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Health Care Executive Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for “Wage Fixing”

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In October 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave notice, through the joint release of their now-withdrawn Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals, of their...more

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DOJ Criminal Division Portends Tariff-Evasion Enforcement Wave

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A US Department of Justice Criminal Division official announced on December 3, 2025, significant developments in how the Trade Fraud Task Force generates leads and brings criminal cases for alleged tariff evasion, emphasizing...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Italy is reshaping sanctions enforcement and corporate criminal liability

Two major legislative initiatives, currently under parliamentary review, will reshape the compliance landscape for companies operating in Italy: The implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/1226 (Directive), introducing criminal...more

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UK Private Prosecutor Ordered To Pay Costs of Judicial Review Proceedings

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The number of private prosecutions in the UK has skyrocketed in the past decade, increasing the risk of costly legal proceedings for companies and individuals alike. A new High Court judgment may put a dampener on things. ...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Diagnostic Lab to Pay $9.6 Million to Settle FCA/AKS Allegations

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The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a settlement with Patients Choice Laboratories (“PCL”), a diagnostic laboratory headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, under which PCL will pay over $9.6 million to resolve...more

Quinn Emanuel

The White Collar Appeal: First Circuit Examines Waiver of Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege in Prosecution of Executives

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Background- SpineFrontier, Inc. was a medical device company that paid a consulting fee to physicians who used the company’s products. The government charged the company and its two executives with violations of the...more

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DOJ Issues First FCPA Deferred Prosecution Agreement Under New Guidelines

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On November 12, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into its first deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) since the beginning of the Trump Administration....more

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Kinetic Cybercrime: The Terrifying Shift from Hacking Code to Hacking People

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On a quiet weekend morning in San Francisco’s Mission District, a man dressed as a delivery driver rang the doorbell of a residence on Dorland Street. According to public reports, the pretense masked a carefully orchestrated...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Making Compliance Count While Avoiding Prosecution: Key Insights from the Serious Fraud Office’s New Guidance

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Executive Overview - On 26 November 2025 the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published its first ever guidance on Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programmes. The document provides organisations with greater visibility into how...more

Law School Toolbox

Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 532: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Identifications (Part 2)

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This episode continues the discussion on criminal identification procedures, focusing on potential due process violation issues. Through analyzing a hypothetical scenario, we...more

Nossaman LLP

Compliance Notes - Vol. 6, Issue 24

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RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance Fugees rapper Pras Michel was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for running a years-long, multimillion-dollar foreign...more

Hogan Lovells

SFO Guidance on Evaluating a Corporate Compliance Programme

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The SFO has issued updated guidance on how it evaluates an organisation's compliance programme, accompanied by a press release positioning this as part of its “refreshed” approach to corporates. The new document replaces the...more

Alston & Bird

(Further) Proof of Life: The DOJ’s First Corporate Criminal FCPA Resolution of 2025

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Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team examines how the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first corporate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) resolution since the end of its enforcement “pause” reflects the...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Med Spa Compliance Series: Area of Focus – Criminal Consequences of Noncompliance

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To date, our Med Spa Compliance Series has focused on best practices for ensuring med spas, as well as their owners, and providers proactively adhere to state requirements. Recent events in Arizona underscore why compliance...more

Mayer Brown

Eye On Economic Crime: Brazilian CGU’s New Guidance on the Anti-Corruption Law and Compliance Implications

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On September 10, 2025, the Brazilian Office of the Comptroller General (Controladoria-Geral da União – “CGU”) issued eight new Administrative Guidelines to standardize key interpretations of the administrative liability of...more

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Eleview settlement highlights US enforcement of export control rules on Russia

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Eleview International Inc. (Eleview), a freight forwarding business based in Virginia; its owner and chief executive officer (CEO), Oleg Nayandin; and an employee, Vitaliy Borisenko, pled guilty on October 28, 2025 to...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Employers’ Guide to Criminal Background Checks in Pennsylvania

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For employers and HR professionals, hiring the right talent involves balancing an employer’s need for workplace safety against Pennsylvania’s complex legal framework on fair hiring practices....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

U.S. Government Launches Inter-Agency Effort to Combat Online Cryptocurrency Fraud Schemes

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While the Department of Justice (DOJ) has retreated from certain cryptocurrency enforcement matters, it remains keenly focused on protecting cryptocurrency investors from fraud. To that end, on November 12, 2025, the DOJ and...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of November 24 - 26, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Trump v. Clinton - rule 11 sanctions, jurisdiction - USA v. Beaufils - Medicaid fraud, evidence, sentencing, perjury - In re ATIF - bankruptcy, transfer, expert opinion...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Recent Gambling Indictments Offer Potential Compliance Opportunities

The recent announcement of gambling-related federal criminal indictments involving professional athletes sent shockwaves throughout both the sports and sports betting worlds. The criminal cases, which include allegations of...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Term Begins with Easy Unanimity, a Condition Soon to Be Forgotten - SCOTUS Today

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The U.S. Supreme Court has several highly contentious matters under consideration, or soon to be argued, including whether various presidential executive orders can survive separation-of-powers analysis....more

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Digital Health Company Executives Convicted in First-Ever Federal Drug Distribution Prosecution Related to Telehealth

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is no stranger to prosecuting cases with a nexus to telehealth, especially those that involve fraud schemes billing for durable medical equipment, like braces and orthotics, or laboratory...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists...

Designates certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood, specifically those in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). Requires the State...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Trafficking Victims Protection Can Extend to Employee Training Programs

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In a recent decision, the Northern District of Illinois denied a beauty salon’s motion to dismiss claims under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), 18 U.S.C. §1595(a), the Trafficking Victims...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

White collar crime and government investigations – global round-up on enforcement trends and legal developments

We are pleased to bring you the latest edition of the HSF Kramer white collar crime and government investigations global round-up. This six-monthly publication calls on lawyers from around the world to provide updates from...more

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