In this episode, host Lauren Pryor and her colleagues discuss the recent actions by FinCEN, which designated three Mexican financial institutions as primary money laundering concerns under the expanded Section 311 authority,...more
7/21/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cartels ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Policy ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Sanctions ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
On June 25, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued three orders (the “Orders”) pursuant to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act and the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, designating three...more
On March 28, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)’s criminal investigative arm, IRS Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), announced that it would be implementing a new program called CI-FIRST (Feedback in Response to...more
On March 21, 2025, the Supreme Court continued its push back on an expansive reading of the federal criminal laws involving fraud and corruption by overturning the false statement conviction of Patrick Daley Thompson. In a...more
3/28/2025
/ Banking Sector ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Statements ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Loans ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Thompson v United States ,
White Collar Crimes
On August 1, 2024, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) released highly anticipated details of its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”), with Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney...more
8/6/2024
/ CFTC ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Financial Crimes ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers