A recent complaint – U.S. ex rel. Joyce v. Global Office Furniture, LLC, et al. – marks one of the Trump administration’s first publicly filed False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement actions focused on tariff evasion. In its July...more
7/30/2025
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Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblowers
The United States Data Security Program (DSP) represents a significant regulatory undertaking by the US government to control the flow of bulk sensitive data to specific foreign countries, for national security purposes....more
In June 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it declined to prosecute a private equity firm and its affiliates following the firm’s voluntary self-disclosure of criminal violations of US sanctions and...more
7/2/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Mergers ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Private Equity ,
Voluntary Disclosure
So-called “Liberation Day” tariffs shook markets and sparked recession fears on April 2, with rates ranging from a universal 10% to a country-specific reciprocal tariff as high as 49% for Cambodia. While the 10% universal...more
On April 21, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a notice regarding its policy to require all US grant recipients to certify that:
1. They do not, and will not during the term of receiving funds from the...more