On June 3 of this year, the Biden Administration made plain its commitment to fighting corruption around the world, releasing a document identifying the fight against corruption “as an economic and national security priority”...more
8/25/2021
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Compliance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Enforcement ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Official ,
Internal Controls ,
Latin America ,
National Security ,
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SDN List ,
White Collar Crimes
Highlights
- The ruling limits types of conduct that can be charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).
- The ruling provides much-needed guidance for federal prosecutors but makes it more difficult to...more
After the Department of Justice charged more than 100 people last year with fraudulently seeking over $360 million in CARES Act emergency loans and other payments, the federal government has taken additional steps this year...more
3/31/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Inspector General ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA
Since the authorization of CARES Act emergency loans and other payments to Americans affected by the coronavirus pandemic, federal prosecutors have brought over 100 charges of fraud in connection with the rollout of those...more
As more state and local governments weigh “shelter in place” orders in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, many businesses across the country are asking what constitutes an “essential” business and what to do if you...more
As noted in the main article, four categories of offenses represent over 80% of the total national caseload: immigration, drugs, firearms, and fraud-related financial offenses. Here’s a closer look at the categorical data...more
8/9/2019
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Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Firearms ,
Fraud ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Law Enforcement ,
State Immigration Laws ,
Trump Administration
This article is the second in a series analyzing the Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics for Fiscal Year 2018, recently released by the United States Sentencing Commission. As discussed in our first article, the...more
8/9/2019
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Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Possession ,
FBI ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Felonies ,
Fiscal Year ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Law Enforcement ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Sentencing ,
Trump Administration
Here’s a closer look at some information underlying the national statistics from the 2018 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics...
As noted in the main article, there were 69,425 federal offenders who were sentenced...more
6/5/2019
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Federal Jurisdiction ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Felonies ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Misdemeanors ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Trump Administration
The United States Sentencing Commission has issued its 2018 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics. The Sourcebook is an annual collection of data related to the federal criminal cases that resulted in an offender being...more
6/5/2019
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Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Felonies ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Misdemeanors ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Trump Administration
Chief Justice Mark Martin has named 2018 "The Year of Legal Professionalism" in North Carolina. This proclamation will not be the only focus on the professionalism of our lawyers this year, though. Recognition of lawyers with...more
11/9/2018
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Client Services ,
Duty of Candor ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Professional Privilege ,
NC Supreme Court ,
Pro Bono ,
RI Supreme Court ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
Young Lawyers
On November 17, 2017, President Donald Trump made his ninth group of nominations of prospective United States Attorneys. This group of four nominees brings the current number of Trump’s United States Attorney nominations to...more
On November 1, 2017, President Donald Trump made his eighth group of nominations of prospective United States Attorneys. This group of seven nominees brings the current number of Trump’s United States Attorney nominations to...more
On September 22, 2017, President Donald Trump made his seventh group of nominations of prospective United States Attorneys. This group of four nominees brings the current number of Trump’s United States Attorney nominations...more
On September 8, 2017, President Donald Trump made his sixth group of nominations of prospective United States Attorneys. This group – the largest yet, with nine nominees – brings the current number of Trump’s United States...more
On August 3, 2017, President Donald Trump made his fifth group of nominations of prospective United States Attorneys. This brings the current number of Trump’s United States Attorney nominations to thirty-three, a little over...more
On July 21, 2017, President Donald Trump made his fourth group of nominations of prospective United States Attorneys. This brings the current number of Trump’s United States Attorney nominations to twenty-nine...more
On July 14, 2017, President Donald Trump made his third group of nominations of prospective United States Attorneys. This brings the current number of Trump’s United States Attorney nominations to twenty-three...more
On June 29, 2017, President Donald Trump made his second group of nominations of prospective United States Attorneys. With the eight lawyers he nominated earlier in June, this group brings the current number of Trump’s United...more
On June 12, 2017, President Donald Trump made his first nominations of prospective United States Attorneys...more
Following up on DOJ’s recent memo on “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs,” the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its own compliance program evaluation memo last...more