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Top 5 Takeaways for Employers as Attorney General Announces Aggressive Immigration Stance

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a significant shift in immigration enforcement policy under Attorney General Pam Bondi’s leadership, prioritizing aggressive prosecution of immigration-related violations –...more

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FCPA Enforcement Update: Two Big Settlements to End the Year 

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In the past several years there has been a significant decrease in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement efforts. Reports suggest that corporate criminal cases have decreased by roughly 50% since 2012. FCPA...more

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Prescription and Medication Counterfeiting Defense

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21 U.S.C. § 331: Selling Counterfeit Drugs - Under Section 331, it is illegal to sell counterfeit drugs in interstate commerce. Because this includes online sales, the “interstate commerce” element is very easy to...more

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2021 Year in Review: FCPA

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A. Basic Overview of Statute - The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. (FCPA), makes it unlawful for U.S. persons and entities and others who act within the jurisdiction of the...more

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FCPA Update: Enforcement Continues

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In recent months, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) have announced several notable penalties for violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA prohibits...more

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Shipping Company Reaches $12 Million Plea Agreement To Resolve Environmental Charges

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On December 1, 2020, Singaporean shipping company Pacific Carriers Limited (“PCL”) entered a $12 million plea agreement to resolve criminal charges that it knowingly failed to record illegal discharges of oil waste and...more

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A CEO's Guide to FCPA Compliance

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- A tone-at-the-top business culture with CEO leadership is a critical component of effective anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy implementation. - CEO leadership helps set an example for lower management and company...more

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Enforcement Risks and the CARES Act

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act, which was signed into law on March 27, 2020, provided for the establishment and expansion of a range of economic assistance programs designed to help...more

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Florida Cancer Center Admits to Violating U.S. Antitrust Laws, Agrees to Pay More Than $120 Million in Penalties

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In the first case of its kind, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute...more

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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments For December 2019

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

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Latest DOJ Spoofing Settlement

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On November 6, 2019, the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice with the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, and the CFTC, announced settlements of their spoofing and market manipulation...more

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Billion Dollar Baby: Ericsson FCPA Enforcement Action - Part 4: The Double Whammy in Penalties

Last week the Justice Department (DOJ) announced a resolution of the long standing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational networking and...more

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DOJ Indicts Former Braskem CEO on FCPA Criminal Charges

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Recently, the Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging Jose Carlos Grubisich, the former CEO of Braskem S.A. with participating in an FCPA conspiracy with Odebrecht S.A.  Grubisisch was arrested last Wednesday. ...more

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DOJ Introduces Guidance Over Inability-to-Pay Claims

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On October 8, 2019, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a memorandum (“Memorandum”) providing guidance on how the DOJ’s prosecutors will handle inability-to-pay claims from companies, intending to provide companies—and...more

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DOJ’s Aggressive Effort to Combat Opioid Crisis Places Everyone in the Crosshairs

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INTRODUCTION - A wave of recent indictments unsealed against opioid distributors and their executives signifies that the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has embarked on a criminal crackdown after years of civil...more

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Aegerion Settles Criminal and Civil Probe of Promotional Practices, REMS and HIPAA Compliance, and Patient Assistance Programs

On September 22, 2017, Aegerion Pharmaceuticals resolved a wide-ranging probe by the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the company’s U.S. commercial activities relating to Juxtapid, a lipid-lowering agent for the...more

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DOJ Appoints Compliance Counsel to Provide Advice in FCPA Investigations

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is creating a new compliance counsel position in the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section to scrutinize the compliance programs of companies under investigation for possible Foreign Corrupt...more

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