On April 15, 2024, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Criminal Division unveiled a new Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosures for Individuals that offers non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) to individuals who voluntarily...more
4/24/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) as part of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. FEPA criminalizes demand-side bribery by foreign officials...more
1/9/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Extortion ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Hobbs Act ,
NDAA ,
White Collar Crimes
On January 16, 2023, France’s financial prosecutor, the “Parquet National Financier” (PNF), issued updated guidance (the Guidelines) regarding its approach to offering, negotiating and entering into French deferred...more
2/6/2023
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
CJIP ,
Compensation ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
France ,
Guidance Update ,
Public Statements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes