JONES DAY TALKS®: CFTC and DOJ Target Derivatives Trading Across Industries
In March 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the resolution of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving the Swiss trading firm G Trafigura Beheer B.V. (Trafigura), an international...more
You have to give the Justice Department credit — after two slow enforcement years, DOJ is starting off 2024 with a relative “bang;” first, DOJ reached a large settlement with SAP in January, and now, DOJ has reached a...more
Combined, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have awarded more than $2 billion to whistleblowers. The agencies’ whistleblower programs, which were created...more
When investigating potential wrongdoing, government investigators have powerful tools that they can use to obtain information. As the U.S. Attorneys’ Manual explains, one such tool is the ability to enter into non-prosecution...more