On June 26, 2014, China and the United States agreed on a Model 1 FATCA IGA.

On March 27, 2015, a judge in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced former Credit Suisse bankers Josef Doerig and Andreas Bachmann to five years of probation.

Multiple outlets are reporting that on February 2, 2015, three years after his indictment in the Southern District of New York, Swiss banker Roger Keller was arrested at the Frankfurt airport.

On September 23, 2016, Robert Fackler pleaded guilty to corruptly impeding the IRS, a felony that carries a maximum three-year prison sentence.

Tax Analysts Tax Notes reports that the IRS in fiscal 2012 collected less in enforcement revenue for a second straight year, bringing in just $50.2 billion compared with $55.2 billion in fiscal 2011 and $57.6 billion in fiscal 2010 -- a 13 percent drop in the same two years that the agency also lost 14 percent of its enforcement personnel.

Bloomberg BNA is reporting that Israel has signed a FATCA IGA.

Menashe Cohen pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false income tax return for failing to report the existence of his Swiss and Israeli bank accounts.

Georges Briguet, the owner of New York restaurant Le Perigord, pleaded guilty to one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the IRS by concealing the existence of his Swiss bank accounts.

The AP recently reported that two West Virginia staffing agency executives have been sentenced to prison in a tax evasion scheme.

Bloomberg reports that a client of UBS AG was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for using a Swiss bank account to evade more than $1 million in taxes.

Emerging Technology...

Since the recent NYC Pay Transparency law came into effect on November 1, companies now have new requirements to consider as it relates to their job postings.

Episode 1 – The Green Flag is waved! The transportation industry is undergoing a rapid evolutionary shift driven by technology developments, geopolitics, supply chain management, and consumer demands.

Below is a condensed congressional update by BakerHostetler's Federal Policy team, as the 118th Congress begins.

In this episode, hosts Amy Mudge and Daniel Kaufman discuss various health-related cases involving medical devices and FTC rulings. They delve into notable cases such as the QRay bracelet, which claimed pain relief through ionization, and the ViaTek mosquito shield band, which purported to repel mosquitoes.

In Part 2 of the "Survey Says" series, BakerHostetler partners Amy Mudge, Daniel Kaufman, and special guest Randy Shaheen dive deeper into the design and execution of consumer perception surveys.

On today's episode of AD Nauseam, Amy and Daniel are back to discuss the topic of disclaimers in advertising.

Americans who live abroad continue to be subject to U.S. taxation despite having left the United States. American expats should be aware of this and the consequences of not being tax compliant.

Partner Janine Anthony Bowen sits down one-on-one with current Chief Information Officers in the new series, "Technology from the Top: AI, Data and the Future of Business with Today's CIOs...

On today's episode of Rev Up!, BakerHostetler Partners Ashley Hess and Peter Roskam will discuss the impact of the new presidency and Congress on the Automotive/Mobility Industry…and how the Republican.