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Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Spa Corporate Officials Taken into Custody for Refusal to Comply with NLRB and Court Orders

In a recent and highly unusual turn of events, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Seventh Circuit) has ordered U.S. Marshals to take corporate officials of Haven Salon + Spa (Haven) into custody for...more

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Record Level of FCPA Enforcement in 2020 Highlights Key Risk Areas

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The year 2020 witnessed a record level of $2.78 billion in corporate fines and penalties from enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Importer and Its Executives Pay $5.2 Million Under FCA for Evading U.S. Tariffs

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An importer recently agreed to pay $5.2 million to settle a False Claims Act (“FCA”) case alleging evasion of antidumping duties (“AD”) on wooden bedroom furniture from China. The importer, Blue Furniture Solutions, LLC (now...more

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Airbus to Pay Record $4 Billion to Settle Global Bribery Scheme

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On January 31, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) agreed to resolve allegations that Airbus SE (“Airbus”), a France-based aerospace company, used third-party business partners to bribe government officials and airline...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DOJ Announces New Policy about “Piling On” and Discusses the Role of Compliance in Corporate Enforcement - Government Enforcement...

In a pair of recent speeches, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) policy aimed at encouraging coordination among DOJ and other enforcement agencies and avoiding “unfair...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

New DOJ Policy Will Curb “Piling On” Multiple Penalties for Same Corporate Misconduct

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Corporate resolution policy will provide greater clarity and predictability for companies that self-report and cooperate with DOJ. Key Points: ..The new policy requires DOJ civil and criminal prosecutors to coordinate...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

FCPA: 2016 Year in Review & 2017 Enforcement Predictions

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Bass, Berry & Sims announces the release of its "FCPA: 2016 Year in Review & 2017 Enforcement Predictions," a review of trends and developments in FCPA as well as a look ahead into what to expect for 2017. The newly released...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - July 2016 #2

Michael Coscia Sentenced to Three Years’ Imprisonment for Spoofing and Commodity Fraud: Michael Coscia, the first person prosecuted and convicted under a law prohibiting spoofing that was enacted after the 2007-2008...more

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Individual Criminal Prosecutions and Deterrence

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The issue of deterrence is easy to boil down – a company pays a fine of $500 million for illegal conduct and continues on its merry way. If the same company pays the same fine of $500 million and three of its top executives...more

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The True Impact of DOJ’s Individual Prosecution Memo

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The Justice Department can surprise you – the release of the Yates Memo, as it is commonly referred to since it takes on the name of the Deputy Attorney General (e.g. McNulty Memo), is another strange example of DOJ...more

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Food for Thought: Jail Sentences Send Strong Message to Food Industry

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On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Bennett in Sioux City, Iowa, sentenced Austin (Jack) DeCoster and his son Peter to three months in jail for their role in selling contaminated food across state lines. Their company,...more

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The Aviation Industry and Corruption

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DOJ and the SEC have quietly (or maybe not so quietly) set an enforcement tone in the aviation industry. When you look over the last few years, we have several enforcement actions either pending or resolved involving the...more

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