Corruption, Criminal Prosecution, Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)

Client Alert: Attorney General Bondi Changes Direction on FCPA and FARA Prosecutions

Whiteford on 3/10/2025

On her first day in office, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced several changes to the standards governing the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, charging decisions, plea negotiations and sentencing recommendations. Two...more

Attorney General Walks Back FCPA to Focus on “Total Elimination of International Drug Cartels”

Nossaman LLP on 2/7/2025

The proposed expansion of the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) further into private commercial activity published in the Federal Register just over a month ago may be halted due to one of the first directives issued by...more

Senator Menendez Faces Additional Federal Charges of Acting as a Foreign Agent for the Egyptian Government in Superseding...

Wiley Rein LLP on 10/16/2023

Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, faces a superseding indictment filed in federal district court in New York alleging his involvement in acting as a foreign agent of Egypt and...more

DOJ Charges United States/Russian National with Acting as an Illegal Agent under FARA

The Volkov Law Group on 3/17/2022

In another action targeting Russian actors and connections, the Justice Department indicted Elena Branson, a dual United States-Russian national with criminal evasion of Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) registration...more

1 MDB Corruption Scandal Ripples with Superseding Indictment of Jho Low and Former Rapper “Pras’ Michael for Back-Channel Attempt...

The Volkov Law Group on 6/15/2021

The scandal emanating from the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad fund (1MDB) continues to ripple through criminal law enforcement and criminal prosecutions. ...more

RNC Deputy Finance Chair Elliott Broidy to Plead Guilty to Foreign Agent Registration Act Conspiracy

The Volkov Law Group on 10/12/2020

The former deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee and prominent fundraiser for President Trump has agreed to plead guilty with lobbying on behalf of Jho Low, an indicted and fugitive financier, who was...more