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The U.S. Supreme Court in Ocasio v. United States nudged the breadth of conspiracy law even further out in the context of the Hobbs Act.

Federal government funding now comes with increased potential liability and treble damages exposure for a broader scope of entities as a result of new amendments to the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), signed into law last week by President Obama.

In 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) made more news for the corporate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases that it did not bring than for the two that it did bring...

The newly passed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will be signed into law this week, strengthening the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and creating several new whistleblower programs.

On March 2, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reemphasized a continuing DOJ priority: tackling corporate crime. In separate speeches at the American Bar Association's...

On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA") went into effect. The intent of the CTA is to bring the United States into compliance with international anti-money laundering standards.

Last year ended with a bang on the FCPA front, with the announcement of two large settlements.

When the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (“FERA”) was passed by Congress and signed into law on May 20, 2009, most of the amendments to the liability provisions of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) were prospective only.

Signaling an interest in stepping in to resolve long-standing and growing circuit splits on critically important "public disclosure" and Rule 9(b) issues, the Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General to weigh in on the questions raised in the petition for certiorari in Ortho Biotech Product, L.P. v. United States ex rel. Duxbury, No. 09-654 (U.S.) (Order issued Feb. 22, 2010).

The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ" or "Department") continues to emphasize aggressive enforcement of white-collar crime against both companies and individuals.

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On April 25, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") charged a former Managing Director in Morgan Stanley's Chinese real estate investment and fund advisory group with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Although the government continues to secure record fines against corporations settling violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"),1 the Department of Justice ("DOJ") has faced significant setbacks in FCPA trials, most recently in the "Africa Sting" case.

DAG Yates expressly acknowledged the difficulties of bringing cases against individuals for corporate misdeeds and implicitly addressed the chorus of critics who have faulted DOJ...

The Report reveals that the Bank will continue to investigate and enforce corrupt and fraudulent practices involving Bank-funded activities.

An easily overlooked provision in the soon-to-be signed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (―Dodd-Frank Act‖) creates a new whistleblower program that authorizes substantial cash rewards to whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the Securities and Exchange Commission (―SEC‖) with information leading to the successful prosecution of securities laws violations.

We recently gathered a group of attorneys from across Reed Smith to provide an overview of key changes we expect to see within the regulatory landscape following the U.S. presidential election.