Enforcement Actions, False Statements, Bribery

DOJ Indicts Indian Billionaire and Seven Other Individuals for Bribery and Fraud Scheme Involving Payments to Indian Government...

The Volkov Law Group on 12/20/2024

In a far-reaching criminal case, in November 2024, the Justice Department unsealed a complex, five-count indictment in the Eastern District of New York charging eight defendants, including Gautam S. Adani, Sagar R. Adani and...more

FERC Approves Multi-Million Dollar Settlement Over Inaccurate Reporting of Lobbying Expenses

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 1/9/2023

On December 30, 2022, FERC issued an order approving a stipulation between the Office of Enforcement and FirstEnergy Corp., which required FirstEnergy to pay a civil penalty and submit to compliance monitoring because...more

A COVID-19 Laboratory Testing Conviction under EKRA

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 9/13/2022

Mark Schena, the President of Arrayit Corporation, has been found guilty by a jury for violations of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), healthcare fraud, wire fraud, and securities fraud....more

Notice of Appeal - Spring 2021

Cozen O'Connor on 4/16/2021

Precedential Opinions of Note - Government Must Prove Falsity Under Any Objectively Reasonable Standard - United States v. Harra (January 12, 2021), No. 19-1105 http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/191105p.pdf Unanimous...more

Airbus ITAR Settlement: Review of Airbus ITAR Violations (Part III of IV)

The Volkov Law Group on 2/6/2020

The Justice Department has brought only a few enforcement actions that focus on FCPA and export control violations. Last year, Quad Graphics earned a declination for FCPA and OFAC violations. In 2013, Weatherford settled...more

DOJ Charges Two Herbalife Executives with Criminal FCPA Violations

The Volkov Law Group on 11/18/2019

Last week, DOJ announced the indictment of two former Herbalife executives in China for participating in a bribery scheme over a ten-year period. Herbalife, a multi-level marketing company, was not charged and its...more

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2019

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/10/2019

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Telecommunications Company Fined $12 Million for FCPA Violations - On August 29, 2019, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted ceaseand-desist proceedings against...more

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