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News BriefLyft fined $10M for not disclosing board member’s role in pre-IPO stock sale
Ridesharing company Lyft agreed to pay a $10 million penalty to settle allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission it failed to disclose a pre-initial public offering stock deal that netted a member of its board millions of dollars.
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MTA names chief diversity and inclusion officer
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced the appointment of Lourdes Zapata as chief diversity and inclusion officer.
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PremiumWhy MobilityWorks shifted from manual to automatic for dealer compliance
Erik Ingersoll, director of risk and compliance at MobilityWorks, shares the advantages the wheelchair accessibility vehicle provider has gained from switching to an automated compliance system to track its licenses.
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Airlines for America recruits FAA director for chief sustainability post
Aviation trade association Airlines for America announced the appointment of Kevin Welsh as vice president of environment and chief sustainability officer.
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News BriefOFAC doubles down on sanctions against Belarusian regime
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced expanded sanctions against the Belarusian regime three years after the country’s disputed 2020 presidential election.
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Cooper Standard appoints chief legal officer
Cooper Standard, a supplier of sealing and fluid handling systems and components for the transportation and industrial markets, announced the appointment of MaryAnn Peterson Kanary as senior vice president, chief legal officer and secretary.
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Delta appoints chief sustainability officer
Delta Air Lines announced Amelia DeLuca will return to its global sustainability team as chief sustainability officer.
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News BriefPwC, KPMG fined over audit lapses at Eddie Stobart Logistics
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council separately penalized Big Four audit firms PwC and KPMG for deficiencies in their work at transport company Eddie Stobart Logistics for the financial years ended 2018 and 2017, respectively.
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PremiumLearning from Uber’s DEI setback: Why structure, collaboration matter
Experts look back at Uber’s recent diversity, equity, and inclusion fiasco and illuminate hazards to avoid, allowing organizations to gain a stronger footing on their own DEI journeys.
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Amtrak recruits CCO from MassDOT
The chief compliance officer at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Maria Buccieri, is departing the agency for a compliance role with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
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News BriefEx-Uber security chief avoids prison in obstruction case
The former chief security officer of Uber Technologies was sentenced to probation by a federal court judge as punishment for his involvement in covering up a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million users.
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News BriefFormer Celadon COO, CFO settle SEC accounting fraud charges for $50K
Two former executives of trucking company Celadon Group each agreed to pay $50,000 to settle charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission they engaged in accounting fraud to inflate the company’s earnings.
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News BriefFive more board members resign in DOJ antitrust sweep
Five corporate board members resigned after being flagged by the Department of Justice for potentially violating the antitrust provisions of the Clayton Act.
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News BriefGreenbrier Companies fined by SEC over CEO perk disclosures
Greenbrier Companies and its former chief executive officer will pay a total of $1.1 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission the firm failed to disclose perks related to the use of a private jet owned by the CEO.
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News BriefRoadrunner avoids $9.6M in penalties in SEC accounting fraud case
Roadrunner Transportation Systems avoided further penalties regarding allegations of accounting fraud after the Securities and Exchange Commission deemed a $20 million class-action settlement agreed to in 2019 returned any ill-gotten gains.
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Libra Group names first chief risk, compliance officer
Libra Group, an international conglomerate, announced the appointment of Richard Blaksley as its first chief risk and compliance officer.
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PremiumTricky but doable: Tips for navigating sanctions in third-party relationships
Sanctions concerns don’t need to end all business relationships in high-risk regions. Experts at CW’s virtual TPRM and Oversight Summit share their experiences navigating compliance.
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ArticleEx-Uber security chief found guilty of obstructing FTC data breach probe
Joseph Sullivan, the former chief security officer of Uber Technologies, was found guilty of two felonies connected to allegations he covered up a massive data breach at the ridesharing company and misled federal regulators about Uber’s response.
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ArticleBrazil airline Gol settles FCPA bribery charges for $41M
Brazilian airline Gol agreed to pay $41 million as part of reduced settlements addressing bribery investigations conducted by authorities in the United States and Brazil.
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ArticleUpheld ex-Alstom exec’s acquittal affirms ‘setback’ for FCPA’s reach
The latest development in the nearly decadelong Lawrence Hoskins court case has the potential to open the door for foreign nationals involved in aiding U.S. companies with foreign bribery schemes to escape liability under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, according to experts.