U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum on June 9 (the Memo), announcing DOJ will resume enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) after its brief hiatus....more
6/13/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Extortion ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
White Collar Crimes
Prompted by congressional scrutiny of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) efforts to root out those abusing lucrative Puerto Rico tax benefits, the agency has committed to devoting more resources to audits of those taking...more
In late March, attendees gathered in Washington, D.C., for the ABA Antitrust Law Section’s 71st Annual Spring Meeting, including officials from state, federal and international antitrust enforcement agencies. These enforcers...more
4/24/2023
/ American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Annual Meeting ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Criminal Antitrust Litigation ,
Data Preservation ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Monopolization ,
No-Poaching ,
State Antitrust Claims ,
State Attorneys General ,
Wage-Fixing ,
White Collar Crimes
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..2022 IRS Criminal Investigation Annual Report highlights significant prosecutions and identifies cryptocurrency as an area of top priority heading into 2023.
..Criminal Investigation Chief Jim Lee...more
Despite back-to-back losses in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first-ever criminal no-poach and wage-fixing cases, the Antitrust Division (the Division) is not backing down from its enforcement focus on labor. In...more
On April 4, 2022, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Jonathan Kanter delivered remarks at the 2022 Competition Enforcers Summit with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announcing changes to the Antitrust Division’s (Division)...more
4/14/2022
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2015 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Leniency Programs ,
Plea Agreements ,
Remediation ,
Restitution ,
Self-Reporting ,
Sherman Act