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False Claims Act Enforcement: Looking Back And What To Expect In 2024

It is not often that we can say that a federal fraud statute had a blockbuster year. However, 2023 was exactly that for the False Claims Act ("FCA").

United States Criminal

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Foley Hoag LLP

DOJ Signals Renewed Focus On False Claims Act Enforcement Of Customs Fraud And Tariff Evasion By U.S. Importers

Allegations of improper avoidance of customs and duty obligations by businesses have long presented a potential risk of False Claims Act (FCA) liability.

United States Criminal

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Health Care Fraud Enforcement In 2024

The government had another busy year in 2023 investigating and prosecuting health care fraud cases on multiple fronts. Contending with the enormous health care crises...

United States Criminal

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Will State AGs Fill The Gap In FCPA Enforcement?

Since the start of President Trump's second administration, some State Attorneys General (AGs) have actively responded to executive orders...

United States Criminal

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Practitioners' Takeaways From The 2024 BBA White-Collar Crime Conference

United States Criminal

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Deed Fraud- What Is It And How Can You Protect Yourself

United States Criminal

WG

Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer

The Fine Line Between Free Speech And Prosecutable Threats

United States Criminal

TC

Thompson Coburn LLP

Compliance In The Era Of "Total Elimination": What The Administration's Cartel Focus Means For Cross-Border Business

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

The Future Of Anti-Corruption Enforcement: Potentially Increasing State And Non-US Prosecutions As An Alternative To The FCPA

United States Criminal

MB

Mayer Brown

US Supreme Court Further Constricts Fraud Prosecutions With Thompson Decision

United States Criminal

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Supreme Court Significantly Limits The SEC's Enforcement Power By Prohibiting Administrative Proceedings For Securities Fraud

United States Criminal

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

FCA Recoveries Tick Up In First Half Of FY25, Likely To Surpass Prior Year's Total

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

A New Sheriff In Town: State Attorneys General Take Action To Enforce Violations Of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

United States Criminal

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

IRS-CI Announces A New Initiative To Enhance BSA Information-Sharing With Financial Institutions

United States Criminal

MB

Mayer Brown

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

J

JAMS

Lessons From The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act Of 1930

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The U.S. Customs Broker License Exam: Tips And Perspectives

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Should We Expect More Tariffs In The Future? Understanding Trump's America First Trade Policy

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Planning For Travel Ban 2025 – Leaked Draft Includes 43 Countries

Worldwide Immigration

DW

Dickinson Wright PLLC

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Anti-Corruption & Bribery

White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

Fourth Circuit Rejects Rehearing In ACH Fraud Suit Alleging Violations Of KYC Rules And NACHA Operating Standards

On April 22, the Fourth Circuit declined to reconsider a panel ruling that found a credit union could not be held liable for a scam in which fraudsters diverted over $560,000...

United States Consumer

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

False Claims Act Enforcement: Looking Back And What To Expect In 2024

It is not often that we can say that a federal fraud statute had a blockbuster year. However, 2023 was exactly that for the False Claims Act ("FCA").

United States Criminal

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Financial Institutions May Have Civil And Criminal Exposure For Knowingly Or Unknowingly Assisting Customers Who Support Terrorist Activities

While there have been numerous shifts in government enforcement priorities in the past three months, there does appear to be one area where the status quo has remained the same.

United States Government

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

DOJ Signals Renewed Focus On False Claims Act Enforcement Of Customs Fraud And Tariff Evasion By U.S. Importers

United States Criminal

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Health Care Fraud Enforcement In 2024

United States Criminal

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Understanding The Litigation Privilege

United States Litigation

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

NY Commercial Litigation Report, April 2025 | Vol. 17

United States Litigation

CL

Chaffetz Lindsey

SEC Staff Provides Much-Needed Clarity On Meme Coins, But Litigation And Regulatory Pitfalls Remain

United States Technology

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Tennessee v. BlackRock: How This Case Informs How We Look Back And Look Ahead At ESG

United States Environment

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

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Corporate Crime

UK, French, And Swiss Enforcement Authorities Announce New Alliance

Anti-bribery and corruption agencies in the UK, France and Switzerland today announced a shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption, by way of a new taskforce intended to strengthen collaboration.

United States Criminal

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WilmerHale

JONES DAY TALKS®: Corporate Fraud Investigations In 2025: Lessons, Trends, And Need-To-Knows (Podcast)

Corporate fraud remains a persistent and potentially damaging threat to companies across industries, sectors, and borders. The risks are substantial and the penalties are daunting.

United States Criminal

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Jones Day

President Trump And Attorney General Bondi Announce Significant Shift In FCPA And Other Corporate Enforcement Priorities

Soon after being sworn in, President Trump issued Executive Orders identifying top administration priorities: combating illegal immigration, drug cartels, and unlawful DEI practices.

United States Criminal

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WilmerHale

U.S. Attorney General Shifts Focus From White Collar Crime Toward Fighting Transnational Criminal Organizations And Cartels

United States Criminal

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

FCPA Year In Review 2024

United States Criminal

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The Holidays: Time To Kickback And Relax?

United States Criminal

HK

Holland & Knight

Do You Hear What I Hear? DOJ, SEC Continue Promoting Merits Of Self-Reporting In 2024

United States Commercial

HK

Holland & Knight

Election Aftermath: Key Takeaways

United States Government

RS

Reed Smith

DOJ's Corporate Whistleblower Pilot Program Hits The Ground Running: Is Your Compliance Program Ready?

United States Criminal

WR

Wiley Rein

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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. Lawyers

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

In the vacuum created by the absence of comprehensive immigration reform at the federal level, many states and local governments are enacting their own patchwork quilt of laws and regulations mandating the use of E-Verify by certain employers.

United States Immigration

ML

Morgan Lewis

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

United States Employment

MF

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Immigration Insights (November 2010)

United States Immigration

DS

Dinsmore & Shohl

October 13, 2010 issue - Immigration News

United States Immigration

FG

Fakhoury Global Immigration

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

United States Immigration

ML

Morgan Lewis

The United States Blocks on National Security Grounds a Chinese Investment in a US Telecommunications and Solar Technology Firm

United States International

MB

Mayer Brown

Understanding the Jones Act and the Use of Foreign Skimmers to Respond to the "Deepwater Horizon" Incident

United States Transport

BR

Blank Rome LLP

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Crime

FinCEN's Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order Faces Challenges In Texas And Southern California

In March, we wrote about the Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issuing a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) aimed to combat Mexican-based drug cartels.

United States Government

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

A New Era For Digital Assets: The Impact Of DOJ's Shift Away From Regulation By Prosecution And Its Implications

In a significant policy shift, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum titled "Ending Regulation By Prosecution," on April 7, 2025, signaling a change in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) approach to digital assets.

United States Technology

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

Financial Institutions May Have Civil And Criminal Exposure For Knowingly Or Unknowingly Assisting Customers Who Support Terrorist Activities

While there have been numerous shifts in government enforcement priorities in the past three months, there does appear to be one area where the status quo has remained the same.

United States Government

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

DOJ Secures First Criminal Antitrust Labor Market Conviction

United States Anti-trust

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The Gavel Finally Falls: DOJ Secures First Criminal Wage-Fixing Conviction

United States Anti-trust

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Practitioners' Takeaways From The 2024 BBA White-Collar Crime Conference

United States Criminal

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

IRS And ICE Memorandum Of Understanding Will Drive Tax Payroll Audits And Investigations

United States Tax

HK

Holland & Knight

The Fine Line Between Free Speech And Prosecutable Threats

United States Criminal

TC

Thompson Coburn LLP

Compliance In The Era Of "Total Elimination": What The Administration's Cartel Focus Means For Cross-Border Business

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

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Latest Videos

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

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

What Your Company Needs To Know About Government Investigations (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

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

WB

Womble Bond Dickinson

¡(H)Ola Compliance!: Enfoque Colombia: Percepciones Y Desarrollos (Video & Podcast)

MC

Miller & Chevalier Chartered

The CFTC's Foray Into Foreign Corruption (Video)

MB

Mayer Brown

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