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DOJ Unveils New Plan for White-Collar Crime and Corporate Enforcement

McDermott Will & Schulte on 5/15/2025

The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) current approach to corporate criminal enforcement has come into focus with the issuance of a new White-Collar Enforcement Plan and several revised policy documents. The changes, which...more

DOJ Issues New FCPA Declination: Boston Consulting Group Pays $14.4 Million

The Volkov Law Group on 9/4/2024

The Justice Department is encouraging companies to voluntarily disclose criminal violations — “Come in and confess” and DOJ offers promises of a declination. But even a declination comes with a requirement — the company has...more

IRS Introduces Second Opportunity for ERC Claimants to Correct Errors

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/21/2024

On August 15, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched a second Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Voluntary Disclosure Program for employers to correct any mistakes related to their ERC claims. The ERC, introduced by...more

“Complexity will not hide crime from law enforcement,” California U.S. Attorney on Brockman Indictment

Foodman CPAs & Advisors on 11/3/2020

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) 39 count indictment charging Robert T. Brockman, with tax evasion, wire fraud, money laundering, and other offenses, demonstrates that the DOJ is committed to the investigation and...more

Virtual Currency: The Taxman is Coming

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/4/2019

Virtual currency transactions are now a prime focus of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scrutiny. The IRS has numerous information-gathering tools to enforce its taxing power, including summons, artificial intelligence, data...more

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