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DOJ Criminal Division Launches New Corporate Whistleblower Award Program

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On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) would release a new whistleblower rewards program for civil and criminal forfeitures. On August 1, 2024, DOJ did just that—as the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for May 2022

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more

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Third Circuit Holds that False Claims Act First-to-File Bar is Not Jurisdictional

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Third Circuit Holds that False Claims Act First-to-File Bar is Not Jurisdictional - On September 1, 2020, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that the False Claims Act (FCA) first-to-file bar, 31 U.S.C. §...more

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DOJ and SEC Publish Second Edition of the FCPA Resource Guide

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The Situation: On July 3, 2020, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") published a second edition of the "Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act," almost eight years...more

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Alert - Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2019 Developments and Predictions

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Enforcement activity reached new heights in 2019. The year saw the two largest corporate resolutions in the history of the FCPA, corporate penalties paid to US enforcement agencies topped last year’s record levels, and...more

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United States reaches settlement with Malaysian fugitive Jho Low over $700 million in assets

CEP Magazine (January 2020) - The U.S. Department of Justice announced[1] a settlement of a civil forfeiture case against Low Take Jho, known as Jho Low, regarding assets allegedly bought with funds stolen from the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ Announces Historic Civil Forfeiture Settlement in 1MDB Case

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Settlement Applies to $700 Million in Luxury Assets; Law Firms Obtain a Carve-Out - Last week, the Justice Department announced a massive settlement in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (“1MDB”) case, a matter implicating...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

News Flash: Kleptocrats Still Taking Bribe Money With One Hand and Laundering it With the Other

The summer of 2017 saw the U.S. Department of Justice’s docket still teeming with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases. In this post, we draw a few lessons from three of them, which bring together three threads that...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Telia FCPA Resolution, Part I

While the resolution of the Telia Company (Telia) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matter has long been awaited, the results announced yesterday by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for May 2017

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

This Week in FCPA-Episode 57, the Father’s Day Edition

This week, as their tribute to their Dad, we are guest hosted by Jay’s daughters, Millie and Michela. They lead us through a wide-ranging discussion on some of the week’s top compliance related stories, including: 1. The...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for July 2016

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

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A 'Very Different Picture': Landmark FCPA Corporate Settlement After Relatively Slow 2015 Enforcement

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When asked about the relatively slow year of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) prosecutions in 2015, the Chief of the DOJ Criminal Division’s Fraud Section suggested last month: “one year isn’t long enough to tell the...more

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