the wherewithal and will to do so and that it...
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Mifune Gets a Star on the Walk of Fame-the Petrobras Scandal Only Gets Worse
It was announced last week that actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-1997) will be honored with a star bearing his name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will add the star in 2016,...
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Hemingway and Trust and Respect for Compliance Leadership
On this day in 1899, Ernest Hemingway was born. To me, he was the greatest Man of Letters the US has produced. Probably like most of you all, I was introduced to Hemingway in high school through The...
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The Fifth Letter and Expansion of the Brazilian Corruption Scandal into the...
I recently received a review copy of the book The Fifth Letter by fellow University of Michigan grad Vivian L. Carpenter. It is a rollicking good read which touches on areas of constitutional law,...
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Georgia On My Mind – How Does Compliance Enhance Shareholder Value?
Can you get a sense of place from listening to a song? In an article in the Financial Times (FT), entitled “The Life of a Song – Georgia On My Mind”, Mike Hobart wrote that when you “combine Stuart...
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