Mondaq USA: Criminal Law
Last week, Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was suspended for 10 games for biting a Chelsea player during a globally broadcasted English Premier League game.
On May 15, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged CEO Dejun Zou and board chair Amy Qiu, husband-and-wife executives at China-based RINO International Corporation, alleging that they engaged in a scheme to overstate the company’s revenues and divert $3.5 million in proceeds from a securities offering for their personal use.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in United States ex rel. Hobbs v. MedQuest Associates, Inc., 711 F.3d 707 (6th Cir. April 1, 2013), recently reversed an $11.1 million False Claims Act ("FCA") judgment, rejecting the government’s argument that MedQuest, a diagnostic testing company that operates testing facilities, violated the FCA by failing to meet certain Medicare enrollment requirements.
In a recent case, United States v. Smith, 133 S. Ct. 714 (2013), the Supreme Court had occasion to examine the conspiracy withdrawal defense and to reconsider whether it is the defendant or the government that carries the burden of proof of that defense when the withdrawal arguably occurs at a point in time outside the statute of limitations for a conspiracy charge.
As discussed here previously, prosecutors always look to introduce evidence of pleadings or orders entered in related civil litigation to achieve a variety of purposes in the present criminal case.
On May 7, 2013, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed extraordinary criminal charges against two registered representatives of a U.S. broker-dealer and a high-level Venezuelan government official for engaging in a "Massive International Bribery Scheme".
The Crime and Courts Act 2013 received Royal Assent in April 2013, and makes provision for the introduction of deferred prosecution agreements in the U.K.
Under 15 U.S.C. § 78ff (a), a defendant who willfully violates any SEC rule or regulation is subject to imprisonment for up to 20 years, unless "he proves that he had no knowledge of such rule or regulation."
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Justice Department has invoked the 1948 Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (the "WSLA") in an effort to aggressively extend and suspend statutes of limitations in alleged financial crimes.
The charges arose out of a periodic SEC examination of DAP and its Global Markets Group.
In its first public Policy Statement regarding the treatment of cooperation in investigations, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board provided guidance on how it will consider a firm’s or associated person’s "extraordinary cooperation".
After a two-week trial before United States District Court Judge Edward Chen of the Northern District of California, David Nosal was convicted of three counts of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
A case-based discussion on the intersection of the fields of criminal law and art and cultural property law.
In Commonwealth v. Nies, No. 5793-2012 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl, Apr. 18, 2013), the Honorable John A. Boccabella of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas applied a somewhat rare exception to the requirement that those who do not submit to a blood test in connection with a DUI investigation are subject to enhanced sentencing requirements.
On March 26, 2013, the Office of Inspector General published much-awaited guidance on physician-owned medical device distributorships (commonly known as "PODs") in the form of a Special Fraud Alert.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States v. Walsh ruled that the defendant could not use the proceeds from the sale of his house to fund his criminal defense because he used tainted funds to obtain the home.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in United States v. Anchor Mortgage Corp., 2013 WL 1150213 (7th Cir. Mar. 21, 2013), provides additional guidance on the appropriate measure of damages under the False Claims Act (FCA).
A discussion on whether federal judges can play any role in the plea negotiations.
The Houston-based Parker Drilling Company entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to settle allegations that the company violated the antibribery provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
A discussion on the reason for the increasing amount of cooperation between the U.S. Department of Justice and foreign law enforcement in the prosecution of white collar crime
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The SEC has recently announced that it entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement with Ralph Lauren Corp. in connection with alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Businesses in the oil and gas industry are cautioned to pay careful attention to evolutions in anti-corruption law in the jurisdictions where they operate.
The charges arose out of a periodic SEC examination of DAP and its Global Markets Group.
Prosecutors, in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, consider a host of factors when determining whether to pursue criminal charges against individuals, corporations, and financial institutions.
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In order for plaintiffs to certify a class in securities fraud class action litigation, they must demonstrate that class members relied on the allegedly fraudulent information.
The IRS Integrity and Verification Operations group is delaying a number of taxpayer refunds to screen for identity theft and refund fraud.
A case-based discussion on the intersection of the fields of criminal law and art and cultural property law.
A federal district court has in a recent case, sent a warning signal to companies that mandatory arbitration provisions in their agreements with employees and independent contractors may not stand up.
Last week, Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was suspended for 10 games for biting a Chelsea player during a globally broadcasted English Premier League game.
