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DOJ Antitrust Announces New Whistleblower Program

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On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (“Antitrust Division”) announced that it is creating the Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program (the “Whistleblower Program”) in partnership with the U.S. Postal...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Show Them the Money: New Rewards Program Heightens Incentives for Antitrust Whistleblowers

On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the Division) announced a new program that could provide monetary payouts to individuals who report criminal antitrust violations. The program, described in a...more

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DOJ Expands Whistleblower Rewards to Include Immigration Violations

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Since May 12, when the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced policy changes to the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (CWAP), employers now face increased scrutiny and potential risks due to the DOJ’s recent...more

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DOJ’s Antitrust Division Launches First-Ever Whistleblower Awards Program

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On July 8, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, in partnership with the United States Postal Service (USPS), announced the launch of a Whistleblower Rewards Program. This new initiative is designed to...more

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CFPB Provides Guidance on Referrals for Potential Criminal Enforcement

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The CFPB has issued a policy statement describing its plan to address criminally liable regulatory offenses. President Donald Trump previously issued an executive order on May 9, 2025, requiring each federal agency to publish...more

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In Response to the President’s Directive, CFPB Unveils New Strategy to Tackle Criminal Regulatory Offenses

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Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a policy statement in the Federal Register outlining its approach to addressing criminally liable regulatory offenses. This publication comes in...more

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FinCEN Joins the Government-Wide Pursuit of Cartels - UPDATED 3/18/25

On March 11, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) specifically aimed at combatting Mexico-based cartels and other criminals along the southwest border of the United...more

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FinCEN Issues Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order Aimed to Combat Mexican-based Drug Cartels

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We have written previously about the new administration’s significant shifts in its approach to criminal enforcement and prosecution of money laundering cases. Specifically, we wrote about shifts at the U.S. Department of...more

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FinCEN Joins the Government-Wide Pursuit of Cartels

On March 11, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) specifically aimed at combatting Mexico-based cartels and other criminals along the southwest border of the United...more

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Supreme Court Grants Stay of Preliminary Injunction Against Corporate Transparency Act – Second Injunction Still In Effect

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On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to stay a nationwide injunction that was issued by a Texas federal judge in the case Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry. As we discussed previously,...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

What’s Ahead as Corporate Transparency Act Comes to a Crossroads

The recent whiplash regarding the validity of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)—it was enjoined just to particular parties, then enjoined nationwide, then un-enjoined, then enjoined again, while other courts let it...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The Status of the Corporate Transparency Act – It’s Not Clear

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Few would argue that the federal government does not have a legitimate interest in preventing, detecting, and punishing tax fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes. Likewise, I imagine few would disagree with the...more

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Update: The Corporate Transparency Act Put On Hold

As an update to our post on the Corporate Transparency Act, on December 3, 2024, a federal district court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction pertaining to the Corporate Transparency Act in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v....more

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Corporate Transparency Act: Preliminary Injunction & FinCen’s Response

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The Corporate Transparency Act (31 U.S.C. § 5336, the CTA), which went into effect on January 1, 2024, requires a broad range of corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities (“reporting companies”) to file...more

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Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Halted by Federal Court

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Following the decision of a federal court on December 3, 2024, enjoining enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”), FinCEN announced last week that reporting companies are not currently required to file...more

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Texas Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act

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On Tuesday December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction which precludes enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) (See, Texas Top Cop Shop,...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Dealt Blow by Eastern District of Texas: How Reporting Companies Can Proceed

On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Court”) issued an opinion in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. et al. v. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, et al....more

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Federal Court Suspends Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s Reporting Requirements

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) nationwide. Texas Top...more

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Federal Government Appeals Suspension of Corporate Transparency Act Deadline

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On December 3, 2024, the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction suspending enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), less than a month before the deadline. The ruling temporarily...more

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Nationwide Injunction Halts Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act

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UPDATE as of 12/7/2024: FinCen has updated their website addressing the recent federal court order, publicly stating that reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN and...more

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Preliminary Injunction Blocking Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act

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We previously discussed a ruling by a federal District Court in Alabama finding that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was unconstitutional, with the holding limited to the plaintiffs in the case. For general background...more

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Federal District Court in Texas Grants “Nationwide” Preliminary Injunction Against CTA Enforcement

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On December 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and its implementing...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Nationwide Injunction Halts Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement

A recent federal court decision eliminates the present need for any person or company to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its implementing regulations. This decision may be reversed upon appeal, but as of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction of CTA

On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction regarding enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and related beneficial ownership reporting rule. The...more

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“Christmas Curveball” – CTA Temporarily Blocked Nationwide by Texas Court Injunction

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A Texas federal court judge has thrown a Christmas curveball at FinCEN with less than one month remaining before the CTA deadline of Jan. 1, 2025. On that date more than 30 million companies would be required to report their...more

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