Podcast - “I Lied Like a Dog!”
Sittenfeld v. United States – Campaign Contributions as Crimes?
Podcast - Persistence and Determination
Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending, July 12, 2025
RICO Section 1962(b): Acquisition or Maintenance of Control Over Legitimate Enterprises — RICO Report Podcast
Podcast - The Seeds of Corruption
False Claims Act Insights - Bitter Pills: DOJ Targets Pharmacies for FCA Enforcement
Episode 374 -- Justice Department Resumes FCPA Enforcement with New, Focused Guidance
Daily Compliance News: June 16, 2025, The Golden Share Edition
The JustPod: Defending the "Evil Genius:" A Conversation with Leonard Ambrose
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 62 - The Tragic Toll of Conspiracy Theories: The Seth Rich Story
SBR-Author’s Podcast: The Unseen Life of an Undercover Agent: A Conversation with Charlie Spillers
Podcast - "Ready for Trial?"
Podcast - The Law as a Force for Change
The JustPod: A Discussion with Defense Counsel Rocco Cipparone and Angie Levy on January 6 Prosecutions
False Claims Act Insights - Trump DOJ Sharpens Its Focus on Healthcare Fraud
The JustPod: A murder-for-hire allegation, public corruption trial, and notable acquittal
Podcast - Every Case Is a New World
Internal investigations have long been a valuable tool for companies and their executives to manage civil, regulatory, and criminal liability. By investigating potential corporate misconduct with the help of counsel, a...more
On May 12, 2025, Matthew Galeotti, Head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, unveiled a comprehensive white collar enforcement strategy titled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against...more
On May 12, 2025, the Head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, Matthew Galeotti, announced a new white collar enforcement plan in a memorandum entitled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against...more
On November 22, 2024, then Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri recapped the changes made during the Biden Administration in enforcement policies and announced a few new ones. To better understand...more
Host Gregg N. Sofer welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Catherine Hanaway to the podcast to discuss the recent sentencing of Nishad Singh, a former key lieutenant of Sam Bankman-Fried, the cryptocurrency mogul responsible for...more
On September 16, the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois (NDIL) announced the launch of its Individual Self-Disclosure (ISD) Pilot Program. The program offers non-prosecution agreements to qualifying...more
What is the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and who is it designed to help? What are the guidelines for voluntary disclosure to the IRS and who is eligible to apply? The IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a rare criminal indictment involving the Medicare Advantage program—a contrast from DOJ’s more typical use of its civil enforcement authority to pursue similar issues...more
On October 4, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in connection with mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This policy is...more
On October 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a new Mergers & Acquisitions (“M&A”) Safe Harbor Policy to further encourage self-disclosures and provide companies with additional predictability in the...more
On October 4, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a “safe harbor” policy for companies that voluntary self-disclose violations identified during the M&A process. US Deputy Attorney General Lisa...more
Voluntary self-disclosure is a valuable remediation measure for companies who identify their own potential violations of U.S. sanctions, export controls, and other national security laws....more
In late February, the United States Attorneys for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York announced a new “Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy” (VSD Policy), effective immediately, that applies to all United States...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) formally implemented a nationwide Voluntary Self-Disclosure policy (VSD policy) on February 22, 2023—effective immediately—that has been in the works for several years. The VSD policy...more
On February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the Disclosure Policy) that now governs corporate prosecutions by US Attorney’s Offices (USAOs) nationwide. Building on a 2022...more
On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. (AAG Polite) announced changes to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP). The CEP, which applies to all Criminal...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), through Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr., announced on Jan. 17, 2023, "the first significant changes" to its Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) since 2017. The revisions...more
The week of September 12 was an important one for corporate compliance professionals. We saw two high-ranking officials at the U.S. Justice Department give back-to-back speeches outlining ambitious plans to transform the...more
On September 15, 2022, the Department of Justice (Department) released a memorandum revising several key aspects of its corporate criminal enforcement policies. The new policy, titled Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal...more
In part two of our series about cooperation and the Department of Justice’s use of its coercive and persuasive powers to conscript an army for DOJ’s corporate enforcement efforts, host Gregg Sofer is joined by Rudy Rivera,...more
On December 13, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its enforcement guidelines to include a no-fine, no-prosecution presumption for companies that voluntarily self-disclose potentially willful violations of the...more
On January 31, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) agreed to resolve allegations that Airbus SE (“Airbus”), a France-based aerospace company, used third-party business partners to bribe government officials and airline...more
Previously, we introduced you to this topic and provided updates about the positive international trends in anti-corruption efforts, bribery, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Today, we...more
Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski’s remarks provide important guidance for management and boards, and underscore the US Department of Justice’s commitment to prosecuting individuals for corporate misconduct....more
Despite predictions of a slow-down in enforcement under the Trump administration—and indications that enforcement in some areas has decreased in the past year1—2018 was yet again an active year for FCPA enforcement. The year...more