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Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

FinCEN Head Praises New AML Whistleblower Program

The passage of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act in December 2022 was heralded by whistleblower advocates as a major development which would transform the ability of the U.S. to crack-down on money...more

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Actions vs. J.P. Morgan, Monolith Serve as SEC Compliance Check Reminders

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently settled charges against J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS) for impeding hundreds of advisory clients and brokerage customers from reporting potential securities law...more

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SEC Enforcement Targets Anti-Whistleblower Practices in Financial Firm's Release Agreements With Retail Clients

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As the year gets underway, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) is continuing its ongoing enforcement efforts to target anti-whistleblower practices by pursuing a broader range of entities and...more

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Cooperation with SEC: Yielding More Benefits, but Lack of Predictability Remains

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Although the SEC has long adhered to its Seaboard Report of Investigation to outline the analytical framework for the agency's cooperation program for companies, the exact benefits of self-policing, self-reporting,...more

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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for September 2023

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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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The Voluntary Disclosure Landscape After Microsoft’s Settlements with BIS and OFAC and the Issuance of the Axelrod Memorandum

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On April 6, 2023, Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) agreed to pay $3.3 million to the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more

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New Carrot, New Stick: Commerce Encourages Voluntary Self-Disclosures and Disclosures on Others for Potential Export Control...

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On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a policy memorandum clarifying the Office of Export Enforcement’s (OEE) policies encouraging both Voluntary Self-Disclosures...more

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CFIUS Issues Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines: A Contextual View

Although announced two years earlier, Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines (the Guidelines) were finally released by the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United...more

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Lessons to Learn for Global Software Providers from SAP Settlements of DOJ, BIS and OFAC Investigations Concerning Software...

Sales of your software are robust around the globe. You have a network of third-party resellers, distributors or implementation partners that are driving international growth. Your customers praise your efficient maintenance...more

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OFAC Enforcement Actions Highlight Risks to Software Providers & MSBs

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On April 29, 2021, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced two settlements of potential civil liability with two companies over their apparent violations of its regulations. The...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Sanctions Enforcement Update: Penalties for Logistics, Telecom Companies

• Actions underscore long arm of U.S. sanctions jurisdiction • Voluntary disclosures and cooperation can lead to significant penalty reductions • Facilitation of a violation is treated the same as a direct violation ...more

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Airbus to Pay Record $4 Billion to Settle Global Bribery Scheme

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On January 31, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) agreed to resolve allegations that Airbus SE (“Airbus”), a France-based aerospace company, used third-party business partners to bribe government officials and airline...more

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Focus on US economic sanctions compliance: OFAC imposes fines and expects more monitoring

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 2 (January 23, 2020) - The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the primary U.S. government agency that administers U.S. economic sanctions, was busy...more

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Representative Rush's Section 6(b) Bill -- Stripping Basic Due Process Protection With Little Justification or Benefit

Section 6(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act has for many years encouraged voluntary reporting and protected companies from disclosure of inaccurate or misleading information by requiring CPSC to take reasonable steps to...more

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TSA Adds New Compliance Program to Address Violations of Its Security Requirements

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On August 26, 2019, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) enacted its new Action Plan Program. The Action Plan Program "provides an opportunity for eligible parties and TSA to discuss and reach an agreement on...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

OFAC’s New Framework for an Effective Sanctions Compliance Program Provides Important Risk Mitigation Advice

• The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC) recently published guidance that describes the framework for an effective Sanctions Compliance Program (SCP). In its guidance, OFAC makes clear...more

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Anti-Corruption Enforcement Webinar: 2018 in Review

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Anti-Corruption enforcement remained a top priority in France, the UK, and the US in 2018. Join our firm's Global Anti-Corruption Team as they explain and analyze these three countries' anti-corruption enforcement efforts and...more

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Offshore Update: IRS Releases Memorandum Addressing Updates to Voluntary Disclosure Practice After Closing Offshore Voluntary...

Now, More than Ever, Taxpayers with Lingering Offshore Tax Non-Compliance Must Seek Professional Assistance - On November 20, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“the Service”) released a memorandum containing important...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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Voluntary Disclosure/Multi-Media Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Clean Energy Production Company Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a Notice in the Federal Register announcing a Consent Agreement (“CA”) with ENEL Green Power North America, Inc. (“EGP”) resolving alleged violations of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New OFAC Exposure? What Can Be Learned From Bank's Recent $1.7M OFAC Settlement for Investment-Related Transactions

Why it matters - Swiss-based UBS AG's agreement to pay more than $1.7 million to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) underscores the scope of OFAC sanctions and the complications...more

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