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How to Avoid an Independent Compliance Monitor: Lessons From the SAP Settlement

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This week, SAP SE (SAP), the German-based software company, agreed to pay over $200 million to resolve investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into violations of...more

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DOJ Brings Charges Against 21 People in $150 Million COVID-19 Fraud Action

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The DOJ announced charges against 21 people across nine federal districts for their alleged role in pandemic-related fraud schemes resulting in over $149 million in false billings to federal programs. This is the largest...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 3, Issue 14

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 3, Issue 8

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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FARA 2021 Year in Review

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The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) continued to make headlines in 2021 as enforcement and modernization of the law remained a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) priority. DOJ maintained its focus on enforcement,...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 2, Issue 50

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Corporate Campaign Contributions Are a Crime, Independent Expenditures Legitimate: Sixth Circuit Explains the Difference

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The Sixth Circuit has upheld the felony conviction of a former state party chair for illegal campaign contributions by a corporation he owned, in a case that both serves as an important reminder of the prohibition on...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 2, Issue 29

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 2, Issue 26

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Playing with (PAC) Matches: Nevada Man Burned, Pleads Guilty After Fraudulent Promises in Solicitations

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During the 2020 election cycle, Nevadan James Kyle Bell solicited over 42,000 individuals via email to contribute to political committees purportedly supporting Donald Trump and Joe Biden. According to the U.S. Department of...more

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A Primer on Charitable Donations and Political Contributions

This week has seemingly turned into a series of blogs posts which are primers for areas which are still of concern under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and for compliance professionals. I previously looked at...more

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White House Considers Stacking The FEC To Increase Enforcement Of Campaign Finance And Election Laws

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While everyone expects the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and other well-known enforcement agencies to increase enforcement under the Biden administration, few people are talking...more

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World Bank’s “Major Initiative” Should Enhance Evaluations Of Corporate Compliance Programs

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During a roundtable at the Fifth International Debarment Colloquium last month, Joseph Mauro, a spokesperson for the Compliance Unit of the World Bank Group’s (“World Bank”) Integrity Vice Presidency (“INT”), announced recent...more

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Virtual Conventions Yield to Real Campaign Law Enforcement: What Your Organization Needs to Remember

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With the final (virtual) balloons dropping on this year’s Democratic and Republican National Committee Conventions, we have reached general election season. Campaigning has a different look and feel this year, but the federal...more

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Window on Washington - This Week in the Nation's Capital - Vol. 1, Issue 24

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Hurricane Harvey Could be the Most Expensive Natural Disaster in US History: Republican House members from Texas and Louisiana are pressing congressional leaders and top Trump administration officials for immediate federal...more

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U.S. House Considering Change to Enforcement of Trade Association PAC Rules

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A bill currently being considered by the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations could significantly alter the way trade associations may solicit contributions for their political action committees (PACs) in fiscal year 2018....more

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Latest Lobbying Disclosure Act Settlement Underscores the Importance of a Robust Compliance Program

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Even if you have nothing to report, you still need to file: that is the lesson from last week's Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) settlement. Late last week, DC-based lobbying firm Carmen Group reached an agreement with the...more

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"Department of Justice Secures Sentence in First Super PAC Coordination Case"

The Department of Justice recently concluded its first criminal prosecution of coordination between an independent-expenditure-only committee (super PAC) and a campaign committee. On June 12, 2015, the U.S. District Court for...more

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