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Visiting NYC? Prepare to be Frisked

by Lawyers.com on 5/23/2012

If you’re planning to visit New York in the near future, be prepared to be patted down by a cop for no reason whatsoever. That’s the message being sent to the general public by the Bloomberg administration in the form of...more

U.S. Treasury Looks to States to Share Information as Part of Insurance Anti-Money Laundering Efforts

by Sedgwick LLP on 5/23/2012

The U.S. Treasury Department’s criminal enforcement arm, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), has reached individual agreements with the states of Louisiana and California which will allow state insurance...more

NJ Laws Email Newsletter E397

by Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. on 5/23/2012

. Police use of GPS device on car violates 4th Amendment United States v Jones 131 S. Ct. 3064 (2012) The Government's attachment of the GPS device to the vehicle, and its use of that device to monitor the...more

Corruption Risks in the Middle East

by Michael Volkov on 5/23/2012

The Middle East is a diverse area with significant disparities in the region. Oil and gas dominate the economies. Cultural and economic factors make compliance extremely difficult in the Middle East. Interestingly, on...more

Federal Bank Secrecy Act Issues for Mobile Payment Systems

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/23/2012

In This Presentation: - The BSA from 30,000 Feet - ABCs of the BSA for MSBs - Impact on Customer Acquisition - BSA/AML Enforcement - Current Topics and Resources Excerpt from The BSA from 30,000...more

How INTERPOL's CCF Can Reduce Its Backlog and Become More Efficient

by The Law Office of Michelle A. Estlund, P.A. on 5/23/2012

In the last post, we addressed the fact that the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF) is still required under its operating rules to meet only three times per year. This requirement has remained the same in...more

Facebook Ignores Harassment Complaints

by Lawyers.com on 5/22/2012

What do you do when you find an imposter page on Facebook with your name, photo and false information you’d rather not have your loved ones, or coworkers, see? - Facebook took a month to remove sexually explicit imposter...more

EPIC Urges the Drug Enforcement Administration to Uphold Privacy Act Protections

by Electronic Privacy Information Center on 5/22/2012

In response to a notice of proposed rulemaking, EPIC has submitted comments to the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice, urging the agency to uphold Privacy Act protections, and to not claim broad...more

FSA Fines Martin Currie £3.5 million for Conflict of Interests Failures

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/22/2012

On May 10, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced that it fined Martin Currie Investment Management Limited and Martin Currie Inc (together, Martin Currie) £3.5 million (approximately $5.5 million) for conflict...more

Sanctions Enforcement — An Increasing Risk

by Michael Volkov on 5/22/2012

Everyone writes about the FCPA and the UK Bribery Act. Some are more willing to tackle export compliance. Given the Obama Administration’s reliance on sanctions as a foreign policy tool, companies need to address the...more

FSA Fines Habib Bank and its Money Laundering Reporting Officer for AML Control Failings

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/22/2012

On May 15, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced that it had fined Habib Bank AG Zurich (Habib Bank) £525,000 (approximately $830,000) and Syed Itrat Hussain (Hussain) its former Money Laundering Reporting...more

Remarks delivered to The International Human Rights Framework Opportunities for Attorneys and Advocates, "The Role of Lawyers in...

by K&L Gates LLP on 5/22/2012

Good morning. I am very pleased to be here with you, and I thank the International Justice Resource Center for inviting me to share some thoughts on a subject that is close to my heart. My thanks go also to the co-organizers...more

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Criminal Law Updates – May 23, 2012