Court Rejects Attempt by Halkbank to Enter “Special Appearance” Contesting Jurisdiction -
Turkish state-owned bank Halkbank’s efforts to avoid appearing in U.S. federal court for arraignment were squashed recently in a...more
12/24/2019
/ Arraignment ,
Bank Fraud ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Sanction Violations ,
Summons ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Willful Misconduct
A Textbook Case of Alleged Money Laundering?
On November 18, 2019, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest and unsealed the indictment of Bruce Bagley – a 73-year-old college professor...more
11/26/2019
/ Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Embezzlement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Bank Accounts ,
Indictments ,
Money Laundering ,
Public Projects ,
Public Works ,
Swiss Banks ,
Venezuela ,
White Collar Crimes
Director Blanco Stresses Importance of BSA Filings to Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions -
As we have blogged, Kenneth Blanco, the Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), has publically and...more
5/23/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Fraud ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Information Sharing ,
Money Laundering ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)