News & Analysis as of

Criminal Law Immigration

Read Criminal Law updates, alerts, news, and legal analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:
Fenwick & West LLP

Crypto Litigation and Enforcement: Q3 2024 - Key Takeaways and Updates

Fenwick & West LLP on

Civil and criminal litigation heated up this summer in high-profile crypto matters that will affect crypto projects moving forward. For their quarterly crypto lit update, partner David Feder and associates Rebecca...more

Woods Rogers

The Truth Shall Set You Free: Western District of Virginia Unveils Whistleblower Pilot Program

Woods Rogers on

Much has been written in recent months about the Department of Justice’s national Whistleblower Rewards Program, including a recent article I co-authored with Mike Gill entitled 7 Strategies to Comply with the DOJ’S New...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Prosecutorial Independence and the Rule of Law: Insights from Distinguished Legal Leaders

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on

On October 1, 2024, Zuckerman Spaeder partner Sara Alpert Lawson moderated a panel for the American Bar Association (“ABA”) titled “Prosecutorial Independence and the Rule of Law.” The panel consisted of three prosecutorial...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

TD Bank: Part 1-Money Laundering and the China Syndrome

Last week, representatives of the US government announced one of the largest sets of fines and penalties for failures in anti-money laundering ever laid down. It involved TD Bank N.A. and TD Bank US Holding Company. It was...more

ArentFox Schiff

Investigations Newsletter: US Supreme Court Declines to Consider AKS ‘Willfulness’ Question

ArentFox Schiff on

US Supreme Court Declines to Consider AKS ‘Willfulness’ Question - On October 7, the US Supreme Court denied a petition in which a whistleblower asked the Court to decide whether a “willful” act under the federal...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Criminal Enforcement/Lead Service Line Replacement: U.S. Department of Justice Charges Two New Jersey Individuals with Conspiracy...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a criminal complaint against Michael Sawyer and Latronia Sanders of New Jersey for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The alleged wire fraud is...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 340: DOJ Updates Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs

The Volkov Law Group on

How prepared is your company to handle the evolving risks of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies in its compliance program? In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov delves into...more

Stevens & Lee

Intent Required Under the Anti-Kickback Statute: Supreme Court Lets Stand Second Circuit’s Decision in the McKesson Case

Stevens & Lee on

On Oct. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for review and let stand a widely watched Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision in which the court ruled that the term “willfully” as used in the Anti-Kickback Statute...more

Mintz

Alleged Carbon Markets Fraud Leads to Criminal Charges

Mintz on

1 The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York recently launched a criminal prosecution in connection with “a scheme to commit fraud in the carbon markets,” specifically that a company and its executives...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Limitations on Anti-Kickback Statute: What This Means for Enforcement of Corruption, Kickbacks...

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

On October 7, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case concerning the “willfulness” element of the Anti-Kickback Statute (the “AKS”). This decision leaves intact a recent Second Circuit holding, which established...more

Cozen O'Connor

Multistate Coalition Settles False Claims Allegations with Precision Diagnostics

Cozen O'Connor on

A multistate coalition of 44 AGs and the U.S. Department of Justice settled with Precision Toxicology, LLC d/b/a Precision Diagnostics, Inc. (Precision) to resolve allegations that it made false claims to multiple federal...more

Jones Day

DOJ Updates Corporate Compliance Program Guidance With a Focus on AI and Emerging Technologies

Jones Day on

The Situation: In September 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ" or "Department") announced updates to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance covering three primary areas: (1) the risks of artificial...more

Allen Matkins

Did The FBI Violate The Securities Laws By Directing The Creation Of A Crypto Asset That Was Offered And Sold To The Public?

Allen Matkins on

Professor Ann Lipton recently wrote about an ingenious scheme developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that has resulted in indictments of 18 individuals and entities for alleged fraud and manipulation in the crypto...more

Troutman Pepper

DOJ Updates Guidance on Corporate Compliance Programs With Focus on AI

Troutman Pepper on

On September 23, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP). The DOJ’s...more

Cooley LLP

DOJ Focuses on AI, Emerging Tech in Newly Issued Guidance Updates for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs

Cooley LLP on

On September 23, 2024, the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP). The updated ECCP emphasizes that companies should address risks...more

Alston & Bird

DOJ Unseals Indictment of Evil Corp Member, While OFAC Announces New Evil Corp Sanctions

Alston & Bird on

On October 1, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed an indictment against Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov (Александр Викторович Рыженков), a member of the ransomware group Evil Corp.  The indictment charges...more

Locke Lord LLP

FUNDamentals: Navigating FinCEN’s ‎New AML Regulations for Investment ‎Advisers

Locke Lord LLP on

On August 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) that amends the definition of “financial institution” under the Bank Secrecy Act...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

California amends its criminal code to include mortgage fraud and consumer protections

On September 24, the Governor of California approved AB 3108 (the “Act”), amending the Financial Code and Penal Code to address mortgage fraud and consumer protections. The Act prohibits knowingly filing any document with a...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

Public-Private Partnerships to Stem Corruption

Governments don’t only want to prosecute companies for paying bribes. Increasingly, they are looking for companies to join with them to reduce the global challenge of corruption. To learn more we spoke with Shruti Shah,...more

Littler

San Diego County Adds a New Layer to California’s Complex Web of Laws Regulating the Use of Criminal Records in the Hiring Process

Littler on

California state law already saddles private sector employers with significant obligations to job applicants with a criminal record. Various local laws layer on top of these obligations to make compliance even more...more

King & Spalding

DOJ Releases Updated Version of Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs Guidelines

King & Spalding on

On September 23, 2024, DOJ announced updates to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidelines (Guidance). The updates are the latest in a series of updates (including in 2019, 2020, and 2023) since DOJ first...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Testing Fraud Scheme

Rivkin Radler LLP on

On October 1, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced that Zishan Alvi, the owner of a Chicago laboratory, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for his role in a COVID-19 testing fraud...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CFTC, DOJ and SEC Announce First Coordinated Action Aimed at Voluntary Carbon Market Fraud

Holland & Knight LLP on

On Oct. 2, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced parallel actions against CQC Impact Investors LLC (CQC or the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

False Claims Act Insights - Are the FCA’s Qui Tam Provisions Unconstitutional? One Federal Judge Says “Yes"

Husch Blackwell LLP on

Host Jonathan Porter is joined by Husch Blackwell partners Jody Rudman and Lorinda Holloway to discuss the implications of a September 2024 federal court decision from the Middle District of Florida that strikes down the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government...

Ninth Circuit Sits En Banc To “Tidy Up The Law” On The False Claims Act’s First-To-File Rule

In September 2024, the Ninth Circuit reversed in part a district court’s dismissal of an action under the False Claims Act (FCA or the “Act”) for lack of jurisdiction under the Act’s First-to-File Rule and held that the...more

13,636 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 546

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide