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CFTC Enforcement Division Issues Framework for DOJ Criminal Referrals

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On July 9, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Enforcement (DOE), acting pursuant to a recent executive order (EO), issued an advisory letter outlining its new policy for referring criminally...more

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Updated: Trump Administration Clarifies Criminal Enforcement Priorities

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On May 9, 2025, the White House issued an executive order, titled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations,” that could have a significant impact on the administration’s enforcement of criminal regulatory...more

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CFPB publishes policy statement on criminally liable regulatory offenses

On June 27, the CFPB published a policy statement in the Federal Register outlining its plan to address criminally liable regulatory offenses. The statement came in response to Executive Order 14294, which the President...more

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What the New Executive Order on “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations” Means for Environmental Criminal Enforcement

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On May 9, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order No. 14294, “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations” (EO), which reinforces the administration’s deregulatory agenda. While sweeping in scope, the EO has...more

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FERC Issues Guidance on Treatment of Criminal Regulatory Offenses

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On June 16, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Guidance regarding the consistency of its existing policies for referring alleged criminal regulatory offenses to the Department of Justice...more

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New Executive Order Takes Aim at the Regulatory State

On May 9, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14294, “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.” The EO is a continuation of President Trump’s larger effort to address the “overregulation” problem that has...more

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The Trump Administration Takes Aim at Regulatory Overcriminalization

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On May 9, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.” The Order takes aim at what the President calls “regulatory crimes,” with the intended purpose...more

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Trump Administration Clarifies Criminal Enforcement Priorities

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On May 9, 2025, the White House issued an executive order, titled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations,” that could have a significant impact on the administration’s enforcement of criminal regulatory...more

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New Executive Order Seeks to Curb Overuse of Criminal Actions Brought By Federal Agencies

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Last week, President Trump issued an executive order – entitled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations” – with the goal of curbing the use of criminal penalties otherwise imposed by federal regulations. The...more

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Curbing Regulatory Crimes: Latest Executive Order Warrants Close Attention by Corporate Legal and Compliance Teams

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On May 9, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a new Executive Order titled Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations, marking a significant policy shift in how federal agencies and the Department of Justice (DOJ)...more

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