Last week, in light of the Department of Justice’s newly-formed COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force, we cautioned that COVID-related prosecutions were likely imminent. And on the heels of this DOJ task force, we are already...more
6/1/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicare ,
Telemedicine ,
Virus Testing ,
White Collar Crimes
On Tuesday, former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver received a welcomed victory, albeit partial, in the Government’s long running prosecution accusing him of fraud, extortion and money laundering....more
1/24/2020
/ Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Extortion ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Governor McDonnell ,
Honest Services Fraud ,
McDonnell v US ,
Money Laundering ,
Official Act ,
Public Corruption ,
Public Officials ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
White Collar Crimes
Last month, Polsinelli highlighted a recent update to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, which detailed how DOJ will evaluate the effectiveness of corporate compliance programs in the...more
Embraer SA, Brazil's flagship aerospace manufacturer and a worldwide competitor across various aviation markets, experienced first-hand the scope and reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Embraer agreed to pay...more
11/14/2016
/ Accounting Fraud ,
Aircraft Sales ,
Anti-Bribery ,
Bribery ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Embraer ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
India ,
Internal Controls ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
White Collar Crimes