With the recent scandal at Wells Fargo, The Man From FCPA Tom Fox discusses the importance of finding out what’s in your corporate wallet, i.e. what information is in your files that could point to issues that might lead to regulatory violations.
Tom Fox
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 compliance through his best-selling book Upping Your Game. He has 38 other books on the use of AI in compliance and business ethics, leadership including the seminal work, The Compliance Handbook, with its 7th edition coming out in 2025. He is the founder of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network.
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Posted inFrom the Archive
1MDB-a truly international fight against corruption
Tom Fox looks at the alleged looting of Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB and the implications it has for fighting global corruption.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Red flags appear and nothing changes, yet again
What are red flags and what does it mean when one appears? For The Man From FCPA the term is about as ubiquitous as “tone from the top.” However simply because a phrase is well-worn does not mean it is not without value. Indeed, it may be that the simple fact it is so frequently […]
Posted inEurope
Conflicts of interest: The EU and the revolving door
Tom Fox explores the recent appointment of former EU commissioner Jose Manuel Barroso to non-executive chairman of Goldman Sachs’ London-based investment bank. Is the move a violation of conflict of interest rules?
Posted inAnti-Bribery
Stopping little lies before they become FCPA violations
What makes a fraudster? And how can a fraudster’s actions lead to larger complications for your corporation’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act policies? Tom Fox sets out to answer these questions.
Posted inFrom the Archive
Tales of crocodile tails under the FCPA
While the FCPA makes clear it prohibits providing anything of value to a foreign governmental official, who’s to say what has value? For U.S. officials, it could be jewelery, cash, or sports tickets. But for Chinese executives, it could be something more exotic, say … crocodile meat? Tom Fox has more on what value means under the regulation.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
Corruption becomes a political issue in Mexico
Tom Fox looks at Mexico’s struggle to turn itself around, beginning with a political discussion and the introduction of FCPA-like anti-corruption regulation. Is it a turning point or a false start?
Posted inFrom the Archive
Is a cup of coffee a reportable FCPA violation?
What’s next on the list of FCPA violations, a cup of coffee bought for a custom official while you await inspection? Tom Fox ponders that question after reading about Lennox International’s $475 facilitation payment Justice Department disclosure.
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Just who are your friends?
Corruption in Hollywood? Tom Fox explores the controversy surrounding financing of the film, The Wolf of Wall Street, which the Justice Department claims was funded by the looted Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Tell us everything you know
Getting credit for cooperating with the Department of Justice is getting a whole lot tougher. Tom Fox explores.