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On May 22, 2025, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Kousisis v. United States, providing clarity on the scope of the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343. In a opinion authored by...more
On May 12, 2025, the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new guidance on white-collar enforcement priorities and revised its policies on corporate voluntary self-disclosure (VSD), the selection of...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 Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the newly confirmed Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi issued fourteen memoranda to all Department of Justice (DOJ or the “Department”) employees regarding a wide range of new policies and...more
2/19/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
White Collar Crimes
On September 17, 2024, senior officials from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) gave comments offering insight into its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”) as it has operated in practice so far....more
On September 23, 2024, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri (PDAAG), speaking at the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute, announced three key updates to...more
On March 7, 2024, the Deputy Attorney General of the US Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) announced a pilot program to encourage whistleblowers to report evidence of high-priority white collar crimes with the...more
3/12/2024
/ CFTC ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
FinCEN ,
IRS ,
Qui Tam ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On January 10, 2024, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) Damian Williams introduced a whistleblower pilot program targeting corporate crime, bribery and theft of government funds (the “SDNY...more