The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently signaled a renewed focus on enforcement, and its priorities are being driven by world events. In the past few months, the DOJ has announced new task forces and more resources to combat fraud in connection with COVID-19 relief, criminal activity related to cryptocurrency, and sanctions violations by Russian entities and individuals linked to the Putin regime. With these new initiatives, we can expect an uptick in enforcement activity in these areas. This alert summarizes some of the recently announced initiatives, which shed light on the likely future enforcement priorities.
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