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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. 
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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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Whistleblower Update: SEC, DOJ Still Focusing on Employment Agreements and Written Policies, Off-Channel Communications

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought more actions targeting regulated entities for recordkeeping violations related to employees using noncompany communications platforms, and both the SEC and the U.S....more

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DOJ Triples Down on Incentivizing Disclosures with Launch of Three-Year Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”), aimed at incentivizing whistleblowers to report potential criminal conduct. The announcement was anticipated, having been previewed in March 2024 by Deputy...more

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

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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

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Anticorruption Enforcement and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Trends to Track in 2024

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This is the seventh in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

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The Lines Are Open! DOJ Adds New Tool in Anticorruption Efforts With Whistleblower Pilot Program

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Building on the recent passage of the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), at the American Bar Association’s 2024 National Institute on White Collar Crime conference in San Francisco earlier this month (2024 ABA...more

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