Given the real and significant potential benefits of AI, companies have to be careful in the rush to implement AI technology. Starting with a clear use case, companies have to weigh the potential benefits of AI technology and...more
8/18/2025
/ AI Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Healthcare ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
The new world of AI presents significant benefits and risks that need to be addressed in an overall governance framework. Luckily, the principles to apply here will surprise no one — governance, compliance, legal and risk...more
8/14/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Best Practices ,
Bias ,
Board of Directors ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Governance Standards ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation
What happens when a company tries to outsmart the system - and gets caught red-handed by the DOJ in a $140 million export control scheme tied to Chinese military supercomputers?
In this episode, Michael dives into the DOJ’s...more
NAVEX dominates the hotline market. Given its global footprint, NAVEX has access to a large database of employee reports. Building on this unique perspective, NAVEX provides an annual report analyzing the employee reporting...more
8/4/2025
/ Annual Reports ,
Benchmarking ,
Best Practices ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Reporting ,
Hotlines ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Internal Reporting ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Whistleblower Hotlines ,
Whistleblowers
Is your internal reporting program keeping up or falling behind the curve?
With over 2.15 million reports analyzed from nearly 70 million employees worldwide, NAVEX's 2025 Regional Whistleblowing & Incident Management...more
NAVEX dominates the hotline market. Given its global footprint, NAVEX has access to a large database of employee reports. Building on this unique perspective, NAVEX provides an annual report analyzing the employee reporting...more
7/29/2025
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
Internal Reporting ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Management ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
The ethics and compliance field has been tested during the transition to the Trump Administration. Some have held on to the mantra — No Change — to respond to the changes in the role of the federal government, enforcement...more
7/23/2025
/ China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Ethics ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Risk Management ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
Could your supply chain be funding cartels without you realizing it? In today’s complex global economy, companies are grappling with a dual challenge – the urgent need to unravel their supply chains and the immediate...more
7/22/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Financial Crimes ,
Money Laundering ,
Risk Management ,
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
Supply Chain
What happens when companies ignore red flags, bypass legal advice, and underestimate the reach of U.S. export laws?
In this episode, Michael Volkov unpacks two major enforcement actions from the Department of Commerce’s...more
Is AI a magic bullet - or just another tool in the compliance toolkit?
What really happens when you let algorithms near your risk decisions?
In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Christian Focacci, founder...more
6/15/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
FinTech ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Risk Management ,
Technology
Is your company ready to bet its future on whether it can outpace a whistleblower to the DOJ’s door?
In this episode, Michael Volkov takes a deep dive into the Department of Justice’s newly announced strategy to reshape...more
Call me an optimist — it is a much better alternative than being a pessimist or a “realist” with a pessimistic bent. So, let’s start by acknowledging the obvious. Businesses are operating in a volatile environment. The...more
Are you running a compliance program that’s making a real impact—or just checking the boxes?
In this episode, Michael Volkov dives into LRN’s 2025 Program Effectiveness Report, an annual benchmark that separates the truly...more
LRN’s Program Effectiveness Report is an important annual event. LRN consistently provides important trend, benchmarking and program measurements. As an important leader in this area, LRN never pulls any punches. This...more
5/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Employee Training ,
Ethics ,
Generation Z ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Risk
The Justice Department’s six-month pause on FCPA enforcement has left a gap in the global anti-corruption fight. The Justice Department played a critical role in coordinating international efforts and enforcement. in the...more
4/29/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
California ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
France ,
Government Agencies ,
Switzerland ,
UK
Could your routine data transfers now violate federal law? The DOJ’s new Data Security Program (DSP) targets the flow of U.S. sensitive personal and government data to foreign adversaries — and the clock is ticking. In this...more
As if legal and compliance professionals had enough responsibilities on their plates, DOJ dropped another shoe (to join the tariffs, sanctions and export controls, and immigration issues) and upped the stakes for ethics and...more
4/25/2025
/ Audits ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management
How prepared is your organization to handle the evolving landscape of sanctions compliance? In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov dives into critical sanctions compliance cases and their...more
Many “good government” initiatives continue to be enacted or implemented on Capitol Hill or in the Executive Branch — notwithstanding changes in political control. While working on Capitol Hill, the bulk of the legislative...more
4/18/2025
/ Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
National Security ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Data ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information
What do you do when the headlines shift faster than your risk matrix can keep up? In this episode, Michael Volkov dives into the challenge of adapting compliance programs in the face of volatile and fast-changing global...more
For compliance officers, this is a stressful time. How is that for another profound grasp of the obvious? Most compliance officers face a well-known assortment of risks — bribery, trade, False Claims Act, data privacy,...more
Chief compliance officers are adjusting a new, risk world, where top risks include export controls, sanctions, and immigration enforcement. At the same time, some risks remain — third-party risks, conflict of interest, fair...more
3/25/2025
/ Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Export Controls ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Tariffs ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Trump Administration
When assessing your third-party risks, it is important to start with one important division — a company’s supply chain and on the flip side, a company’s distribution chain. Sourcing materials and supply chain links present a...more
3/19/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Distributors ,
Due Diligence ,
Financial Crimes ,
Human Trafficking ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain
We have some new vernacular to bring into the compliance arena — companies need to address risks of interacting with cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). Companies need to understand the laws used to...more
2/25/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Management ,
SDN List ,
Supply Chain
The scope of new import tariffs and regulations portends significant operational risks and disruptions. It is easy to imagine numerous companies that depend on imports for production purposes are facing a new set of...more
2/20/2025
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Canada ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies