On June 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued three orders designating CIBanco S.A., Intercam Banco S.A., and Vector Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V. (collectively,...more
7/3/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Mexico ,
Money Laundering ,
Opioid ,
U.S. Treasury
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
On May 1, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the Huione Group, a foreign financial institution located in Cambodia. This proposal, enacted under...more
5/6/2025
/ AML/CFT ,
Cambodia ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Know Your Customers ,
Money Laundering ,
NPRM ,
Patriot Act ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules
In a significant policy shift, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum titled “Ending Regulation By Prosecution,” on April 7, 2025, signaling a change in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to digital...more
4/16/2025
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Crimes ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities Regulation ,
Trump Administration
On February 20, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) announced that they had entered into a formal agreement with Patriot Bank, National Association (“Patriot Bank”), following a comprehensive...more
2/25/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Examinations ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
OCC ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Risk Management
Brinks Global Services USA (“BGS USA”), a global leader in secure logistics, found itself at the center of a significant regulatory investigation due to its failure to meet anti-money laundering (“AML”) obligations....more
Although the scope of federal antitrust enforcement under the second Trump administration remains uncertain, the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) is expected to remain active. The PCSF, which was started by the first...more
2/12/2025
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Bribery ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Monopolization ,
Price-Fixing ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Sherman Act ,
Trump Administration
In a closely watched and complicated case, Van Loon et al. v. Dep’t of the Treasury et al., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) cannot sanction Tornado...more
12/6/2024
/ Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Indictments ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Money Transmitter ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Open Source Software ,
SDN List ,
Smart Contracts ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Virtual Currency
It is challenging for law enforcement to track down and trace illicit activities conducted through digital currencies. The process can be very time- and resource-intensive. Further, securing charges and arrests, and...more
3/19/2024
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Daubert Standards ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Electronic Communications ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Evidence ,
Expert Testimony ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Government Investigations ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Virtual Currency