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The Volkov Law Group

Episode 378 — Update on Export and Sanctions Enforcement Cases

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The Trump Administration is aggressively pursuing export controls and sanctions enforcement. In two separate cases, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry...more

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OFAC Returns to Enforcement Scene — GVA Capital Pays $215 Million Penalty for Violations of Ukraine/Russia-Sanctions

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The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) has been relatively quiet on the enforcement front. That is not unusual — every transition results in an enforcement hiatus. Sanctions enforcement is a...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2025

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U.S. Financial Services Firms Announce Digital Asset Initiatives - A major U.S. financial services company and operator of global financial exchanges and clearinghouses recently announced an agreement with the issuer of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinCEN Joins the Government-Wide Pursuit of Cartels - UPDATED 3/18/25

On March 11, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) specifically aimed at combatting Mexico-based cartels and other criminals along the southwest border of the United...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinCEN Joins the Government-Wide Pursuit of Cartels

On March 11, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) specifically aimed at combatting Mexico-based cartels and other criminals along the southwest border of the United...more

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Review of International Trade Enforcement in the U.S., E.U., and UK in 2024 and What to Expect in 2025

This is the final in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Throughout 2024, enforcement of international trade laws continued to gather pace...more

A&O Shearman

Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty To Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Agrees To Pay More Than $500 Million In Penalties...

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On Monday, February 24, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (the “SDNY”), in conjunction with the FBI, announced that a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange (“the Exchange”) pled guilty...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Treasury suspends enforcement of beneficial ownership information reporting for U.S. companies, focuses on foreign entities

On March 2, the Treasury announced it will suspend enforcement of fines or penalties indefinitely for beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting. This suspension of enforcement will be for U.S. domestic reporting...more

Jones Day

Mitigating Risk From the Designation of Cartels as FTOs and SDGTs

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The Situation: After President Trump issued an Executive Order ("EO") that creates a process to designate international cartels and other organizations as "Foreign Terrorist Organizations" ("FTOs") or "Specially Designated...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Another Urgent Update: Corporate Transparency Act is Again Enforceable with New Deadline for Reporting

We previously reported that on December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Fifth Circuit motion panel’s stay of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) of the temporary injunction granted by...more

Bracewell LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Obligations Effective Again With March 21, 2025, Deadline for Most Reporting Companies

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On February 17, 2025, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX) in Smith, et. al. v. US Department of the Treasury, et. al., entered an order staying the nationwide injunction on enforcement of the...more

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2024 Crypto Tax Year in Review

The crypto tax space saw significant developments in 2024. As 2025 ushers in new regulatory shifts (as our colleagues discussed here), tax changes may be on the horizon. In anticipation, this review revisits crypto tax...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. SDNY retains restrictions on DOGE’s access to Treasury payment systems

Recently, the U.S. SDNY left in place a temporary restraining order that was imposed on DOGE from accessing Treasury payment systems. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the U.S. SDNY blocked DOGE temporarily from accessing...more

Ruder Ware

Yo-Yo-Yo: CTA is Back

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting requirements are back in effect. This afternoon, a federal district court in Texas granted the U.S. government’s motion to stay (i.e., pause) the nationwide CTA...more

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Scott Bessent and Jerome Powell reportedly discuss DOGE access to Treasury

Recently, both Scott Bessent and Jerome Powell reportedly discussed DOGE’s access to Treasury payment systems. On February 7, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated in an interview that DOGE’s operational review aims to...more

Kerr Russell

Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement Expected to Resume Following Legal Developments

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While the United States Supreme Court recently lifted one nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Incorporated et al. v. McHenry (formerly Garland),...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: A New Era of Risk for Global Businesses

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” This directive instructs the...more

Dickinson Wright

Supreme Court Stays Fifth Circuit CTA Injunction, But Clarity Remains Elusive

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On Jan. 23, 2025, the United States Supreme Court reinstated a stay on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Dec. 26, 2024, decision, which had upheld a lower court’s nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate...more

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FCPA Predictions: Don’t Expect Much to Change

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In 2017, when President Trump first took office, big changes were expected in FCPA enforcement.  Much of this reflected President Trump’s expressed misgivings on the substance of the FCPA.  He was not a big fan of the law and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Is the Future of Digital Assets in the United States Bright Again?

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Yes, indeed! What Brad Garlinghouse of Ripple Labs called “Gensler’s reign of terror” ended with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s resignation upon President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Paul...more

Kerr Russell

CTA Enforcement Remains Suspended Amid Ongoing Litigation

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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to stay the nationwide injunction that had previously banned enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its key...more

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Fifth Circuit Rejects OFAC Designation of Tornado Cash Immutable Smart Contracts

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In a closely watched and complicated case, Van Loon et al. v. Dep’t of the Treasury et al., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) cannot sanction Tornado...more

Adams & Reese

International Compliance Digest – November 2024

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While the incoming administration has blanketed the news cycle with newly threatened tariffs against typical targets like China, and against neighboring allies like Canada and Mexico, the current administration has quietly...more

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International Compliance Digest – October 2024

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October was a robust month for compliance with agency actions and guidance concerning anti-boycott, forced labor, section 301 exclusions, outbound investment, and sanctions. The International Trade Commission also voted...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - September 2024 #4

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Payments Firms Launch Crypto Products, New Crypto Adoption Data Published - According to a recent press release, a well-known U.S. payments and financial technology company announced that it will allow its United States...more

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