ArticleHow CFTC's Aggressive Enforcement in 2016 Could Mold Compliance Efforts in 2017U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") shook things up in 2016 with new theories and fresh interpretations of the law. United StatesCriminal LawReed Smith
ArticleKentucky Man Sentenced For AECA And Money Laundering Violations Involving Illegal Technology Equipment Exports To ChinaIn early March, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky sentenced Louis Brothers of Kentucky to nearly eight years in prison and required that he forfeit $1.1 million in net proceeds from the illegal activities. United StatesCriminal LawAkin
ArticleLitigation Partner Katherine Goldstein To Speak At PLI's White Collar Crime 2019: Prosecutors And Regulators SpeakMilbank Litigation partner Katherine Goldstein will speak on a panel titled "FCPA and Anti-Corruption Investigations and Enforcement" at Practising Law Institute's (PLI)United StatesCriminal LawMilbank
ArticleMelinda Haag Discusses Impact Of Comey Testimony And What's Next For The InvestigationMelinda Haag, leader of Orrick's Global Litigation Business Unit and former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, recently appeared on KQED News to discuss former FBI Director...United StatesCriminal LawOrrick
ArticleNFA Reminds Members To Update Compliance With FATF AML/CFT Deficiencies ListThe National Futures Association ("NFA") advised futures commission merchants and introducing brokers to review the updated Financial Action Task Force ...United StatesCriminal LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleRetail Shrink & Organized Retail Crime - Mitigating Financial Losses And Lowering Safety RisksOrganized retail crime is an escalating threat that demands a coordinated response from retailers, consumers, and lawmakers.United StatesCriminal LawAnkura Consulting Group LLC
ArticleRuling Will Have A Broad Impact On False Claims Act CasesTom McConville and Warrington Parker co-authored an article on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision concerning the "implied false certification" theory of liability under the False Claims Act. United StatesCriminal LawOrrick
ArticleSeahawks' Mychal Kendricks Suspended Indefinitely For Insider TradingThe NFL has suspended Mychal Kendricks indefinitely after he pleaded guilty to insider trading earlier this season.United StatesCriminal LawWithers LLP
ArticleSEC Provides Guidance To Adult Protective Service Workers On Senior Investor FraudThe SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued an Investor Bulletin for Adult Protective Services (APS) workers on how to identify and report senior investor fraud.United StatesCriminal LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSeizure Of MSC GAYANE Raises Forfeiture Issues For The Maritime IndustryA drug bust does not ordinarily fit as a subject of a White Collar Alert, but when law enforcement seizes 16 tons of cocaine from a container ship, the enforcement action raises some critical issues for the maritime industry. United StatesCriminal LawMontgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP
ArticleStatute Of Limitations For PPP And EIDL Fraud Extended To Ten YearsThe new laws show that the government will be prosecuting COVID-19 relief fraud for the foreseeable future. United StatesCriminal LawSheppard
ArticleThe Commission Creates A Fraud DivisionOn August 12, 2019 the FCC created a new Fraud Division within the Enforcement Bureau. United StatesCriminal LawLevine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby
ArticleThird Of Three Videos: What Is The FCPA?We are pleased to announce the release of the third and final video in our India anti-bribery compliance video seriesUnited StatesCriminal LawFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleUK To Establish International Anti-Corruption Coordination CenterThe UK government has announced plans to create the first-ever International Anti-Corruption Co-ordination Centre.United StatesCriminal LawA&O Shearman
ArticleUK To Establish International Anti-Corruption Coordination CenterThe UK government has announced plans to create the first-ever International Anti-Corruption Co-ordination Centre.United StatesCriminal LawA&O Shearman
ArticleUrofsky And Torres-Fowler Co-Author FCPA Enforcement ArticleIn this article, the authors examine the U.S. FCPA case of the Ukrainian oligarch, Dymtro Firtash, and how the Justice Department's approach to the case may shed light on the Trump Administration's...United StatesCriminal LawA&O Shearman
ArticleUS Corporate Law News: Canada Repeals Facilitation Payments Exception In 'Corruption Of Foreign Public Officials Act'On October 31, 2017, the facilitation payments exception was officially removed from Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA).United StatesCriminal LawWithers LLP
ArticleUS Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Releases Customer Due Diligence FAQsOn April 3, 2018, the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network released answers to 37 frequently asked questions regarding its final rule on Customer Due Diligence RequirementsUnited StatesCriminal LawA&O Shearman
ArticleWarning: State Attorneys General Investigations Increasing Due To COVID-19 - For The DefenseMichael Engle, shareholder and chair of the firm's White Collar Defense, Compliance & Investigations practice group, and Ashley Shapiro, counsel in the White Collar Defense,...United StatesCriminal LawBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
VideoWicked Coin Turns One: Where Are They Now? (Podcast)For this milestone episode, hosts Diana Shaw and Tatiana Sainati revisit the most notorious figures and scandals from the past year of Wicked Coin.United StatesCriminal LawWiley Rein