The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 45 - The Grit, Grace and Gift of Second Chances
Wicked Coin: The "Fat Leonard" Scandal
The Justice Insiders Podcast - The Ever-Expanding Net: Corporate Compliance in an Era of Increasing Trade Sanctions and Restrictions
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 44 - A Recipe for Litigation: The Simmering Conflict Surrounding ERC Claims
A Third Party's Perspective on Third Party Risk
Navigating Civil Standing Requirements for Defense Success — RICO Report Podcast
INTERPOL Red Notices and Immigration. Can You Obtain Immigration Relief in the U.S. Even with a Red Notice?
False Claims Act Insights - Are All Healthcare “Kickbacks” Subject to FCA Liability?
Why Time Matters: Partners Lindsay Gerdes and Michael J. Bronson on Swift Action in Government Investigations
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 43 - New Horizons: Impact of Recent Appellate Circuit Rulings on White-Collar Criminal Defense Law
Episode 334 -- District Court Dismisses Bulk of SEC Claims Against Solarwinds
INTERPOL and Politically Motivated Red Notices - What We Can Learn from INTERPOL’s Annual Reports.
Podcast - The Ten Commandments of Cross-Examination
False Claims Act Insights - If Everything Matters, Nothing Does: Parsing Materiality in FCA Disputes
Episode 333 -- The Boeing Proposed Plea Agreement
DOJ’s New Self-Disclosure Policy and Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 42 - AI in Criminal Justice: Opportunity or Opportunity for Misuse?
Episode 332 -- Deep Dive into SEC’s Internal Controls and Cybersecurity Settlement with R&R Donnelly
The DEA Is Knocking at Your Door . . . Are You Prepared? – Diagnosing Health Care
False Claims Act Insights - Assessing the Fallout from a Thermonuclear FCA Verdict
FACTS OF THE UNDERLYING ACTION - On September 6, 2024 an action was commenced in New York State Supreme Court, New York County, on behalf of Steven Nerayoff, an attorney and alleged crypto founder, who, when working for the...more
The California Corporations Code is a misnomer. While the Corporations Code does in fact govern corporations, it also governs a wide variety of unincorporated entities, including general partnerships, limited partnerships,...more
A woman in Texas filed a new lawsuit last Monday accusing Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault and battery in 2020....more
What’s it like when the FBI knocks at your door? Justin Paperny shares his journey from that fateful day in April 2005 to his 18-month sentence in federal prison as a convicted felon and an encounter with a fellow...more
Today’s post will cover an often revisited RNLJ topic: China’s Red Notice abuse. INTERPOL member countries have always abused Red Notices, and no matter how many reforms are put into place, the sheer number of INTERPOL member...more
NYPD Commissioner and Adams Chief Counsel Resign- Over the weekend, NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban and Mayor Adams’ Chief Counsel, Lisa Zornberg, resigned their positions. Caban resigned at the request of City Hall, shortly...more
Political pressure increasing on social media companies to police their platforms - Over the course of a week in August, the UK experienced widespread civil unrest with crimes such as rioting, vandalism, looting and...more
The Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCOE), which took effect on September 3, 2024, imposes several new compliance requirements regarding the consideration of criminal history in employment decisions....more
A recent spate of mail thefts has left the IRS holding the bag when taxpayer refunds have failed to reach those taxpayers. Congress has begun looking into these thefts. Some have occurred from USPS employee theft, but others...more
In Seitz v. Marcum LLP, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 51141(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County Aug. 30, 2024) (here), Justice Robert R. Reed of the New York County Commercial Division addressed the doctrine of in pari delicto, which “bars a...more
How long can the government keep your property after lawfully seizing it? According to the D.C. Circuit in a recent decision, as long as the continued possession is still reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. This decision...more
According to recent reports, two U.S. multinational financial technology companies have integrated Ethereum Name Service (ENS), a decentralized naming system built on the Ethereum blockchain, into their payment platforms....more
Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee - Sexton v. State - capital case, direct appeal - In re Fla R Mediators - amended rules - In re Fla R Juv P - amended rules...more
The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), 18 U.S.C. § 220, is a criminal statute that prohibits knowingly and willfully soliciting or receiving remuneration for referring patients to recovery homes, clinical treatment...more
Medical Device Manufacturer THD Pays $700,000 to Resolve FCA Allegations - On September 6, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced that THD America, Inc., and its parent company, THD SpA of Italy,...more
According to the FBI, it has “seen a huge increase in the number of cases involving children and teens being threatened and coerced into sending explicit images online,” also known as sextortion....more
On 5 September 2024, the UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), and the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining how they will further collaborate...more
As predicted earlier this year in our January update, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has continued to ramp up enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and related political laws through criminal...more
The UK government introduced a major overhaul of its framework for addressing financial crime — and brought into force numerous significant changes — when the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act)...more
Three Connecticut dental practices, together with their owners, have agreed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations that the practices violated federal and...more
While college should be the best four years for any student, those dreams can be crushed when unintended tragedy hits a college campus. Activities often thought of as “fun” can turn on a dime when students drink too much and...more
CHICAGO — CTA Launches AI Surveillance to Stop Gun Violence at Transit Stations- The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) recently rolled out an artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance tool to detect guns at stations, a move...more
Power and corruption … two sides of a Wicked Coin. In this podcast, hosts Tatiana Sainati, co-chair of Wiley’s Global Disputes Practice, and Diana Shaw, a partner in Wiley’s White Collar & Government Investigations Practice...more
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a speech by Sarah Pritchard, FCA Executive Director, Markets and International, on taking a targeted and outcomes-based approach to tackling financial crime....more
On August 23, 2024, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, which is the largest judicial district in the United States, announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure and Whistleblower Pilot Program. The...more