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White Collar Quarterly Report - August 2024

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In 2023, the number of federal corporate prosecutions remained far below the 25-year average after two consecutive years of increases. ..The DOJ’s Fraud Section secured just $690 million in penalties across eight...more

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DOJ Recommends AI-Specific Sentencing Enhancement

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In early 2024, we published alerts on separate sets of remarks from Department of Justice ("DOJ") Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco warning that the DOJ would be seeking stiffer sentences for offenses made significantly...more

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Private Equity Firms Should Prepare for Increased Scrutiny as DOJ Puts False Claims Violations Under the Microscope

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Private equity investment in health care has grown significantly over the past two decades, and the US government is starting to pay attention. Recent announcements by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and proposals by...more

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Federal Agencies Have Placed a Heightened Priority on Whistleblowers and Speedy Cooperation

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As new areas of the law emerge, driven in part by technology and the free flow of information, federal agencies are becoming more aggressive with a tried and true carrot-and-stick approach to law and regulatory enforcement. ...more

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DOJ Announces New Whistleblower Program and Enforcement Initiatives

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The Development: On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General ("DAG") Lisa Monaco discussed updates to the Department of Justice's ("DOJ" or "Department") corporate criminal enforcement policies and announced a pilot program...more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

Federal Prison vs State Prison: Is There a Better Choice?

The prison system in the United States is run by both public institutions and private entities, which are controlled by and operated at the federal or state level. Understanding these distinctions is essential, especially...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

SEC vs. Philips: Expansion of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

In May 2023, a complex SEC law enforcement proceeding was concluded against Philips, a public Dutch medtech company. The proceeding concluded with a settlement, whereby Philips agreed to pay a fine of more than USD 62 million...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

DOJ Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Are a Potential Sea Change for Internal Investigations

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Two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced broad changes to its policies on corporate criminal enforcement. The changes were outlined in a memorandum entitled Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal...more

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The “Pattern” of Racketeering Activity - Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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This edition of Regulatory Oversight spotlights recent RICO Report Podcast episode “Pattern of Racketeering Activity,” featuring two firm Regulatory Practice Group attorneys Chris Carlson and Mary Grace Metcalfe. In this...more

The Volkov Law Group

2022 Ethics and Compliance Predictions

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Ethics and compliance professionals believe in their mission – if they did not, they would not be in the field. E&C professionals believe in the power of positive thinking, ethical conduct, and in the overall ability of an...more

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Department of Justice Wants Corporate Compliance Plans on the "Front Burner"

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New Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Chief Kenneth Polite was recently interviewed about his efforts to reinvigorate federal white-collar crime prosecutions. DOJ’s new priorities will include investigations of corporate...more

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What to Know About the DOJ’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team

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In early October, U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the creation of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (“NCET”).  The NCET will handle the Department’s investigations...more

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Increased Scrutiny for the Crypto Industry: DOJ Creates a Special Enforcement Team as Regulators Sharpen their Focus

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The cryptocurrency industry should brace itself for increased scrutiny from the DOJ and other enforcement agencies. The DOJ recently announced the creation of a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (“NCET”), which will...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - May 2021 #2

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As part of its ongoing investigation into the Federal Reserve’s administration of pandemic relief lending programs, House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chair James E. Clyburn sent a letter to Fed Chair Jerome...more

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Congressional Investigations Preview for the 117th Congress: Unified Democratic Control Means More Robust Oversight and...

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The election of Joseph R. Biden Jr. as president of the United States and Democratic control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate mean that the private sector can expect to be the main focus of congressional...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The CFTC Begins Policing AML Enforcement

Financial institutions with anti-money laundering responsibilities under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) take note: there’s a new sheriff in town.  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently finished its fiscal year with...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Top SEC Enforcement Actions from 2019

Yesterday, I considered five Department of Justice (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions. Today, I want to look at key FCPA enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.10.2019 | Top Story: Remembering Influential Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker

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Some remembrances upon the passing of influential former Fed Chair Paul Volcker, a force in American economic policy for nearly 60 years who led “the Federal Reserve’s brute-force campaign to subdue inflation in the late...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.6.2019 | Top Story: Drug Distributors and Maker in Talks for Multi-billion-dollar Opioid Litigation...

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A group of three major drug distributors—McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health—are in the midst of talks with representatives of state and local governments who have brought more than 2000 opioid-related lawsuits...more

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French Anticorruption Agency's Enforcement Committee Hands Down First-Ever Decision

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The Enforcement Committee of the French Anticorruption Agency ("FAA") handed down its first decision on July 4, 2019. The decision follows the Agency's three-month audit (October to December 2017) of the involved company's...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.8.2019 | Top Story: L Brands CEO Claims Epstein Misappropriated “Vast Sums”

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Les Wexner, the billionaire CEO of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works parent company L Brands, has accused his former money manager and confidant, Jeffrey Epstein, of misappropriating “vast sums of money” from Wexner and...more

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U.S. Department of Justice foreshadows criminal investigations into antitrust violations in public procurement

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Japanese companies involved in U.S. public procurement should be aware: The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division (Division) has publicly announced that it is prioritizing investigations of criminal antitrust...more

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DOJ’s Antitrust Division Issues New Guidance for Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (Part II of II)

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As part of its new corporate compliance credit program, the Justice Department’ Antitrust Division issued, for the first time in its history, guidance to assist prosecutors in the evaluation of compliance programs at the...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Issues Landmark Policy to Incentivize Corporate Antitrust Compliance

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Recently, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim announced the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division’s new policy for incentivizing corporate antitrust compliance. For the first time in DOJ history, this new policy...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York DFS Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement Division: New Name, New Look, Old Mandate

On April 29, 2019, just months into her new job at the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), acting DFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell announced a significant reorganization within the financial and...more

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