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50 AGs Raise the Stakes, Urging DOJ to Target Offshore Gambling

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A bipartisan coalition of 50 AGs has sent a letter to the U.S. DOJ asking it to prioritize enforcement efforts against illegal offshore online gambling platforms. In the letter, the coalition warned that these unregulated...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Top PHive Crypto Enforcement Notes: December Edition

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Well, it was another quiet month in crypto . . . Not. We are still watching the tsunami play out in real time, as governments and the crypto market react to another seismic shift in the crypto landscape....more

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Investigations Newsletter: Millennial Couple Faces Twenty Years in Prison for Largest DOJ Bitcoin Seizure in History

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Millennial Couple Faces Twenty Years in Prison for Largest DOJ Bitcoin Seizure in History - On February 7, 2022, authorities arrested a husband and wife in their 30s, Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, accused of...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

DOJ Seizes Millions in Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers

On June 7, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it seized 63.7 of the 75 bitcoins paid by Colonial Pipeline to ransomware attackers last month. The recovered bitcoins were valued at $2.3 million at the time of...more

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DOJ Hoarding and Price Gouging Task Force Seizes Critical Medical Supplies and Distributes to New York and New Jersey Hospitals

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The Justice Department and the FBI have quickly acted to focus on fraudsters and hoarders seeking to profit from the public panic in response to the pandemic.  DOJ issued a memo to U.S. Attorneys prioritizing investigations...more

King & Spalding

Q4 2019: Latin America Enforcement Review

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In the fourth quarter of 2019, U.S. enforcement authorities sustained efforts to prosecute individuals violating U.S. anticorruption laws in matters related to Latin America, while authorities in Latin America, including in...more

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Canadian Cannabis Industry Employees Face Risks When Crossing the U.S.-Canadian Border

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The legal Canadian cannabis industry is booming, and U.S. companies can benefit from the prospering cross-border industry by partnering with Canadian companies. However, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cannabis law...more

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Personal liability trend continues: Health care CEO gets jail time for fraud scheme

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that the CEO of Indiana-based American Senior Communities (ASC) was sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison for his involvement in a “massive fraud, kickback, and money...more

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Where O’ Where Did Our Monitors Go? — The Telia Bribery Case

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Just when everyone was anticipating the beginning of an uptick in FCPA enforcement in 2017, the Justice Department and the SEC delivered a resounding message to remind everyone that FCPA enforcement is here to stay. However,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Telia FCPA Enforcement Action: Part IV – Getting Some Monies Back

I have spent the past few blog posts reviewing the many lessons that can be garnered by the compliance practitioner from the Telia Company AB (Telia) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) resolution. However, there is one...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - December 2016

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update looks at Brexit’s impact on corporate crime and investigations, the U.S. DOJ’s increased use of forfeiture actions with international implications, current...more

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DOJ Reaffirms Commitment to Prosecuting Individuals, Toughens Expectation for Corporate Response

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a memorandum ("The Yates memo") on September 9, 2015 by Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, reaffirming the Government's commitment to prosecuting individuals. Say...more

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