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The Week in Weed: April 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 begin in Idaho, where the legislature is not on board with a medical marijuana ballot initiative. Then...more

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Dutch Bill Aims to Significantly Modernize and Strengthen Sanctions Enforcement in the Netherlands

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The proposed International Sanctions Measures Act intends to modernize the Dutch sanctions framework by significantly expanding enforcement and intervention options for sanctions violations, shifting part of enforcement to...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

FinCEN Advisory Warns Financial Institutions of Healthcare Fraud Targeting Medicare and Medicaid

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At the end of March, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a new Advisory urging financial institutions to heighten scrutiny of transactions potentially tied to healthcare fraud...more

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New Blanche memo confirms shift in fraud crackdown: What the new National Fraud Enforcement Division means for business

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On April 7, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum formally establishing the National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED), in the most significant restructuring of the Department of Justice's (DOJ or...more

ALTO Litigation

March Trade Secrets Litigation Brief: Reduced Jury Award, Apple’s Injunction Request, Alleged Sneaker Extortion and More

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Trade secret litigation often turns on fast-moving disputes over information, competition, and control. Each month, we highlight notable rulings, verdicts, and enforcement actions shaping trade secret risk and litigation...more

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DOJ Creates National Fraud Enforcement Division: What Actually Will Change—and What Remains to Be Seen

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On April 7, 2026, the Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, issued a memorandum establishing the Department of Justice National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED). The memo describes an ambitious, but perhaps redundant,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The New Fraud Enforcement Division Takes Shape: DOJ Announces Restructuring and Reallocation of Resources to Support the Division

On April 7, 2026, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced plans to consolidate and realign resources to staff the National Fraud Enforcement Division (the “Fraud Division”) that was created by President Trump in January...more

Foley Hoag LLP

2026 White Collar Year in Preview

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The 2026 White Collar Year in Preview ebook provides a comprehensive analysis of anticipated enforcement trends and legal developments across key areas of white collar law. As the federal government continues to advance its...more

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DOJ National Security Division issues guidance on voluntary self-disclosures under Department-wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

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On March 30, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ)’s National Security Division (NSD) issued a press release outlining how companies may make voluntary self-disclosures (VSDs) of potential criminal violations of...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

‘Target, Subject, and Witness, Oh My!’: How Status Affects Investigation Strategy

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Government investigations often start quietly but can escalate quickly, creating uncertainty for individuals and companies. Investigators use shorthand labels such as witness, subject, and target to categorize how they view a...more

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DOJ Builds a Fraud Strike Force: What the New National Fraud Enforcement Division Means for White Collar Practice

In one of his first acts as Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche issued a memorandum establishing the National Fraud Enforcement Division (“NFED”). The memo outlines what appears to be a structural reset of how the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

CFTC Settles With KuCoin for $500,000 Despite Alleged Anti-Money Laundering Violations

On March 30, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a consent order against Peken Global Limited, doing business as KuCoin, imposing a civil monetary penalty of $500,000 and permanently...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

DOJ Launches New National Fraud Enforcement Division

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On April 7, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the establishment of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (“NFED”) as a centerpiece of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) renewed fraud-enforcement...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOJ Creates National Fraud Enforcement Division: What It Means for Fraud Enforcement in America

On April 7, 2026, in support of the Trump Administration’s ongoing reorganization of the DOJ, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche (“Acting AG Blanche”) announced the establishment of the National Fraud Enforcement Division,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

OFAC Sanctions Cartel-Linked Timeshare Resort in Mexico: What Hospitality and Travel Companies Should Know

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On February 19, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a luxury timeshare resort near Puerto Vallarta connected to Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion’s (CJNG). This...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Privacy Litigation Report: Takeaways From March 2026 Decisions

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Five takeaways from March 2026 decisions: (1) Courts diverge on “purpose” requirement in ECPA’s crime-tort exception; (2) Courts consider ECPA exception outside the health care industry; (3) Contradictory statements in...more

Kaufman & Canoles

North Carolina's Cannabis Crossroads: What You Need to Know About Marijuana, Hemp, and the "Wild West" Market in 2026

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North Carolina finds itself at a pivotal—and precarious—moment in cannabis policy. The state has one of the largest unregulated cannabis markets in the nation, a booming industry in intoxicating hemp-derived products sold...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Corporate Voluntary Self-Disclosure for the Southern District of New York

On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced a new corporate self-disclosure program (SDNY program) specific to the district that outlined a path for companies to...more

Maynard Nexsen

Lessons Learned From Prosecution of Google Employee for Theft of Trade Secrets and Espionage

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Background of Case - On January 29, 2026, a federal jury in San Francisco convicted former Google software engineer Linwei Ding on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets. He was...more

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Key Insights from the DOJ’s First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

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Last month, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) which, for the first time in the DOJ’s history, applies across the entire DOJ with the...more

McDonald Hopkins

Managing genetic testing risk and lessons from recent DOJ enforcement

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Over the last several years, federal concern about genetic testing has been steadily growing. Regulators have watched Medicare Part B spending on molecular and genetic tests spike while a relatively small number of...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for March 2026

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

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Extradition Requests and Law in the UAE

Extradition requests in the UAE are primarily governed by Federal Law No. 39 of 2006 Concerning International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters, which has been recently updated by Federal Decree-Law No. 38 of 2023. The...more

Bowditch & Dewey

New Tech Meets Old Law: Further Clarification on the Discoverability of AI Output

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Two recent federal cases, Warner v. Gilbarco, Inc., No. (E.D. Mich. Feb. 10, 2026), and United States v. Bradley Heppner, No. 1:25-cr-00503-JSR (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2026), provide further clarity on how the attorney-client...more

Alston & Bird

(Re-)Planting the Flag: DOJ’s National Security Division Reaffirms Primacy in Corporate National Security Enforcement

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Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations and International Trade & Regulatory teams analyze how the National Security Division (NSD) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) is reinforcing its central role in...more

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