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A&O Shearman

Sterling Bancorp Pleads Guilty To Criminal Securities Fraud

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On March 15, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Michigan-based bank Sterling Bancorp, Inc. (“Sterling”) agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud for allegedly filing false statements relating to its 2017...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

BSA, AML Failures by West Virginia Bank Yield FDIC, FinCEN, DOJ Actions

Why it matters - In a coordinated effort, the U.S. government identified another “poster child” to demonstrate its continued vigilance and earnestness in pursuing lax BSA/AML procedures and oversight and violations of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - June 2015

The Unfolding FIFA Scandal: Will the DOJ Show the Banks a Red Card? - Why it matters: The worldwide soccer community has for years decried the brazen corruption that permeated FIFA, international soccer’s governing...more

BakerHostetler

BakerHostetler Attorneys James Mastracchio and Jay Nanavati Discuss Global Tax Enforcement

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Global tax enforcement is the number one priority of the U.S. authorities, and they are using their resources and tools in unprecedented ways to ensure that those who intentionally evade taxes are identified and brought to...more

Burr & Forman

Shadow Regulation: A Call For Judicial Oversight To DPA’s Or NPA’s

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On August 21, 2014, the United States Department of Justice announced a record 16.65 billion dollar agreement to resolve civil claims alleged against Bank of America for improperly concealing the risks of mortgage-related...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Beyond Switzerland: Preparing for the Fallout from FATCA and Other Global Transparency Initiatives

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You have implemented FATCA; what comes next? Will your company be the next witness in a US tax investigation? Financial institutions around the world must now prepare to respond to anticipated inquiries and investigations as...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - July 2014

Welcome to the July 2014 edition of Red Notice, a publication of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. This month on the anticorruption front, two Noble Corporation executives settle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

The Volkov Law Group

AML BSA and Sanctions Compliance I of II June 10 2014

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The Department of Justice and the Treasury Department have stepped up AML/BSA and Sanctions Enforcement. With the ever-increasing expansion and modification of sanctions, risks for all businesses, not just financial...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Parallel Government Actions Against Bank of America May Proceed

On June 19, Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. of the Western District of North Carolina issued Orders in two parallel actions by the DOJ and SEC against Bank of America, previously covered in the August 12, 2013 and April 7, 2014...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Latest Swiss Cross-Border Tax Investigation Reflects Wider US Enforcement Agenda"

Authorities in the U.S. continue to crack down on foreign financial institutions that have allegedly aided U.S. taxpayers in evading their tax obligations. On May 19, 2014, Credit Suisse AG pled guilty to conspiracy to aid...more

Dechert LLP

BNA's Banking Report: Enforcement 2013: Enforcement Actions Continue Three-Year Decline; DOJ Emerges as Major Player

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Overall Trends & Outlook - From an enforcement standpoint, 2013 was another historic year in a number of important ways beyond the sheer number of cases, which were again significant. Federal banking agencies1 issued...more

The Volkov Law Group

On The Chopping Block: Banks And Financial Institutions

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The Department of Justice has had enough. Banks and other financial institutions are not just on the radar screen – they are on the chopping block. One-by-one watch out – banks and other financial institutions are coming...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Allows Swiss Banks With Undisclosed Accounts To Wipe the Slate Clean

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United States Department of Justice issues further information on amnesty program for Swiss banks, including details on the selection of an Independent Examiner. On November 5, 2013, United States Department of Justice...more

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Consumer groups urge more scrutiny of banks and other payment processors and ban on remotely created checks

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Thirty groups have written to the CFPB, FTC, Department of Justice and federal banking regulators urging them “to closely monitor the payment processing procedures and compliance safeguards in place” at the payment processors...more

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