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HMRC releases handbook to tackle trade-based money laundering

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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has released a comprehensive handbook to add to its resources, aimed at identifying and tackling trade-based money laundering (TBML). The guide provides an accessible overview of TBML techniques,...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - November 2025 #2

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The NCAA on Friday declared six former Division I men’s basketball players permanently ineligible after investigations found they tried to fix games and provided information to gamblers about how they would manipulate...more

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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 73 - The Fraud Whisperer: A Journey From Hedge Fund Hustler to Corporate Risk...

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Determined to reshape his future once he was released from FCI Otisville, convicted white-collar criminal Mark Varacchi immersed himself in uncovering statistics on white-collar fraud to lay the groundwork for his post-prison...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Fifth Circuit Judge Questions Constitutionality of the FCA’s Qui Tam Provision

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Fifth Circuit Judge Questions Constitutionality of the FCA’s Qui Tam Provision - The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) by a relator for failure to state a claim and...more

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Health Care Fraud, Public Corruption in Focus in First Six Months of U.S. Attorney’s Service in Northern District of Illinois

Health care fraud, public corruption and other types of fraud have emerged as apparent top white collar enforcement priorities of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois under the leadership...more

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Bill Introduced to Increase Reporting Thresholds Under the Bank Secrecy Act

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On October 21, 2025, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs introduced S.B. 3017, titled the Streamlining Transaction Reporting and Ensuring Anti-Money Laundering Improvements for a New Era Act...more

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Digital Currency & Blockchain Quarterly Litigation Update - November 2025

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Welcome to Goodwin’s Digital Currency & Blockchain Quarterly Litigation Update, in which our Chambers-ranked global team of specialists shares highlights and key litigation and enforcement updates that are shaping the...more

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Belgium - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Belgium? The offense of bribery and corruption in Belgium is currently dealt with in the Belgian Criminal Code (BCC), and notably by the articles 246-252 (public bribery)...more

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Austria - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in the UK? Sections 304 to 309 of the Austrian Criminal Code (StGB) are the key pieces of the Austrian legislation governing bribery. What constitutes a bribe? A bribe is...more

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Bahrain - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Bahrain? In Bahrain, there is no standalone bribery law. Articles 186-193 and 417-427 of the Bahrain Penal Code, which was published by Decree Law No. 15/1976, as amended...more

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Strict Compliance with Safe Harbor Requirements is Key to Avoiding Anti-Kickback Violations

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Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) Advisory Opinion 25-09[1] addresses an inquiry from a company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices used in emergency stroke treatment and provides commentary for similarly...more

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Angola - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What constitutes a bribe? A bribe is any undue advantage, whether monetary or otherwise, that is offered, promised, given, requested, or accepted with the intent to influence the actions or decisions of a public official...more

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Czech Republic - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in the Czech Republic? The Czech Act No. 40/2009 Coll., the Criminal Code, as amended (Criminal Code) and the Act No. 418/2011 Coll., on Criminal Liability of Legal Entities...more

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Colombia - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What constitutes a bribe? Bribes in Colombia have different definitions depending on the applicable law; however, generally speaking they all revolve around the same idea: the offering, promising, giving or receiving of...more

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Denmark - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Denmark? In Denmark, bribery, as with other types of misconduct such as embezzlement and fraud, are considered acts of corruption. The Danish Criminal Code does not use the...more

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Burundi - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Burundi? The key legislation governing bribery in Burundi is the Anti-Bribery Act 2006. However, in prosecution of bribery, reference is made to provisions found in other...more

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The White Collar Appeal: Ninth Circuit Decision in Regulatory Crime Case Raises Thorny Constitutional Questions

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Background - Gregory Pheasant was riding a dirt bike without a working taillight on land owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) outside Reno, Nevada. Apparently the scourge of inadequately illuminated dirt bikes has...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of November 3 - 7, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Miller - sentencing - USA v. Carter - sex trafficking, evidence, Confrontation Clause, constructive amendment - Aguirre-Jarquin v. Hemmert - § 1983, IIED, qualified...more

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Brazil - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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AT IS THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK GOVERNING BRIBERY IN BRAZIL? The Brazilian legal framework governing bribery encompasses three major areas of the legal system: criminal, civil, and administrative. It is mainly composed of the...more

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Canada - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Canada? The Criminal Code and the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (the CFPOA) are the primary pieces of legislation governing bribery in Canada. The Criminal...more

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Chile - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Chile? In Chile, the legal framework that regulates and sanctions bribery acts is the Chilean Criminal Code and Law 20,393 that establishes the criminal responsibility of...more

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China - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in China? China does not have a single comprehensive legislation/ statute governing bribery offenses. Rather provisions governing bribery-related offenses are contained within...more

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Hong Kong - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Hong Kong? The Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) (POBO), enacted in 1971, is the primary anti-bribery legislation in Hong Kong and is enforced by the Independent...more

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Ethiopia - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Ethiopia? The key piece of legislation governing bribery in Ethiopia is Corruption Crimes Proclamation No. 881/2015, which follows the general principles and guidelines...more

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Finland - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Finland? The Criminal Code of Finland 39/1889, as amended, (the CCF) provides the legal framework governing bribery....more

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