On July 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the conviction of two former London-based bankers, Anthony Allen and Anthony Conti, who were convicted in October 2015 on multiple counts of bank and wire...more
7/25/2017
/ Bank Fraud ,
Banking Sector ,
Compelled Testimony ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Indictments ,
Libor ,
Self-Incrimination ,
UK ,
Vacated ,
Wire Fraud
To dismiss a case based on the public disclosure bar, the defense will have to establish that the allegations of fraud already were exposed in the news media or certain federal sources of information.
Pharmaceutical,...more
Suppliers are caught in the middle of a new enforcement trend in federal, state, and local investigations of disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) fraud. Historically, DBE fraud investigations have focused on the...more
2/24/2015
/ Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
DBE Program ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Labor Contractor ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Subcontractors ,
Suppliers