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The JustPod: A Discussion with Josh Hoe, Senior Policy Manager at Dream.org

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The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with Josh Hoe, Senior Policy Manager at Dream.org. ...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Tilt Toward Corporate Voluntary Disclosures

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Companies often face difficult choices when it comes to deciding on whether to disclose corporate misconduct to the government. Over the years, more counsel have embraced the idea of sitting tight after uncovering and...more

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Google Engineer Who Stole AI Trade Secrets Gets Guilty Verdict: Lessons for Your Business

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A federal jury recently found a former Google engineer guilty on several charges of trade secret theft and economic espionage, in a first-ever conviction of AI-related economic espionage charges. The criminal charges brought...more

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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 78 - Decrypting Crypto: How It Works and How It’s Watched

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Cryptocurrency remains poorly understood by much of the public. Only 17% of U.S. adults say they have ever invested in, traded or used a cryptocurrency — a share that is statistically unchanged since 2021, according to the...more

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DOJ Creates New National Fraud Division

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On January 8, 2026, the Trump Administration announced the creation of a new Department of Justice division focused on national fraud enforcement, signaling an anticipated expansion of federal fraud investigations and...more

Friling Law

OFAC Subpoena: Enforcement Risk, Timelines, and Strategic Response Across Industries

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Overview and Key Takeaways - An Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) subpoena is one of the most serious enforcement tools the U.S. Treasury uses in sanctions investigations. While it is administrative in form, it...more

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Group of U.S. Senators Question Sharp Drop in IRS Investigations of Abusive Tax Schemes

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With a dire warning that “[t]ax shelter promoters are watching,” a group of U.S. Senators is questioning a significant decline in Internal Revenue Service investigations of abusive tax schemes as reported in IRS Criminal...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SDNY’s Revised Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program Offers New Carrots

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the SDNY will soon roll out a new corporate self-disclosure policy providing companies with the clearest and quickest path to declination of prosecution....more

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Laboratory Fraud: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Every sector of the healthcare industry relies upon laboratory testing. Lab tests are used to diagnose virtually all illnesses and conditions ranging from the common flu to cancer. The average American receives their first...more

DLA Piper

Customs And Tariff Enforcement And The Increased Risk Of Criminal Prosecutions: Key Takeaways

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Key points - Trade fraud and the enforcement of tariffs have become top priorities under the Trump Administration’s “America First” policy and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s White Collar...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

False Claims Act: Risks Increase for Wound Care Industry

During January 28, 2026, remarks at the American Conference Institute’s Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brenna Jenny, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) top civil...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Protecting the National Security and Welfare of the United States and its Citizens from Criminal Actors and Other Public Safety...

Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with expanded access to criminal history record information and authorizes DHS to share felony conviction records with trusted...more

Jenner & Block

Media Organizations Face New Risks from DOJ

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In April 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi signaled the Department of Justice’s (the “Department” or “DOJ”) heightened interest in pursuing “improper leaks” of “protected” government information and, to do so, relaxed DOJ’s...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of February 2 - 6, 2026

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Melton v. I-10 Truck Cntr - employment, Title VII, racial hostility - Castro-Reyes v. Bosque - § 1983, excessive force, qualified immunity, state agent - Doe v. USA - FTCA,...more

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Eleventh Circuit tightens Rule 803(4) purpose requirement in recent case

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In United States v. Keegan (Dec. 17, 2025), the Eleventh Circuit addressed a defense attempt to use Federal Rule of Evidence 803(4)—the hearsay exception for statements “made for—and … reasonably pertinent to—medical...more

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2025 DOJ Fraud Section Year in Review: Sustained High-Impact Enforcement, Organizational Expansion, and Priorities for 2026

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The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division released its 2025 Year in Review, highlighting a historic year of white-collar enforcement....more

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The Week in Weed: February 2026

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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 news from Florida on their ballot initiative. We check in on Oklahoma, where the governor speaks...more

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2025 DOJ Fraud Section Year in Review

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On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Fraud Section released its annual Year in Review for 2025 (2025 Report). The Fraud Section prosecutes white collar crime through its four...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Abusive Images Are Posted on an Online Platform—Now What?

A horrific new story hits our feeds every day. Social media platforms and other online spaces are drowning in a flood of abusive generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) content. Like with anything on the internet, users...more

Cozen O'Connor

DOJ’s Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program Pays Early Dividends

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Just over six months after unveiling its Whistleblower Rewards Program (the Program) in July 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division has already demonstrated the value of this new tool in identifying...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Awards First Ever Whistleblower Payout

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DOJ rewarded $1 million to a whistleblower for providing information about a criminal antitrust conspiracy....more

McGuireWoods LLP

HHS OIG Issues Guidance on Anti-Kickback Statute Implications for Direct-to-Consumer Drug Sales Ahead of TrumpRx Launch

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In advance of the anticipated rollout of the “TrumpRx” website, a platform promising lower-priced drugs sold directly to consumers, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) released...more

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DOJ Criminal Fraud Section 2025 Year in Review – Health Care Fraud Is Front and Center

On January 22, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) Criminal Fraud Section issued its 2025 Year in Review summary (YIR Summary). Our more detailed analysis of the full YIR Summary can be found here. DOJ’s...more

Alston & Bird

FBI Launches Operation Winter SHIELD in Effort to Advance Cyber Resilience Across Critical Sectors

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On January 28, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the launch of Operation Winter SHIELD, a coordinated initiative designed to promote adoption of core defensive measures that are shown to mitigate...more

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Protecting Grand Jury Materials From FOIA: Lessons From the Ninth Circuit’s Kalbers Decision

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Kalbers v. DOJ confirms that documents produced solely in response to a grand jury subpoena are protected from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act...more

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