On May 23, 2025, the District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) overturned a jury verdict against Mango Markets trader Avraham Eisenberg, granting a motion for judgment of acquittal based on venue...more
6/5/2025
/ Acquittals ,
Appeals ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Cryptoassets ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Evidence ,
Fraud ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Lack of Evidence ,
Market Manipulation ,
Popular ,
Venue ,
Wire Fraud
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had formed a “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” co-led by DOJ’s Civil Fraud Section and Civil Rights Division....more
The Department of Justice's Criminal Division is "using more tools than ever before to identify corporate misconduct and to encourage companies to be good corporate citizens," according to Nicole Argentieri, Principal Deputy...more
10/9/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Monitoring ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Internal Controls ,
Know Your Customers ,
New Guidance ,
Risk Management
On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) would release a new whistleblower rewards program for civil and criminal forfeitures. On August 1, 2024, DOJ did just that—as the...more
8/7/2024
/ CFTC ,
Civil Forfeiture ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Forfeiture ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Forfeiture ,
Internal Investigations ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
On April 15, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal division announced a new pilot program designed to reward individuals with non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) who voluntarily self-disclose "actionable, original...more
4/23/2024
/ Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Personal Liability ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
White Collar Crimes
On Wednesday February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a voluntary corporate self-disclosure policy for all U.S. Attorneys' Offices, effective immediately. The policy adopts a uniform standard for companies...more
Back in April 2022, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Jonathan Kanter hinted very strongly that the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) would be looking at Section 8 violations of the Clayton Act. That...more
11/3/2022
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Board of Directors ,
Civil Investigation Demand ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directors ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Safe Harbors ,
Section 8 ,
The Clayton Act
On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite of the Department of Justice (DOJ) told an audience of compliance professionals that DOJ will direct prosecutors to "consider requiring" chief compliance...more
4/8/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Certification Requirements ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Officers ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Policies and Procedures
The SEC recently unveiled a novel "Shadow Trading" theory that expands insider trading liability. "Shadow Trading" describes when an insider with material, non-public information regarding their own company uses that...more