All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 46
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News BriefSEC names interim acting director of exams division
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Division of Examinations Deputy Director Keith Cassidy, who was named interim acting co-director a year ago, will serve as interim acting director going forward.
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News BriefFCC signals forthcoming enforcement against AT&T over February outage
The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to take enforcement action against AT&T for a data outage in February that blocked 92 million phone calls.
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News BriefFrench bus part supplier CBM to pay $2.4M to settle DOJ fraud allegations
A French bus parts supplier will pay more than $2.4 million in penalties, disgorgement, and restitution to settle charges that it fraudulently misled its U.S. customers about the source of some of its parts.
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PremiumKing’s Speech signals major employment law changes ahead in U.K.
Compliance officers should take note of proposed laws in the U.K. with the newly elected Labor government setting the legislative agenda in the King’s Speech last week, promising consultations on enhanced employee rights and a higher minimum wage.
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News BriefGreen Dot fined $44M by Fed over compliance deficiencies, deceptive practices
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors fined financial technology and bank holding company Green Dot $44 million for numerous unfair and deceptive practices and a deficient consumer compliance risk management program.
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PremiumSurvey tackles aligning cross-generational views of ethics in the workplace
Companies may need to examine employees by age group to find out how likely some workers might be to ditch compliance to complete tasks.
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News BriefBanking regs join FinCEN in proposing AML/CFT risk assessment rule
Four federal banking regulators have joined the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network in issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require financial institutions to conduct more thorough risk assessments on their anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism programs.
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News BriefDOJ orders DaVita to pay $34M over alleged dialysis center kickback scheme
DaVita, a multi-state dialysis provider, agreed to pay more than $34 million to resolve allegations it engaged in numerous kickback schemes to doctors who referred Medicare patients to its dialysis centers, the Department of Justice announced.
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News BriefSEC whistleblower to receive $37M award
A whistleblower will be paid $37 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission for providing original, credible information that led to a successful enforcement action.
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PremiumNew U.K. government moves to transform FRC into ARGA
Within two weeks of gaining power, the U.K.’s newly elected Labor government has confirmed its intention to beef up the audit regulator and strengthen corporate governance.
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WebcastCPE Accreditation Information
Compliance Week is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.
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PremiumFCA: Most banks don’t subject U.K. politicians to excessive risk checks
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority asked banks and financial institutions “to do more” to ensure that U.K lawmakers and their families are not treated unfairly.
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News BriefKindred hospice agrees to pay $19M in multi-state DOJ false claims case
A multi-state hospice home health provider agreed to pay $19.4 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks and knowingly billed federal health programs to treat non-terminally ill patients.
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Bioenergy Devco appoints legal chief
Bioenergy Devco announced the appointment of Richard Gognat as chief legal officer.
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Crowell & Moring adds ContextLogic GC, compliance chief as partner
Crowell & Moring announced the appointment of Joanna Rosen Forster, who most recently served as general counsel and chief compliance officer for ContextLogic, as a partner in the litigation group in its San Francisco office.
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SingleStore welcomes chief legal officer
SingleStore, a real-time data platform to transact, analyse and contextualise, announced that Jay DeGooyer is joining the company as chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
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Wildstone appoints general counsel
Outdoor media infrastructure owner Wildstone appointed Bruce Jones as general counsel.
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Mina Foundation announces general counsel
Mina Foundation, a public benefit corporation servicing zero-knowledge blockchain Mina Protocol, announced the appointment of Daniel Schoenberger as general counsel.
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PCS Retirement names GC, head of legal, risk, compliance
PCS Retirement has appointed Colleen Duffy as general counsel, head of legal, risk, and compliance.
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Greenberg Traurig adds two former GCs as in-house counsels
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig added two former general counsels, Patrick Kassen and Matthew Bromberg, as in-house counsels.