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DOJ Ramps Up Tariff Evasion Enforcement

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently begun an aggressive enforcement campaign targeting companies and individuals that attempt to circumvent U.S. tariffs, particularly those imposed under President Trump’s ongoing...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

$140M US Export Controls Enforcement Action for ‘Reason to Know, Including Awareness of a High Probability’ Violations

On July 28, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) jointly announced resolutions of parallel criminal and administrative...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 58 - Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: IRS Investigations

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What’s on the Trump administration’s agenda when it comes to federal investigations? Listen to the first in a series of episodes aimed at answering that question. Former IRS Special Agent Jonathan Schnatz joins host Matt...more

The Volkov Law Group

Life Sciences Company Escapes Criminal Charges for Employee’s Illegal Export Scheme

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Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., d/b/a MilliporeSigma (“MilliporeSigma”), a U.S. life sciences company based in Massachusetts, escaped criminal charges for export control violations, despite a former sales person’s scheme to illegally...more

Woods Rogers

EPA’s Landmark Civil-Criminal Enforcement Policy (Part I)

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Last week, the EPA announced a landmark policy change regarding the intersection and overlap of criminal and civil investigations/enforcement actions. EPA’s new policy represents one of the most dramatic and important changes...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] What To Do When the Government Comes Knocking - February 29th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Join John Heitmann, and Joshua Guyan as they welcome partners Matt Austin, Bart Daniel, and Adam Safwat, three seasoned defense attorneys who use their experience leading defense teams through complex federal investigations....more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

The Meaning of Corruption (Revisited): United States v. Robertson and Further Considerations for White Collar Practitioners from...

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A previous post examined interpretations of the statutory term “corruptly” in case law arising from prosecutions of participants in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. A significant new case from the D.C. Circuit, United...more

Polsinelli

Another Wave of Criminal Charges Brought in COVID-Related Fraud

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The Department of Justice and the US Attorney offices around the country are continuing to be in hot pursuit of cases of fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 20, 2022, the Department of Justice announced a new...more

Perkins Coie

DOJ’s False Claims Act Recoveries Jump to $5.6 Billion in FY 2021

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered more than $5.6 billion in civil False Claims Act (FCA) judgments and settlements in fiscal year (FY) 2021, the second largest ever annual total in FCA recoveries and the largest...more

Morgan Lewis

DOJ Deputy Attorney General Pledges New Approach to Corporate Crime

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Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco described important changes to the Department of Justice’s corporate criminal enforcement policies during her October 28, 2021 keynote address to the ABA’s 36th National Institute on White...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

DOJ Targets PPP Fraud and Abuse | Trends in White Collar Enforcement

Under President Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is expected to focus more intently on white collar enforcement than it did under the Trump administration. Fraud and abuse...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

The Next Wave of COVID-Related Criminal And Civil Enforcement Actions Is Starting

Given the rapid pace and volume of economic aid allocated by Congress to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts, it is no surprise that the federal government has focused heavily on identifying and prosecuting...more

Goodwin

California DFPI Announces Investigation of a Dozen Debt Collectors

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On January 19, 2020, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) launched an investigation ​into a dozen debt collectors potentially engaging in unlawful, unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or...more

Morgan Lewis

Dawn Raid Golden Rules

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Don’t obstruct: Be professional and cooperative. Don’t destroy documents or other evidence. Call counsel immediately to protect your rights. Keep a record of what is searched, what is taken, who was involved in...more

Jones Day

Six Months of COVID-19 Relief: Enforcement and Litigation Trends for Borrowers

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An uptick in fraud prosecutions and litigation has historically followed federal crisis relief programs. In addition to this historical trend, the attention fraud related to the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") has garnered...more

Hogan Lovells

The Department of Justice introduces a new privilege team

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Recently, the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Criminal Division Fraud Section took action that may provide defendants with opportunities to preserve their legal privileges during government investigations. In late 2018, the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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

Polsinelli

Emerging Trend: DOJ Turns to Rarely Used FARA Statute in Recent Surge in Prosecutions

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Earlier this year, the Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division publicly confirmed the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) intention to make Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) a criminal enforcement...more

Hogan Lovells

DOJ Continues False Claims Act Enforcement in Transportation Industry

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Two recent False Claims Act (FCA) settlements between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and transportation companies point to the continuation of a recent trend by the DOJ to use the FCA as a significant enforcement tool...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

[Webinar] What You Need to Know When Government Investigators Knock - December 4th, 2:00 pm ET

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Receiving notice that the government is investigating your organization, employees or corporate and/or scientific practice can be a cause for alarm – but it doesn’t have to be. Former federal prosecutors and Jackson Lewis...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 9.9.2019 | Top Story: Fed on Track to Cut Rates Again in September

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Friday remarks from Fed Chair Powell in Zurich confirmed the central bank’s dedication to keeping the US economic expansion on track and appear to have signaled the Fed’s plan to cut interest rates for a second time this...more

WilmerHale

Dual-Track Money Laundering Investigations: One-Way Traffic?

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Speaking at the Global Investigations Review Live event in London on 4th April, Mark Steward, Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), addressed the audience on three...more

BCLP

Spotlight on Money Laundering

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The National Crime Agency’s use of the Unexplained Wealth Order regime has also created high profile headlines exposing lavish spending habits of individuals whose wealth is unexplained. It is this political focus, along with...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

What Businesses Need to Know About Government Investigations in 2019

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is still in the early days of applying a significant change to how companies get credit for cooperating during government investigations. In a speech delivered on November 29, 2018, Deputy...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - January 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including DOJ guidance on the use of corporate monitors in criminal...more

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