On June 9, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum (the DAG memorandum) updating the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforcement guidelines for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in accordance with...more
6/12/2025
/ Bribery ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
National Security ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
The new administration has signaled that the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) will significantly shift its approach to criminal corporate enforcement. Specifically, on February 5, 2025, newly-confirmed United States Attorney...more
2/14/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
South Carolina-based consumer lender World Acceptance Corporation announced recently that it had earmarked $21.7 million to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) probe into its compliance with the Foreign Corrupt...more
6/3/2020
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Books & Records ,
Bribery ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Internal Investigations ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently announced that it is launching an investigation into the foreign gifts reporting practices of two higher education institutions. ...more
2/28/2020
/ Colleges ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corruption ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethics ,
Failure to Comply ,
Failure to Report ,
Federal Funding ,
Gifts ,
Government Investigations ,
Higher Education Act ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Title IV ,
Transparency ,
Universities ,
White Collar Crimes