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Decision Alert: Supreme Court Unanimously Expands Scope Of Wire Fraud

If you get what you paid for, can you still cry fraud? The Supreme Court answered that question in Kousisis v. United States, unanimously holding that the federal wire fraud statute...

United States Criminal

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Dykema

Podcast - The Seeds Of Corruption

The Trial Lawyer's Handbook: A Courtroom Preparation Podcast Series...

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

QuickHits: DOJ's FCPA Shift And Impacts On U.S.-China Operations

This brief newsletter covers recent cases, legal developments, and key questions affecting the evolving U.S.-China relationship and related business and legal environments.

Worldwide Criminal

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Three Banks Targeted By FinCEN In FEND Off Fentanyl Act Actions: What To Know

On June 25, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its first orders under the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, targeting three Mexican financial institutions: CIBanco S.A. (CIBanco), Intercam Banco S.A. (Intercam), and Vector Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V. (Vector), for their alleged roles in the laundering of proceeds associated with illicit opioid manufacturing and trafficking, including of fentanyl (the FinCEN Orders).

United States Criminal

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Lowenstein Sandler

The Ninth Circuit Clarifies The Viability Of Section 12(a)(2) Misstatement Claims Under Omnicare

United States Criminal

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Duane Morris LLP

DOJ Resumes FCPA Enforcement With New Guidelines

United States Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Justice Department Memo Sets Guidelines For Enforcement Of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

United States Criminal

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Duane Morris LLP

The Bank Account Switch Scam: What To Do Before And After It Happens To You

United States Criminal

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Harris Sliwoski

DOJ's Approach To White Collar Enforcement: Target Those Who Harm U.S. Interests While Minimizing Collateral Damage

United States Criminal

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Wiley Rein

DOJ Issues New FCPA Enforcement Guidelines

United States Criminal

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Nossaman LLP

DOJ's New FCPA Investigations And Enforcement Guidelines: How Organizations Need To Respond

United States Criminal

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Bracewell

Webinar Recording: DOJ Enforcement In The Trump Administration: Priorities, Shifts, And Legal Impacts (Video)

United States Criminal

M

Mintz

Fastest 5 Minutes: FCPA Developments (Podcast)

United States Criminal

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Forensic Analysis In Fraud Detection

United States Criminal

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IR Global

Why Early Mediations Fail And How To Maximize Their Chances For Success

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Blockchain 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Trade Wars & Sanctions – The New Trade Order

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

June 2025 Newsletter

Worldwide International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

President Trump Restores Section 232 Tariffs

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Anti-Corruption & Bribery

White Collar Crime

Terrorism & National Security

United States Supreme Court Unanimously Rules That Only Natural Persons - Not Organizations - Can Be Liable Under Torture Victim Protection Act

On April 18, 2012, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority, holding that only natural persons can be held liable under the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (TVPA or Act).

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

World Trade Centre Default Judgment - But enforcement may be difficult

The US Federal Judge filed a controversial default judgment for terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York.

United States Government

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Barry Nilsson

Canadian Government Proposes Comprehensive Amendments To Anti-Money Laundering Legislation

On December 21, 2011, the Canadian federal government released a consultation paper (the Consultation Paper) containing certain proposals to strengthen Canada’s anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorist financing (ATF) legislative framework, which is administered through the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLA) and related regulations (collectively, AML Legislation).

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Proposed Amendments To The Proceeds Of Crime (Money Laundering) And Terrorist Financing Regulations On Ascertaining Identity

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

New E-Verify Rules for Florida and Rhode Island; Federal Action Also Likely

United States Immigration

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Morgan Lewis

The Butterfly Effect: Outsourcing, the USA PATRIOT Act and OFAC

United States Employment

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Immigration Insights (November 2010)

United States Immigration

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Dinsmore & Shohl

October 13, 2010 issue - Immigration News

United States Immigration

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Fakhoury Global Immigration

DHS to Institute Fee for Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) for Visa Waiver Program

United States Immigration

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Morgan Lewis

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Public Order

To Seize Or Not To Seize: Campus Protests And Police Uses Of Force

Dozens of college and university campuses experienced protests in April and May of 2024 due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Many were peaceful, but some turned violent...

United States Criminal

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Robins Kaplan

Ben & Jerry's Founder Arrested for Protesting the Prosecution of Julian Assange

Ben Cohen charged with "unlawful entry" whilst protesting against the prosecution of Julian Assange.

United States Criminal

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Admissibility Of Police Reports: Rizzuto v Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board, 2023 ONSC 2101

In Rizzuto v Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board, 2023 ONSC 2011 (CanLii), the plaintiffs brought a mid-trial motion seeking admission of a typewritten police report ("Police Report").

Canada Criminal

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McLeish Orlando LLP

The Future Of Firearms: Bill C-21 Proposes Strongest-Ever Restrictions

Canada Criminal

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Recent Court Of Appeals Case Regarding Georgia Street Gang Terrorism And Prevention Act A Win For Plaintiffs

United States Criminal

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Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP

Map Public Nuisance Video

United States Criminal

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

EU Foreign Investment Law In Force From April

European Union International

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Congress Agrees To Final Opioids Bill With Vote Scheduled This Week

United States Criminal

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BakerHostetler

The New Age Of Cyberbullying

Canada Media & IT

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

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Crime

Active Shooter Incidents, Part I: Beyond The Statistics To Practical Workplace Violence Insights (Podcast)

In the first part of this three-part podcast series, Karen Tynan, a shareholder in the firm's Sacramento office and co-chair of the Workplace Violence Prevention Practice Group...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Podcast - The Seeds Of Corruption

The Trial Lawyer's Handbook: A Courtroom Preparation Podcast Series...

United States Criminal

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Holland & Knight

Judge Holds That ICE Workplace Warrants Must Comply With The Fourth Amendment

Given the Trump administration's continued emphasis on immigration enforcement, it is critical that employers understand their rights during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement action.

United States Immigration

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Steptoe LLP

Anti-Money Laundering Measures In The British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Government

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Conyers

US Supreme Court's Esteras Ruling On Factoring "Retribution" Into Supervised Release Decisions Will Likely Have Limited Practical Impact

United States Litigation

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Perkins Coie LLP

DOJ Targets Trade Fraud: Importers Now On Notice As Criminal Division Ramps Up Enforcement

United States International

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Diaz Trade Law

What The New Executive Order On "Fighting Overcriminalization In Federal Regulations" Means For Environmental Criminal Enforcement

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Upcoming Changes To Canada's Anti-Money Laundering Regime – C2it That Your Business Is Compliant

Canada Criminal

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McMillan LLP

In Benchmark Product Safety Case, Corporate Executives Sentenced To Prison For Late Reporting Under Section 15

United States Consumer

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Arnold & Porter

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White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

Deepfake Dangers

Not long ago, real estate scams typically involved forged deeds, stolen identities or shady shell companies. The scams were relatively crude and usually relied on old-school trickery.

United States Technology

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Kaufman Rossin

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Unanimously Expands Scope Of Wire Fraud

If you get what you paid for, can you still cry fraud? The Supreme Court answered that question in Kousisis v. United States, unanimously holding that the federal wire fraud statute...

United States Criminal

D

Dykema

DOJ Cracks Down On Trade And Tariff Fraud: Importers Face Criminal Enforcement

In a major development that should send shockwaves through the importing community, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has placed trade and customs fraud squarely in its prosecutorial crosshairs.

United States International

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Harris Sliwoski

State AG News: Public Broadcasting, Debt Relief, Fraud June 19-25, 2025

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Podcast - The Seeds Of Corruption

United States Criminal

HK

Holland & Knight

US Launches Unit To Target DEI Policies At Colleges With Civil Fraud Probes

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

Colorado's New Registered Agent Requirements Takes Effect July 1, 2025: What Your Business Needs To Know

United States Commercial

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Clark Hill

QuickHits: DOJ's FCPA Shift And Impacts On U.S.-China Operations

Worldwide Criminal

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

White Collar FLSA Exemption Threshold Takes Effect July 1

United States Employment

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Honigman

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Latest Videos

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Webinar Recording: DOJ Enforcement In The Trump Administration: Priorities, Shifts, And Legal Impacts (Video)

M

Mintz

The Ever-Changing SEC Regulatory Environment (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

The DOJ Asks For Everything Everywhere All At Once: New Corporate Enforcement Policies Promise A Hollywood Ending, But Will They Deliver One? (Video)

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Luke Cass, Michael Clark Discuss "Corporate Enforcement Under The Biden Administration" (Video)

WB

Womble Bond Dickinson

Criminal Spoofing And Manipulation Enforcement (Video)

MB

Mayer Brown

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