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Second Circuit Vacates Former OpenSea Employee’s “Insider Trading” Conviction

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On June 1, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York charged former OpenSea employee Nathaniel Chastain with wire fraud1 for an NFT “insider trading” scheme. At the time, we here at SKrypto asked:...more

Blank Rome LLP

The Frontline is Everywhere: What General Counsel Need to Know About the Department of Justice’s Strategic Pivot Toward Customs...

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Introduction - The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has announced a significant realignment of resources that will fundamentally reshape criminal enforcement of international trade rules. By combining senior prosecutors...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

DOJ Identifies Tariff Fraud as Enforcement Priority

The Trump administration’s announcement of a panoply of steep tariffs on April 2, 2025, and the associated tariff negotiations that followed, has been met with extensive media coverage and analysis. To emphasize the...more

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Reversals of Fraud Charges Highlight Difficulties in Bringing Market Manipulation Cases

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Establishing that criminal defendants engaged in market manipulation is extremely difficult, often due to the difficulty in establishing that the defendant created prices that did not reflect legitimate sources of supply or...more

K&L Gates LLP

Trump DOJ Elevating Criminal Prosecution of Tariff Evasion

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As part of the Trump administration’s broad repositioning of US international trade policy toward higher tariffs and enhanced customs enforcement, on 12 May 2025, the head of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice...more

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DOJ Announces Unit to Prosecute Criminal Customs and Trade Fraud

Escalating what has already been a strong focus on combating customs and trade fraud in President Donald Trump’s second administration, on July 10, 2025, the Department of Justice announced it would be devoting significant...more

McCarter & English, LLP

2025 Criminal Antitrust Roundup

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) has had a busy first half of the year announcing a first-of-its-kind antitrust whistleblower program, new indictments, and several sentencing and fine decisions. Below is a...more

Butler Snow LLP

FCPA Compliance Post-February 2025: No Time to Relax

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Less than one month following President Donald Trump’s January 20, 2025 inauguration, on February 10, 2025, the White House issued an order pausing FCPA enforcement actions (e.g., new investigations and ongoing enforcement...more

DLA Piper

Cadence Case Signals DOJ and BIS Priorities in Export Control Compliance

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Cadence Design Systems Inc. (Cadence) simultaneously resolved criminal charges brought by the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) and the United States Attorney for the Northern District of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

(Insider) Trading under a Rule 10b5-1 Plan

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In June 2025, Terren Scott Peizer, the former chief executive officer, executive chairman and chairman of the board of directors of Ontrak, Inc. (Ontrak), was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment, ordered to pay a $5.25...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

DOJ Declines to Prosecute Private Equity Firm After Self-Disclosure Related to Acquired Company

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Last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) updated its Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations to include guidance related to voluntary self-disclosures in connection with acquisitions....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance Report: 10 Core Principles for Effective Internal Investigations with Michelle Peirce

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Michelle Peirce from Hinckley Allen, where she co-chairs the White Collar and Government...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending, July 26, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to...more

Mayer Brown

CFTC Issues Guidance for Referrals of Criminal Regulatory Offenses to DOJ

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On July 9, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an advisory describing its plan to address criminally liable regulatory offenses in accordance with Executive Order 14294, Fighting Overcriminalization...more

Hogan Lovells

Enforcement is alive and well, despite changes to CFTC referral policy

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an advisory regarding criminal referrals to the Department of Justice (DOJ) that de-emphasizes strict liability. Criminal enforcement of referrals will continue for...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ Deploys Specialized Criminal Unit to Target Tariff Evaders

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has deployed its Market Integrity and Major Frauds Unit to target tariff evasion, a clear sign of the escalation of trade enforcement. The Criminal Division’s specialized unit,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: July 23, 2025 the Pardon in the Wind? Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

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

ArentFox Schiff

Investigations Newsletter: IT Company Resolves FCA Allegations for Nearly $15 Million

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IT Company Resolves FCA Allegations for Nearly $15 Million - On July 14, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Hill ASC Inc., an information technology (IT) staffing company, agreed to pay $14.75 million to...more

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Trump Administration Bolsters FCA Health Care Fraud Enforcement With New DOJ-HHS Working Group

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Emphasizing its commitment to enforcing the False Claims Act (FCA) and combating health care fraud, the Trump Administration recently instituted a DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group dedicated to “combating health care...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: July 17, 2025, The COSO Yanked Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

DOJ Ramps Up Enforcement Efforts Targeting Tariff Evasion and Trade Fraud

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it is expanding its enforcement priorities to include a focus on import-related fraud — particularly schemes aimed at evading U.S. tariffs and duties. This marks a...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Justice Department Plans to Eliminate Tax Division by End of Summer

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Officials at the U.S. Department of Justice have announced plans to eliminate its Tax Division and relocate its attorneys to other divisions within the department. In existence for more than 90 years, the Tax Division is one...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

DOJ Antitrust Division and U.S. Postal Service Partner on New Antitrust Whistleblower Program

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is offering financial incentives to individuals (not companies) who report antitrust violations connected to the United States Postal Service....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for June 2025

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

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