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From Worksite to Wire Fraud: A Compliance Wake-Up Call

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Michigan Couple Arrested in Large-Scale Immigration Scheme - In November of 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York announced charges by criminal complaint against a Michigan couple accused...more

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Combatting Cargo Theft and Organized Crime: Strategies for Trucking and Logistics Companies

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Many experts in the commercial transportation industry are bracing themselves for continued increase in cargo theft in 2026. A recent federal case highlights the increasing sophistication of cargo thieves and high stakes. ...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Need for Speed: How the DOJ's First Ever Antitrust Whistleblower Award Changes the Landscape for Timely Cooperation

On January 29, 2026, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced a $1 million payment to a whistleblower for a bid-rigging conspiracy, marking the DOJ’s first payment under the new Whistleblower Rewards Program....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Grand Juries: No Longer a 'Rubber Stamp'

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In our previous Alert on this topic, we discussed an early round of federal grand jury “no-bills,” in which jurors declined to return indictments sought by prosecutors. What initially appeared to be isolated outcomes now...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Agencies Signal Renewed Focus on Prediction Markets

Prediction markets are online platforms where people can bet on the outcome of future events with a “yes” or “no” answer, including contracts based on sports, popular culture and politics. These markets have exploded in...more

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How Wall Street Is Using Sustainability to Fight Money Laundering

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Financial institutions are discovering an unlikely ally in the war against dirty money: environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards. As criminals funnel an estimated $110-$281 billion annually through environmental...more

Mintz

Iceberg Ahead! Top Massachusetts Federal Prosecutor Sounds the Alarm on the “Tip of the Iceberg” of PPP Fraud Prosecutions

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts are zeroing in on investigations and prosecutions involving fraud on government programs. U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley has made...more

Perkins Coie

Securities Enforcement Forum New York 2026: Shifting Priorities and Emerging Risks

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Key Takeaways - Prediction markets are squarely in the DOJ, the SEC, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) sights, so fraud and manipulation will be prosecuted, and CFTC rulemaking on event contracts is...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of February 9 - 13, 2026

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - O’Neal v. Am Shaman - FLSA, settlement, litigation bar - USA v. Mullings - plea withdrawal, sentencing - USA v. Hicks - felon with firearm, sentencing No decisions this...more

K2 Integrity

Romance Scams: Minimizing Risks To Organizations And Employees - K2 Integrity

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While many consider a romantic relationship to be a personal matter and not an organizational issue, few realize that an employee falling for a romance scam can have a direct impact on an organization’s bottom line....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: February 2026 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have an update on the Florida situation. We check in on Ohio, where some recent legislative changes are...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

When Insider Risk Becomes Corporate Risk: How Corporations May Be Held Liable For The Fraud Of Others

It has never been more important for organisations to invest in technology to combat against cyber-crime and fraud. However, are organisations expected to do more to protect their customers against corporate fraud? The UK...more

McGuireWoods LLP

When AI Isn’t Privileged: SDNY Rules Generative AI Documents Not Protected

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On February 10, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued a bench ruling holding that a defendant’s use of generative AI to analyze legal exposure is not protected under attorney-client...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Foreign bribery risk: What Happens When Your Agent Pays A Bribe Overseas?

In September 2024, Australia introduced sweeping reforms to its anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) regime with the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024 (Foreign Bribery Act), which came into...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Corporate Crime 360: Your complete guide to APAC trends in 2026

Welcome to the HSF Kramer White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Outlook 2026: Trends in APAC - The risk landscape confronting corporates continues to shift quickly, shaped by geopolitical volatility, ongoing...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Genetic Testing Enforcement Poised to Rise: What to Expect in the Coming Year

On January 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“HHS OIG”) released a report, “Total Medicare Part B Spending on Lab Tests Rose in 2024, Driven by Increased Spending on...more

Stoel Rives - World of Employment

Key Employment-Related Bills Oregon Employers Should Watch in the 2026 Short Legislative Session

Oregon’s 2026 short legislative session is underway, and a few proposed bills could affect employers of all shapes and sizes.  Although short sessions move quickly, they often include important policy changes, particularly in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Corruption Perceptions Index 2025: Global Average Score Falls to Record Low; Asia Pacific Trends Diverge

Despite uneven CPI performance across the region, domestic anti-corruption enforcement is expected to intensify, sustaining compliance and operational risks for multinational companies. On February 10, 2026, Transparency...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Month in a Minute: Developments in Anti‑Corruption - December 2025 and January 2026

Hughes Hubbard’s anti-corruption “Month in a Minute” offers a quick look-back at the biggest foreign corruption-related developments from the prior month. The Month in a Minute is intended to provide a quick snapshot of the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Individual Accountability: Jay Clayton’s Enforcement Continuity

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Recent remarks by Jay Clayton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), continue to emphasize Clayton’s priority on individual accountability — a bad actor should not take down an otherwise good...more

Vedder

2026 False Claims Act Refresh

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As recently reported by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), settlements and judgments under the Civil False Claims Act (“FCA”) exceeded $6.8 billion for fiscal year 2025, the highest number in a single year in the history of...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham in Focus: Tariff Fraud’s New Frontier

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In this episode of Latham in Focus, Erin Brown Jones, a White Collar Defense & Investigations partner and Co-Deputy Office Managing Partner of Latham’s Washington, D.C. office, explores how companies can navigate new US...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

DOJ Antitrust Division Pays First-Ever Whistleblower Reward, Reinforcing Commitment to New Program

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On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Antitrust Division (the “Division”) announced its first-ever whistleblower reward, paying $1 million to a whistleblower under its new Whistleblower Rewards Program...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

A.I. Documents Deemed Not Privileged

In AI Docs Sent By Exec To Attys Not Privileged, Judge Says – Law360 (Feb. 10, 2026), Pete Brush reported a bench ruling holding that “a Texas financial services executive accused of a $150 million fraud cannot claim...more

Venable LLP

Figuring Out the Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court to Settle Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants

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Last year, we wrote about a constitutional challenge bubbling up in the Fourth Circuit relating to "geofence warrants," which require production of location data showing whether a cell phone was near the scene of a crime at...more

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