U.S. sanctions enforcement is evolving to adopt a “control” analysis similar to the analysis employed by the European Union and United Kingdom based on a recent major enforcement action by the U.S. Department of the...more
Enforcement authorities throughout the Americas continued investigations of fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. Below are some of the highlights of the last quarter. ...more
5/28/2021
/ Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Markets ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Latin America ,
Mexico ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Venezuela ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wiretapping
As 2020 drew to a close, enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continued to investigate fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. In this newsletter, we highlight some...more
3/11/2021
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
NDAA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
As 2020 drew to a close, enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continued to investigate fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. Below, we highlight some developments from...more
1/22/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Ecuador ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Latin America ,
Mexico ,
Money Laundering ,
NDAA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sweden ,
Whistleblowers
Today’s global investigations frequently involve the cooperation of many government agencies in multiple countries. On July 18, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit handed down a decision creating a major...more
7/26/2017
/ Appeals ,
Compelled Testimony ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Cross-Border ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Indictments ,
Libor ,
Rabobank ,
UK