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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain.

Second Circuit Decision Clarifies Scope of Honest Services Wire Fraud Statute

WilmerHale on 7/11/2025

On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in United States v. Lopez that foreign commercial bribery schemes fall within the ambit of the honest services wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. §...more

The DOJ’s New Pilot Programs: A Bane for Compliance Programs

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 6/7/2024

For years, Department of Justice officials have stressed how important chief compliance officers are as the first line of defense in fighting corporate crimes. While that’s true, compliance programs now have a competitor in...more

The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act: Much Ado About Nothing?

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 3/1/2024

In December 2023, President Joe Biden signed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) into law under the broader Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). While FEPA’s sponsors hailed it as “the most...more

Client Alert: Failure to Prevent Fraud – What Do You Need to Know About the New Corporate Offence? (Part 2)

Jenner & Block on 5/12/2023

On 11 April 2023, the UK Home Office tabled an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the Bill), which is currently making its way through the UK Parliament. The amendment introduces a much...more

Governmental overreach or proper jurisdiction - Defendant seeks dismissal of charges by arguing lack of requisite nexus to the...

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 8/28/2019

The extraterritorial reach of statutes seeking to prohibit unscrupulous financial practices has been debated and watched as both entities and individuals seek to determine the scope of the United States’ government’s ability...more

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