June 18, 2025, The Cost of Corruption Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional. Top stories include: Sarkozy’s trial shows the insidiousness of corruption. (Just Security) Brussels to loosen merger rules for the defense industry. (FT) Bye-bye, Whole Foods. (Business Insider) MyPillow founder Mike Lindell was ordered to pay $2.3MM for defamation. (NYT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices