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The Department of Justice’s COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force 2024 Report: A Continued Commitment to Combatting COVID-19-Related...

Since the pandemic, COVID-19-related fraud has been a consistent target of the Department of Justice....more

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DOL’s Child Labor Enforcement Expected to Be Hotter Than Ever This Summer

In fiscal year (FY) 2023, more than half of all U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) child labor investigations resulted in a violation. Of the 955 child labor investigations with violations—a 14 percent increase over the prior...more

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SEC Speaks Conference 2024

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The SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) recently hosted the 2024 SEC Speaks conference in Washington, DC. During the event, SEC leaders, including the Chair, commissioners, and senior staffers, shared their views...more

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CFTC’s Annual Enforcement Results: Another Blockbuster Year

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") recently released its enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2023 ("FY 2023"), which ran from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. ...more

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Our top ten enforcement takeaways from the FCA Business Plan 2024/25

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its business plan for 2024/25. Reducing and preventing financial crime, championing consumer needs and strengthening the UK’s position in global wholesale markets all...more

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Federal Efforts to Incentivize States to Promulgate False Claims Statutes

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The federal False Claims Act (FCA) is widely regarded as a powerful tool to punish fraud against the federal government. Since 1986, the federal government has recovered more than $75 billion from FCA settlements and...more

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False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Near $3 Billion in 2023

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced recently that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq. (FCA) totaled approximately $2.7 billion in FY 2023 (October 1, 2022 – September 30,...more

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Government Contracts Enforcement: DOJ Publishes FY 2023 False Claims Act Statistics

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) has published statistics on False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments for fiscal year (FY) 2023, noting that this was the highest number of settlements and judgments...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - February 2024 - "I Got You, CFPB".

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the February 2024 webinar....more

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DOJ Renews Focus on Private Equity Amid Record False Claims Act Enforcement

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2023 was another record year for False Claims Act enforcement. On February 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the federal government and whistleblowers were party to a record number of FCA...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Procurement Fraud Recoveries Substantial for DOJ in FY 2023

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that it obtained more than $2.68 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending September 23, 2023. Notably, DOJ reports that...more

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DOJ Releases Annual Civil Fraud Recovery Statistics and Results…A Look Behind the Numbers

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On February 22, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual report of civil fraud recoveries for FY2023, along with a press release highlighting DOJ’s civil enforcement efforts.  Our top ten observations from...more

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Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2023 Developments and Predictions for 2024

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Publicly announced Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity in 2023 did not return to the levels seen a few years ago, as indicated by both the total number of cases against corporate and individual...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Biggest Fines and Penalties

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In this article, we share a list of the top 10 biggest fines and penalties from our monthly bites for 2023....more

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SEC Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Enforcement Results

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On November 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published its enforcement results for fiscal year 2023, which concluded on September 30. These results provide insight into the SEC's priorities and enforcement...more

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SEC Announces Record-Setting Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2023

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The SEC's Division of Enforcement recently announced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 results, touting a record-setting year. Rather than repeat Enforcement's detailed report available here, we boil the data down to give our readers...more

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NLRB Fiscal Year 2023 Data Shows Unfair Labor Practice Charges, Elections Continue to Increase

On October 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released its case filing data for fiscal year (FY) 2023. For the Board, the fiscal year runs from October 1 through September 30....more

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The FCA’s Proactive Enforcement Approach Exacerbates Growing Case Backlog

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On 20 July 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending March 2023 (the “Report”). The Report represents the first opportunity to assess progress made in the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The SEC and FCA: A Pond, 362 Investigations and $4 Billion in Penalties Apart

No financial services firm or professional welcomes an investigation by a regulator, let alone enforcement action. Each investigation proceeds differently depending on the target of the investigation, the subject matter and...more

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FCA publishes its 2022/23 Annual Report and Enforcement data

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The FCA released its 2022/23 Annual Report last week together with data on its key enforcement trends. We consider below some of the key takeaways....more

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Latin America Likely to Face Continued Robust US AntiCorruption Enforcement

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Companies operating in Latin America should re-examine anti-corruption best practices and be prepared to act quickly in response to a US government inquiry. Key Points: ..In 2022, Latin America was a hotbed for US...more

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Ogletree Deakins OSHA Tracker City Feature: Seattle, Las Vegas Had Most OSHA Inspections

In December 2022, Ogletree Deakins launched its OSHA Tracker based on analysis of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) publicly available inspection and citation data, which dates back to the 1970s. Now,...more

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International Trade Compliance Year in Review: 10 Enforcement Lessons from 2022

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In the past year, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of...more

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DOJ's Annual False Claims Act Statistics: Relators Forging Ahead with Success

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Feb. 7, 2023, released its annual statistics for its civil False Claims Act (FCA) and fraud cases from the 2022 fiscal year (FY). Up front, we see the following key takeaways ...more

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DOJ Releases Civil Fraud Recovery Statistics for 2022

Last week the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its annual report of civil fraud recoveries and statistics under the civil False Claims Act (FCA). The Report can be found, and the accompanying DOJ Press Release can be found....more

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