April 22, 2020

The FIFA Bribery Scandal Results in Numerous Criminal Charges and at Least One Significant Question

According to a recent report in the New York Times (the “Times”), after years of investigations and indictments, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) handed […]
December 17, 2019

NHL Taking Steps to Combat Abusive Behavior

By David D. Dodge david@sprtsoc.com Following a recent meeting of the National Hockey League (NHL) Board of Governors, League Commissioner Gary Bettman announced new steps are […]
November 7, 2019

All For the Good of the Game

While past major scandals involving Major League Baseball (MLB) have centered on the steroids era (late 80s – late 2000s), testing for performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) […]
September 5, 2019

An Update on the Establishment of Independent Advocacy Groups Formed for the Benefit of Olympic Athletes and College Student-Athletes

For the past couple decades or so, athletes participating in various sports under the umbrella of the United States Olympic Committee (“USOC”) and its National Governing […]
August 6, 2019

Lessons from the Senate Olympics Investigation

The U.S. sports industry, largely unregulated in contrast to the most regulated industries in the nation, is on the cusp of learning first-hand what happens when […]
June 24, 2019

College Admissions Scandal Update

By David D. Dodge david@sprtsoc.com When the college admissions scandal was originally reported on in early March of this year, many observers believed that this news […]
January 7, 2019

TRACE Bribery

TRACE International released its 2018 ranking of bribery risk in countries around the world. The list, which covers 200 countries, analyzes the possibility of companies being […]
January 7, 2019

Vision or Pain

History tells us that organizational change usually comes about as a result of vision or pain, or sometimes both.  Not long ago I asked a friend, […]
December 10, 2018

What is a Culture of Integrity & How Do We Get There?

15 Questions with Roy Snell, Retiring CEO of the Society of Corporate Ethics & Compliance and How to Implement a Culture of Compliance in Your Own […]
November 30, 2018

Measuring Effectiveness with Compliance Benchmark Surveys

Compliance culture surveys provide an inexpensive method to gain effectiveness metrics Knowledgeable Compliance Officers are aware that simply layering in compliance documents that address the seven […]
November 29, 2018

College Presidents Doomed by Athletics Scandals

On October 21, 2018 The New Yorker published a piece in The Sunday Archive entitled Scandals by Erin Overbey and Joshua Rothman.  In the opening paragraph, […]
October 8, 2018

Water Polo Added to the Growing List

In the wake of the Dr. Larry Nassar scandal at USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University and ongoing investigations at USA Swimming where allegations of sexual […]