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Potential US Designation of Brazilian Criminal Networks as Terrorist Organizations: Compliance Risks for Companies

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Brazilian and other multinational companies with operations in Latin America can no longer be focused exclusively on exposure to Mexican cartels when considering the risks associated with foreign terrorist organizations...more

The Volkov Law Group

Operationalizing DOJ Expectations — Fair, Timely, and Accountable Investigations (Part II of II)

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In Part I, we outlined how organizational justice aligns with DOJ expectations. The next step is execution—building systems that deliver fairness consistently. The DOJ evaluates whether companies investigate misconduct...more

ALTO Litigation

April Securities Litigation Brief: A New Enforcement Director, A Defense Verdict and Ninth Circuit News

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SEC Appoints New Enforcement Director- On April 8, the Securities and Exchange Commission appointed David Woodstock as the new director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. Woodstock was chair of the Securities...more

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DOJ’s New West Coast Strike Force Puts Health Care Providers on Notice

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On April 30, 2026, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) National Fraud Enforcement Division (“Fraud Division”) announced the formation of the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force, a multi-district enforcement initiative...more

Hogan Lovells

The SFO’s first DPA in five years: a messy test of exemplary cooperation

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The Serious Fraud Office's Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd (UEH) is its most significant corporate bribery resolution for several years. Approved on 1 May 2026, the DPA requires Ultra to pay...more

Perkins Coie

Old Doctrines, New Terrain: the Fourth Amendment, the Stored Communications Act, and Law Enforcement Demands for AI Chat Logs —...

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Companies offering generative AI chat technologies to consumers should consider what protections apply under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the federal Stored Communications Act (SCA) and how they should...more

The Volkov Law Group

Organizational Justice and DOJ Expectations — Building a Speak-Up Culture That Works (Part I of II)

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In today’s enforcement environment, the message from the U.S. Department of Justice is clear: culture, internal reporting, and investigative integrity are central to evaluating corporate compliance programs....more

Paul Hastings LLP

Caught in the Cartel Crossfire: Rising US Corporate Enforcement Risks for Companies and Financial Institutions

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On April 29, in a remarkable escalation in the United States’ war against drug cartels, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the sitting governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, along with other current and former...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

False Claims Act Insights - Relators’ Attorneys’ Fees: Math, Limits, and How to Push Back

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Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Kate Ledden to the podcast to discuss the often-contentious issue of relators’ attorneys’ fees in False Claims Act cases. With fee awards sometimes reaching millions of...more

A&O Shearman

One door closes, another opens: U.S. FCPA pullback meets the EU Anti-Corruption Directive

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U.S. enforcement priorities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) have shifted following a June 2025 directive from the DOJ instructing the FCPA unit to refocus on conduct involving cartels and transnational criminal...more

King & Spalding

DOJ Announces West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force

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On April 30, 2026, DOJ’s new National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the establishment of a West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force, joining its Health Care Fraud Section with the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the...more

Estlund Law, P.A.

Ecuador: INTERPOL Red Notice Renewal

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Today’s post serves to show how INTERPOL notices can be re-issued, utilizing a recent case to highlight the implications in a real-life scenario....more

K&L Gates LLP

UK Government's Fraud Strategy Framework: 2026 to 2029

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On 9 March 2026, the UK government published the Fraud Strategy 2026–2029: Disrupting crime, supporting economic resilience and delivering justice (the Strategy), replacing the 2023–2025 framework. The Strategy commits over...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Prediction Markets: Emerging Compliance Considerations for Companies and In-House Counsel

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Prediction markets are growing rapidly and drawing increased regulatory attention. The interplay between federal oversight and state gaming laws creates significant compliance risk for companies, particularly as regulators...more

Jenner & Block

Expansion of Corporate Criminal Liability under the Crime and Policing Act 2026 – What You Need to Know

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From 29 June 2026, companies face criminal liability for any criminal acts committed by their senior managers, provided they acted within the scope of their actual or apparent authority at the company. An important new piece...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ Launches West Coast Strike Force to Target Healthcare Fraud Across Arizona, Nevada, and Northern California

On April 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, in coordination with the U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of California, Nevada, and Arizona, announced the launch of a new West...more

Hogan Lovells

FATF publishes Mutual Evaluation Report on Italy

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published its Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) on Italy, assessing the effectiveness and technical compliance of the Italian framework to combat money laundering and terrorist and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Getting Ahead of Insider Trading in Prediction Markets

Odds are, if you have employees, they may be trading in prediction or mention markets based on things they learned confidentially at work. As seen in recent parallel charges by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Insider Predicting? CFTC’s First Action — and How We Got Here

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On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of its first insider trading enforcement action involving event contracts for the misuse of government information against an...more

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DOJ Prioritizes Health Care Enforcement in the West with New West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force

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On April 30, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force, a multi‑district initiative targeting health care fraud schemes across Arizona, Nevada, and the...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 412: New Cuba Sanctioons Expansion and Compliance

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In this episode, Michael Volkov analyzes the May 1 executive order signed by Donald Trump expanding U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba. The discussion highlights the order’s broad scope, including new authorities to sanction...more

Saul Ewing LLP

HHS OIG Annual Report on Medicaid Fraud Control Units, Together With Other Recent Federal Initiatives, Portend a Perfect Storm of...

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Executive Summary - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Annual Report on Medicaid Fraud Control Units for Fiscal Year 2025 reveals continuing return on investment through recoveries...more

WilmerHale

Misconduct in Public Office: Time for a Reset?

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The centuries‑old common‑law offence of misconduct in public office (MiPO) has re‑entered the headlines in recent weeks. In February, Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor and Peter Mandelson were both arrested on suspicion of MiPO...more

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Significant Broadening of UK Corporate Criminal Liability

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The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (CPA 2026) passed into UK law on 29 April 2026. With effect from 29 June this year, therefore, the basis on which a corporate organisation can be found criminally liable in the United Kingdom...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

DOJ Turns Up the Heat: New Strike Forces in Arizona, California, and Nevada & Renewed Focus on Data Mining

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On April 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced two significant developments that materially expand the federal government’s fraud enforcement footprint and reshape the landscape for potential targets and...more

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