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Following the October 27, 2017, indictment of Paul Manafort, legal experts and savvy political actors alike expressed surprise to see charges brought under the Foreign Agents Registration Act...

A federal district court in Oklahoma has departed from the previous consensus on the use of automated license plate reader (“ALPR”) technology by law enforcement, holding that a police officer violated the Fourth Amendment when he queried ALPR databases to obtain one month of a vehicle’s historical location records without a warrant.

On January 1st, Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced on X that the agency suspended "6,900 Minnesota borrowers" over suspected fraudulent activity regarding...

The SEC has charged two offshore entities with orchestrating sophisticated investment confidence scams that defrauded over 2,000 retail investors of at least $15.3 million through fake AI-powered crypto trading platforms. Using WhatsApp group chats, impersonated investment professionals, and fabricated regulatory filings, the defendants created elaborate schemes that promised guaranteed returns while stealing investor funds through shell companies and blocking withdrawal attempts with demands for additional

The Department of Justice's 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown charged 455 defendants in connection with $6.5 billion in alleged fraud schemes, marking an unprecedented scale of enforcement action. This whole-of-government approach leverages advanced data analytics and international cooperation to combat healthcare fraud across Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs. The enforcement action demonstrates heightened scrutiny of providers, aggressive asset forfeiture, and a focus on cases involvin

The US Sentencing Commission has approved amendments to federal sentencing guidelines that include the first inflation adjustment to the loss table in over a decade.

An INTERPOL Red Notice is one of the most powerful and most frequently misunderstood tools in international law enforcement cooperation. It is often described in the media as an "international arrest warrant," but that characterization is not accurate. A Red Notice is not a warrant and, by itself, does not automatically authorize an arrest in most jurisdictions.

The rapid expansion of online prediction markets has created a regulatory gray area where consumers can effectively wager on sporting events even in states that prohibit traditional sports betting. As platforms like Kalshi, Polymarket, and Robinhood argue their services constitute futures trading rather than gambling, state attorneys general and the CFTC are locked in legal battles over jurisdiction and consumer protection.

Unsuspecting companies are in fact opening themselves up to substantial risk and penalties in multiple jurisdictions for activities in Vietnam.

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement...

As we look ahead to 2025, the landscape of debt financing and M&A activity is poised for significant transformation.

On 31 October 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the outcome of a multi-firm review into consolidation across the financial advice and wealth management sector.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled before U.S. District Court Judge Loretta A. Preska on March 19, 2019.

On June 1, 2023, China's Ministry of Science and Technology (the "MOST") issued the long-awaited Implementing Rules on the Administrative Regulations on Human Genetic Resources...

Yesterday saw another big addition to the U.S. UFLPA Entity List, the largest to date. The Department of Homeland Security, on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force...

Extradition from Japan is rare, and even more so for Japanese nationals in connection with white collar offenses. But on April 17, 2019,

The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has successfully defended the first challenge to its new power to require individuals to explain how they have acquired assets which it suspects may represent the proceeds of crime.

In the United States Supreme Court’s historic decision announced today, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ACA") has emerged substantially intact as the blueprint for national health reform in the coming years.

What is the current outlook for North American infrastructure? Ropes & Gray attorneys explored this question at the Infrastructure Investor America Forum in New York on November 4–5, drawing...

Today, the Patent Trial & Appeal Bord designated two decisions informative that apply the so-called "Fintiv factors."