On March 3, 2022, at the 37th Annual American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section National Institute on White Collar Crime in San Francisco, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland emphasized that “the prosecution of...more
3/11/2022
/ Antitrust Violations ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Environmental Crimes ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
IRS ,
Merrick Garland ,
Personal Liability ,
Securities Fraud ,
White Collar Crimes
At the 36th Annual American Bar Association National Institute on White Collar Conference on October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced significant changes to Department of Justice policies on corporate...more
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..In recent remarks, top DOJ officials stated that DOJ will “surge resources” and “redouble efforts” for corporate enforcement.
..Areas of particular concern include Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,...more
11/4/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Benchmark Pricing ,
Biden Administration ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Contractors ,
Financial Fraud ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Price Manipulation ,
White Collar Crimes
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Justice reportedly are investigating energy pricing benchmarks published by Platts, targeting suspected manipulation of deal prices provided by individual traders.
According to...more
10/6/2021
/ Benchmark Pricing ,
Commodities Traders ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Libor ,
Market Manipulation ,
Oil Prices ,
Price Manipulation ,
Racketeering ,
Risk Management ,
S&P ,
Traders