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[Event] 24th Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime - June 25th - 26th, Toronto, ON, Canada

Canada’s financial sector is facing unprecedented scrutiny, rising enforcement, and evolving compliance risks – are you ready? Join top regulators and industry leaders at CI's 24th Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Financial Regulation Update

The first four months of 2025 proved busy for the UK’s financial regulators, with both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) publishing their strategy and business plan documents. As...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Draws the Line: Misleading Statements Aren’t Always False

Last week a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in Thompson v. United States, 2025 WL 876266 (2025), holding that a statement that is literally true but allegedly misleading, is not a “false statement” under 18...more

Mayer Brown

The Supreme Court Continues Its Recent Trend of Rejecting DOJ’s Broad Reading of Federal Criminal Law in Thompson v. United States

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On March 21, 2025, the Supreme Court continued its push back on an expansive reading of the federal criminal laws involving fraud and corruption by overturning the false statement conviction of Patrick Daley Thompson. In a...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 50 - Hidden in Plain Sight: How Kleptocrats Exploit U.S. Financial Systems

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The shadowy finances that fueled the 9/11 terrorist attacks cut a somber scar into America. Despite the anti-money laundering initiatives woven in the Patriot Act, that wound continues to fester, according to Casey Michel,...more

A&O Shearman

UK FCA proposals to publicise enforcement investigations: Unanswered questions remain

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Last week, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) unveiled a 'Part 2' consultation paper detailing a revised version of its controversial proposals to publicly name firms under enforcement investigation. This development...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Fintech Focus Podcast | Sanctions Compliance: Regulators Set Their Sights on Fintechs

As regulators such as the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority have turned their attention to fintechs, sanctions compliance will remain a priority for the sector. Joseph Kamyar is joined by white collar defense and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Sanctions Compliance: Regulators Set Their Sights on Fintechs

As regulators such as the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority have turned their attention to fintechs, sanctions compliance will remain a priority for the sector. Joseph Kamyar is joined by white collar defense and...more

A&O Shearman

Market abuse surveillance: UK FCA shares observations on good and poor practices

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Compliance with UK MAR depends on effective systems - The UK Market Abuse Regulation (UK MAR) requires firms to identify and report instances of potential market abuse. Their ability to do this depends on the effectiveness...more

ArentFox Schiff

Investigations Newsletter: Deputy Attorney General Monaco Warns Industries: “Fraud Using AI is Still Fraud”

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On March 7, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered the keynote remarks at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime. She noted that artificial intelligence (AI) “holds great...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

London Litigation Year in Review and 2024 Outlook

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Welcome to our London Litigation Year in Review and 2024 Outlook. In this report, we examine the litigation trends that shaped the commercial landscape in 2023 and look at how these developments are likely to play out in the...more

BakerHostetler

DeFi Protocols Announce Updates; FSB Addresses DeFi Risks; Museum to Host NFT Exhibit; Crypto Enforcement Continues; Crypto Crime...

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DeFi Protocols Announce Updates, US Bank Introduces Deposit Token Concept - According to recent reports, Rocket Pool, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol used as an Ethereum (ETH) staking service, has reached $1...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Second Circuit’s Rejection of Fraud Theory in LIBOR Manipulation Case May Have Far-Reaching Implications

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In a long-awaited decision on January 27, 2022, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the convictions of Deutsche Bank (DB) derivatives traders Matthew Connolly and Gavin Black in a...more

The Volkov Law Group

Credit Suisse Settles Multi-Jurisdiction Bribery and Fraud Case for $547 Million (Part I of II)

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Credit Suisse Group AG (“Credit Suisse”), a global financial institution, and its London-based European subsidiary, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited (“CSSEL”) resolved a wide-ranging bribery and fraud scheme...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 Significantly Expands Reach of Subpoenas of Non-U.S. Banks That Have U.S. Correspondent Accounts

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Non-U.S. banks that maintain correspondent accounts in the United States face the prospect of significantly broader subpoenas from the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) as a result of...more

White & Case LLP

Draft regulation with provisional simplification of KYC measures for the banking sector in Mexico

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On Sunday June 21, 2020, the Mexican Banking and Securities Commission ("CNBV") ?in charge of the anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism ("AML/CFT") supervision of the banking sector in Mexico? communicated...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Financial Institutions and the FCPA

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits payment of bribes to foreign officials to assist with obtaining or retaining business.  It requires companies whose securities are listed in the US to maintain books and...more

The Volkov Law Group

UK Bank Agrees to Pay $4 Million to Settle OFAC Sudanese Sanctions Violations

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Last week, British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB), located in the United Kingdom, agreed to settle an OFAC enforcement action for $4 million. ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Farewell to the Easy Rider and How to Scandal Proof Your Company: Part 1

Fonda’s life informs today’s blog post as we begin a multi-part series based upon the recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) Spotlight on White Collar Crime. Today, we begin the article by Paul Healy and George Serafeim,...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ and OFAC Announce Another Sanctions Settlement – UniCredit Group Banks Pay Over $1.3 Billion and Subsidiary Bank Agrees to...

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The Justice Department and the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) are on a roll. Global banks are facing renewed prosecutions, along with aggressive sanctions prosecutions of companies for...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

IRS Outlines New Process for Voluntary Disclosures

On November 29, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") published a memorandum (the "Memorandum") dated November 20, 2018, outlining the new process for all voluntary disclosures, both domestic and offshore (the "New...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Flame On-Tribute to the Fantastic Four: Part II – Four Issues from the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy

Yesterday, I considered four questions which the Department of Justice (DOJ) may ask Goldman Sachs. Today I want to consider what the company must show under the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Tribute to the Fantastic Four: Part I- Four Questions for Goldman Sachs

David Crow, writing in a Financial Times (FT) article, entitled “Key questions for Goldman Sachs about Malaysian scandal”, said that Goldman Sachs was scheduled to meet with the Department of Justice (DOJ) this week. Crow...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

In or Out of the Bank?

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With whom we do business can be critical to combating identity theft, financial fraud, money laundering and terrorism. Vetting individuals and entities is necessary for preventing financial crimes. ...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Hiding somewhat in the shadows during the rise of virtual currencies over the past year or two has been blockchain, the ledger technology that undergirds bitcoin and other cryptos, and its potential application beyond digital...more

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