United States: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

On 13 November 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Center and Office of Foreign Assets Control, in a coordinated joint operation with the Government of Mexico, targeted numerous Mexican gambling establishments and other related entities and individuals.

A recent indictment underscores the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ")'s focus on cybersecurity compliance in federal contracting and DOJ's willingness to escalate enforcement...

On 26 November 2025, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published its Updated Guidance on how it would evaluate a company's compliance programme (the Guidance) for the purposes of prosecutions, considering defences to the ‘failure to prevent offences' and assessing factors relevant to sentencing, among others.

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) recently discussed new incentives for corporate cooperation and self-disclosure for companies facing criminal investigations.

We blogged earlier this year about Attorney General Pam Bondi's February 5, 2025 memorandum focusing the U.S. Department of Justice's attention squarely on Mexican cartels...

The US Department of Justice recently displayed its commitment to enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) through its first corporate Deferred Prosecution Agreement...

The facts before the Third Circuit in the recently decided case of Patel v. United States illustrate how parties can put themselves in a bind if they make factual admissions when resolving a criminal case involving fraud on the government while not simultaneously resolving the government's civil claims under the False Claims Act (FCA) for the same underlying conduct.

The Department of Justice's (DOJ) white-collar enforcement priorities continue to key in on healthcare fraud. On September 23, 2025, the DOJ Criminal Division announced its expansion of federal law...

In October, WLG's Compliance & Investigations Group held a frank, cross-border check-in to discuss the current state of compliance.