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The DOJ’s New White-Collar Agenda: Implications for Businesses

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On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) released its criminal—and, more specifically, white collar crime enforcement—initiatives under the current administration. This is typical each time new leadership...more

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DOJ Alert: New White-Collar Priorities and Stronger Incentives to Self-Report

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DOJ sets out new enforcement priorities for corporate and white-collar crime and emphasizes “focus, fairness and efficiency.”...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

In a New Memo, DOJ Outlines White Collar Crime Focus Areas and Prosecutorial Guidance

Key Points - - A new memo suggests DOJ will continue to prosecute white collar fraud and crimes. - DOJ identified 10 “high-impact” areas of focus, prioritizing crimes that cause harm to government programs, citizens, and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for January 2025

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

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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for November 2024

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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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Key Compliance Takeaways for Companies from the DOJ's New Corporate Whistleblower Program

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On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its new “Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program” (“DOJ Program”), a three-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section....more

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The DOJ’s New Pilot Programs: A Bane for Compliance Programs

For years, Department of Justice officials have stressed how important chief compliance officers are as the first line of defense in fighting corporate crimes. While that’s true, compliance programs now have a competitor in...more

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UK Criminal Enforcement Update - Spring 2024

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Recent weeks have seen several notable developments in the UK criminal enforcement landscape...more

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Regulators and reforms: how Australia tackled white collar crime in 2023 and what to expect in 2024

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Regulators and enforcement authorities in Australia intensified their efforts to curb white-collar crime in 2023. They targeted fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, cybercrime, and corruption across multiple industries,...more

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DOJ Bolsters International Cooperation to Combat Corruption

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Summary - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has created the International Corporate Anti-Bribery initiative (ICAB), which aims to strengthen the United States’ global efforts in combating corruption through enhanced...more

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DOJ Signals Increased Emphasis on Data Analytics to Prosecute FCPA Global Corruption

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On November 29, 2023, Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) policymakers announced explicitly that they are, for the first time, leveraging data analytics to help proactively identify and prosecute crimes in foreign...more

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Why Corporates Are Now More Likely to Face Criminal Prosecution for the Actions of Their Employees

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Significant Expansion to Corporate Criminal Liability Becomes Law in the United Kingdom - On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the Act) became law. Under the Act, corporations will become...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Three Men Sentenced for $54 Million TRICARE Fraud Scheme

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Three Men Sentenced for $54 Million TRICARE Fraud Scheme - Three men were sentenced in connection with a $54 million bribery and kickback scheme involving TRICARE, a federal program that provides health insurance benefits...more

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Radical reforms of UK corporate criminal liability receive Royal Assent

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After a laborious passage through the United Kingdom Parliament, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the Act) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) hailed...more

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Goal Disallowed: Court Rules in FIFA Corruption Case that U.S. Prosecutors Cannot Use Fraud Statute to Tackle Foreign Commercial...

It is no surprise that the United States’ fight against corruption is not confined to its borders. For decades, the government has sought to prosecute individuals and companies across the globe who have been involved in...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Plaintiffs May Use RICO to Enforce Foreign Arbitral Awards

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In a January 17, 2023 Client Alert, we addressed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to grant certiorari in CMB Monaco v. Smagin and Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, two cases which concern the use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...more

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UK government proposes long-awaited reform to the identification doctrine for economic crime offences

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On 16 June 2023, the Government announced its proposed reforms to the “identification doctrine” for economic crime offences to be introduced in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. The reform will apply only to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2023

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

Gray Reed

Bad Guys in Energy 2022

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With it being Lent and all, we ask, are this year’s Ferrymen of the River Styx using these 40 days to turn from wickedness and find their way to repentence? Who knows, but we do know that as alternative energy rises, so do...more

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The U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Cases Regarding Whether and When Non-U.S. Plaintiffs May Use RICO to Enforce Foreign...

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On January 13, 2023, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear two related cases in which it will decide for the first time whether and in what circumstances a foreign (non-U.S.) plaintiff may bring a civil action under...more

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Focus on Foreign Banks’ Sanctions Compliance Programs in the U.S. and Globally - Upgrading and Empowering Compliance to Help...

As the Russia – Ukraine war rages on, one outcome so far is clear: the Western nations remain aligned and united to confront Russian aggression. The West’s synchronized, roll-out of economic and trade sanctions against...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Brings Largest Pandemic Fraud Case Charging 47 Individuals with Conspiracy to Commit Fraud For Theft of $250 Million from...

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In the legal and compliance space, it is easy to ignore significant incidents involving domestic bribery and fraud.  We are fixated on FCPA foreign bribery cases, as well as domestic healthcare fraud, anti-kickback violations...more

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Combatting Fraud and Corruption in the NFT Market

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On Oct. 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team to tackle investigations and prosecutions of criminal misuses of cryptocurrency. As the non-fungible...more

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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2022

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

King & Spalding

Q2 2021: Latin America Enforcement Review

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This summary is part of our regular reporting of trends and developments related to investigations and enforcement activity into fraud, corruption, and other misconduct by authorities in the United States and the Americas and...more

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