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
The new administration has signaled that the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) will significantly shift its approach to criminal corporate enforcement. Specifically, on February 5, 2025, newly-confirmed United States Attorney...more
2/14/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
As we approach the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), the scope and costs of fraud in connection with its relief programs continues to mount. To date,...more
Questions of which, if any, regulatory regimes apply to the variety of participants in the cryptocurrency market continue to dog the industry. On February 28, 2022, whether a cryptocurrency futures trading platform...more
A recent decision out of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia adjudicating a seemingly straight-forward alleged fraud and money laundering scheme reminds us that money laundering charges still...more
On July 24, 2018, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida unsealed a criminal complaint (the “Complaint”) charging eight individuals with conspiracy to commit money laundering under 18 U.S.C....more
8/3/2018
/ Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Currency Exchange ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Embezzlement ,
Energy Sector ,
Financial Crimes ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Official ,
Indictments ,
Joint Venture ,
Money Laundering ,
Racketeering ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Shell Corporations ,
Venezuela
Attorney General Sessions Announces Rescission of Obama Administration Policies on Marijuana Enforcement; Financial Institutions Lose Grounds to Permit Financial Transactions with Marijuana Businesses....more
1/5/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
Cole Memorandum ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dispensaries ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Money Laundering ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Trump Administration