This shift in FCPA enforcement priorities is the latest move by the administration in its all-out war against cartels and TCOs that pose a threat to U.S. national security and its stated America First agenda. Additionally,...more
2/13/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
National Security ,
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trump Administration
DOJ has introduced the new three-year Pilot Program, managed by the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, effective August 1. Under this Pilot Program, whistleblowers meeting certain criteria may be...more
8/9/2024
/ CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
FinCEN ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Reporting ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Adding to federal prosecutors’ tool kit in fighting global corruption, on December 14, 2023, Congress passed with bipartisan support, the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA). As part of the National Defense Authorization...more
1/5/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Extortion ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Jurisdiction ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Public Officials ,
Transparency
Monaco’s and Polite’s remarks, and the DOJ’s new policies and guidance, come amid the Department’s increasingly tough on corporate crime approach and emphasis on rewarding companies that have effective compliance programs...more
3/7/2023
/ Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Monitoring ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Communications ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Compensation ,
Monaco Memo ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) announced the immediate implementation of a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the Policy), setting a nationwide standard for how U.S Attorneys’ Offices will...more
On Jan. 17, AAG Polite announced “the first significant changes” to the CEP since 2017. The policy revisions will apply to all corporate criminal matters handled by the Criminal Division and offer companies “new, significant,...more
1/30/2023
/ Amended Regulation ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Remediation ,
Self-Reporting ,
White Collar Crimes
In prepared remarks delivered on Dec. 1, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri indicated that the Department is considering new guidance for its revised corporate criminal enforcement policy,...more
On September 29, 2022, FinCEN issued a final rule requiring most corporations, limited liability companies and other entities created in or registered to do business in the United States to report information regarding their...more
10/7/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Board of Directors ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Officers ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Domestic Corporations ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Reporting Requirements ,
U.S. Treasury
In prepared remarks delivered at New York University School of Law on Sept. 15, Deputy AG Monaco announced significant updates to the DOJ’s corporate criminal enforcement policies.
Deputy AG Monaco’s announcement...more
9/21/2022
/ Compliance ,
Compliance Monitoring ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corporate Monitoring ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Personal Liability ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
White Collar Crimes
On March 3, 2022, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered a speech at the ABA Institute on White Collar Crime that underscored the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) commitment to prosecuting corporate crime and holding...more
On January 1, 2021, Congress overrode President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, an omnibus bill that includes the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the “AMLA”). The AMLA...more
Join BakerHostetler’s White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team for a complimentary webinar on trends and predictions for 2019 in the cross-border government investigations and enforcement...more
4/25/2019
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Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cross-Border ,
Defense Strategies ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Government Investigations ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Webinars ,
White Collar Crimes
On October 18, 2018, at the Latin Lawyer/Global Investigations Review Anti-Corruption and Investigations Conference in São Paulo, Brazil, John P. Cronan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of...more
Despite a decline in enforcement actions by the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the first half of 2015 has continued to highlight the relevance and ever-evolving effects of the...more
10/14/2015
/ Aerospace ,
Africa ,
Angola ,
Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Avon ,
BHP Billiton ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Clean Companies Act ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Derivative Suit ,
DPA ,
Eli Lilly ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Fokker ,
Football ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Goodyear ,
Hospitality Programs ,
India ,
Indictments ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Olympics ,
PBSJ Corporation ,
PetroTiger ,
Popular ,
Public Utility ,
Racketeering ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Settlement ,
Soccer ,
Sports ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
UK Bribery Act ,
Wal-Mart ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wire Fraud ,
World Cup
The first half of 2014 has seen several important developments in the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) as well as other anti-corruption laws worldwide. The FCPA has been in existence for more than 35...more