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Can a Whistleblower Derail a Deferred Prosecution Agreement?

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A recent whistleblower suit could impact a company’s deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) potentially leading to further investigation by DOJ and additional penalties. A whistleblower suit was recently filed in the New...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Mid-Year Update: PPP Investigations Continue as DOJ Enforcement Priority

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As we enter the second half of 2025—over five years now since the COVID-19 pandemic began—federal government scrutiny relating to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans received in the early days of the pandemic is still...more

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The Risks of Trade-Related FCA Enforcement

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In March 2025, in a similar blog post to this one, Nithya Nagarajan and Robert Romashko forecasted that False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement would increase under the current tariff-focused trade policy regime. Sure enough,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

With New Tariffs, Recent Settlements May Foreshadow Future DOJ Enforcement

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The Trump administration’s implementation of tariffs on August 7, 2025, will have profound implications for companies engaged in international supply chains. These tariffs are poised to increase business costs, affecting a...more

Venable LLP

DOJ Incentivizes Whistleblowers to Report Immigration Violations in the Workplace

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Employers are facing a new risk related to immigration law non-compliance: incentives for immigration whistleblowers. The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently amended the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (CWAPP)...more

White & Case LLP

DOJ Secures First of Its Kind Cybersecurity False Claims Act Settlement

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On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that biotechnology company Illumina Inc. agreed to pay $9.8 million plus interest to resolve allegations of misrepresenting compliance with federal...more

Blank Rome LLP

The Frontline is Everywhere: What General Counsel Need to Know About the Department of Justice’s Strategic Pivot Toward Customs...

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Introduction - The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has announced a significant realignment of resources that will fundamentally reshape criminal enforcement of international trade rules. By combining senior prosecutors...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ complaint underscores Trump administration’s use of the FCA to enforce US trade laws

A recent complaint – U.S. ex rel. Joyce v. Global Office Furniture, LLC, et al. – marks one of the Trump administration’s first publicly filed False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement actions focused on tariff evasion. In its July...more

Redgrave LLP

Maintaining Information Preservation and Management Vigilance in an Age of Apparent Reduced Law Enforcement

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Corporate legal departments are busy. They face new privacy regulations, ever-shifting trade policies, developments in artificial intelligence, and an unending stream of breaking news. It is difficult to keep up, and lately,...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Common Questions in Evaluating a Whistleblower Complaint Filed with OSHA

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In FY 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) received 3,243 Whistleblower complaints filed under various statutes’ anti-retaliation provisions. OSHA is charged with investigating alleged retaliation...more

Clark Hill PLC

Key lessons on the False Claims Act for government contractors after Raytheon’s $8.4 million settlement

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Government contractors should be on high alert following the recent announcement that Raytheon Company, its parent RTX Corporation, and Nightwing Group, LLC, have agreed to pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations of violating...more

Littler

Can an Employee Claim Retaliation for Whistleblowing When They Were Simply Doing Their Job?

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Assume the following, you ask your company’s in-house counsel to handle a highly sensitive matter involving bribery of foreign officials. The employee is given access to confidential attorney-client privileged information...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance Report: Stay the Course: Ellen Lafferty on Navigating Anti-Corruption Compliance in 2025

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. Today, Tom Fox welcomes Ellen Lafferty, a well-known figure in the compliance community with a distinguished career in both...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

UK Expands Whistleblower Protections to Bolster Sanctions Enforcement

On June 26, 2025, the UK government brought into force the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2025 (the “2025 Amendment”), marking a notable development in the UK government’s sanctions...more

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Dodging Duties: The Ninth Circuit Affirms an Expansive Application of the False Claims Act Consistent with Trump Administration...

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On June 23, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment in a case in which the jury found the defendant knowingly made false statements on customs forms to avoid paying...more

DLA Piper

Ninth Circuit Holds Private Parties Can Bring Claims Against Importers Under the False Claims Act for Antidumping Duty Evasion

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a significant ruling with potentially far-reaching consequences for companies that import merchandise, including but not limited to those subject to...more

Fisher Phillips

Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1

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Most employers are prepared for new laws at the start of each year – but did you know that a heap of new workplace laws take effect at the halfway point? Here’s your employer cheat sheet to prepare for July 1 effective dates…...more

Hogan Lovells

RISK RADAR 2025 – Part 1: What’s keeping Middle East GCs awake and what to do about it

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With global tensions rising, data threats growing and regulators sharpening their teeth, 2025 is proving to be a significant year for legal and compliance teams across the Middle East. From secondary sanctions exposure to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The False Claims Act Comes to Britain? Preparing for the ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’ Offence

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In just a few months, the UK’s corporate criminal liability offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) comes into force. Modelled on the framework of the Failure to Prevent Bribery offence, FTPF imposes strict liability on...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 371 -- DOJ's New Corporate Enforcement Program

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Is your company ready to bet its future on whether it can outpace a whistleblower to the DOJ’s door? In this episode, Michael Volkov takes a deep dive into the Department of Justice’s newly announced strategy to reshape...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Customs Fraud Investigations Will Be a DOJ Area of Focus

On May 12, 2025, Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Chief Matthew Galeotti issued a memorandum addressing the “Fight Against White-Collar Crime.” The memorandum lists several priorities for white-collar criminal...more

Littler

DOJ Expands Corporate Whistleblower Program to Include Immigration Law Violations

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The stakes for non-compliance with federal immigration law have just increased exponentially. On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division unveiled its new White Collar Enforcement Plan (“Enforcement...more

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DOJ Announces White Collar Enforcement Priorities and Revisions to Related Policies

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On May 12, 2025, Matthew Galeotti, the Head of the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued a new white collar enforcement plan (“Enforcement Plan”) titled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight...more

Morgan Lewis

China’s First Antitrust Enforcement Case Targeting Individual Liability: Strategic Guidance for Multinational Corporations

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The Administration for Market Regulation of Shanghai recently finalized penalties totaling RMB 223 million (approx. $31 million) against three pharmaceutical companies for colluding to fix prices and divide markets for...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 153, The CW 25 Edition

Welcome to this Edition of Everything Compliance, Shout Outs and Rants. In this episode, we have the quintet of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, Karen Woody, Tom Fox and Karen Moore. 1. Karen Moore rants at the Department of...more

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