United States: Criminal Law

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (the SDNY) recently announced a novel voluntary self-disclosure program (the Program) for companies to report misconduct involving financial crimes.

On February 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury)'s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) launched a webpage to accept whistleblower tips on money laundering, sanctions violations, and fraud (the Whistleblower Webpage)

The CRUSH RFI is part of a broader, coordinated anti-fraud crackdown. On February 25, 2026, the administration announced a package of major anti-fraud actions...

On February 24, 2026, Jay Clayton, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced an updated Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program to incentivize companies to disclose illegal activity ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Fraud Section released its 2025 Year-in-Review (YIR) last week, revealing an expanded enforcement blueprint that suggests heightened regulatory risk and more aggressive...

The goal of recent law reforms in many jurisdictions is to make it easier to hold businesses to account for offenses committed by their directors, employees, agents and other associated parties, a corporate criminal liability risk that has been developing over several years.

Sometimes, cases arrive when you least expect them. For litigation attorney Dan Small, one such moment involved stepping into an already high‑profile federal matter.

The SDNY has implemented a revised voluntary self-disclosure program offering early, conditional declinations of prosecution for companies that self-report misconduct in good faith before...

The advisory addresses TrumpRX, a DTC prescription drug platform designed to facilitate patient access to certain medications outside of the traditional pharmacy benefit and reimbursement framework.

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...

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

On March 16, 2020, the Georgia Court of Appeals entered a ruling in the case of Star Residential, LLC vs. Hernandez for plaintiffs who bring claims under the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.