When the Financial Times says that non-U.S. corruption scandals have outpaced those which are U.S.-centric, you know something is at play. Yet in addition to this new view of the corruption world, the FT also pointed out how badly these companies fared from their own transgressions.

Thomas Fox has practiced law for over 40 years. Tom writes the daily award-winning blog, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog and founded the Compliance Podcast Network. Tom leads the discussion on AI in...