Daily Compliance News: May 8, 2025, The $1MM for a Pardon Edition
Daily Compliance News: May 5, 2025, The Washing Edition
Daily Compliance News: May 1, 2025, The 100 Days of Corruption Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 26, 2025
Daily Compliance News: April 21, 2025, The Tribute to Pope Francis Edition
Daily Compliance News: April 15, 2025, The Redefining Corruption Edition
Daily Compliance News: April 14, 2025, The Cascade of Corruption Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 12, 2025
Daily Compliance News: April 10, 2025, The Dark Money Corruption Edition
Daily Compliance News: April 9, 2025, The Corruption at the DOJ Edition
Daily Compliance News: April 8, 2025, The End of Monitors Edition
Daily Compliance News: April 7, 2025, The Whistleblowers Awarded Edition
Daily Compliance News: April 2, 2025, The All WSJ Edition
Daily Compliance News: March 26, 2025, The Missile Strike on Boeing Edition
Daily Compliance News: March 24, 2025, The ABC Task Force Edition
Episode 360 -- Natalie Druckman from Certa on AI-Enhanced Third-Party Risk Management
Daily Compliance News: February 26, 2025, The Corrupt World Edition
Episode 357 -- Updating Your Risks Under the New Trump Administration
False Claims Act Insights - Some FCA Whistles Are Louder Than Others
Episode 356 -- Trump Administration Hits Pause on FCPA Enforcement
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” This directive instructs the...more
On July 3, 2024, the Council of the European Union (“EU Council”) officially promulgated a new set of best practices (“best practices” or “guidance”) for organizations seeking to comply with the latest sanctions regulations...more
Easy come, easy go. On January 29, 2024, OFAC published General License 43A under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, which partially rolled back a piece of the sanctions relief it provided to the country only a few months...more
Wabtec Corporation (“Wabtec”)—a global manufacturer and supplier of rail technology headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—recently settled an administrative enforcement proceeding with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s...more
Control de Activos Extranjeros (“OFAC”) del Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU. promulgó una serie de licencias generales al gobierno de Venezuela para brindarle un alivio al país de las sanciones económicas. La OFAC promulgó...more
As we discussed previously, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) recently provided Venezuela with much needed sanctions relief. Specifically, OFAC issued General License 44 (among...more
El 18 de octubre de 2023, la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (“OFAC”) del Departamento del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos tomó varias medidas para proporcionar un alivio (limitado) de sus sanciones económicas en...more
On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) took several steps to provide Venezuela with some limited relief from its sanctions. The relief includes General Licenses...more
On September 27, 2023, the United States Department of Commerce’s Office of Antiboycott Compliance, a division of the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), publicized an unanticipated and relatively rare enforcement action...more
I recently had the opportunity to visit with Dr. Ian Oxnevad, Director of Geopolitical Risk Intelligence at Infortal Worldwide. Global Risk Review, a podcast series that Infortal Worldwide sponsors was the reason for this...more
In a precedent-setting agreement, the Justice Department, OFAC and the Bureau of Industry and Security announced a settlement with SAP SE for more than $8 million for numerous violations of the Iran Sanctions program....more
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC)continues to pile up sanctions enforcement actions. As the Biden Administration slowly takes over the reins of the Department of Treasury, OFAC enforcement is...more
When you are hot, you are hot. (And when you are not, you are not; Thank you Jerry Reed, Country Singer). OFAC is hot and resumed its enforcement streak, settling three enforcement actions in three weeks....more
I continue my exploration of the issues raised under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when doing or attempting to do business in Cuba. On Monday, I referred to the one person I am aware of you might consult for advice...more