A Bloomberg article last week suggests potentially more bad news is on the way for Coinbase Global Inc. (“Coinbase”). Coinbase is reportedly facing an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) into...more
8/11/2022
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Coinbase ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Securities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Illegal Tipping ,
Insider Trading ,
Investigations ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In AMG Capital Management v. FTC, a unanimous Supreme Court recently struck the Federal Trade Commission’s (the FTC) power to obtain monetary relief under § 13(b) of the FTC Act (the Act). Under § 13(b), the FTC can seek the...more
Double jeopardy prevents criminal defendants from being convicted of the same crime twice. Res judicata prevents civil litigants from facing repeated claims by an overly aggressive plaintiff. Unfortunately, in the years after...more
6/15/2018
/ Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Double Jeopardy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crisis ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fines ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Res Judicata ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
After the Panama Papers exposed efforts by wealthy individuals and government officials to hide funds offshore, government authorities around the world have responded with new legislation, regulations and enforcement actions...more
10/24/2017
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Australia ,
Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
Commerce Control List ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Digital Currency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
France ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Ireland ,
Money Laundering ,
NYDFS ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Pakistan ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Tax Evasion ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
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