The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently instituted proceedings against Deere & Company (“John Deere”), a leading global manufacturer of agricultural and heavy machinery, for multiple violations of the...more
9/12/2024
/ Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Internal Controls ,
John Deere ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statutory Violations ,
White Collar Crimes
On August 30, 2024, the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) announced the settlement of a record $200 million administrative enforcement action with RTX Corporation—a multinational...more
9/6/2024
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
ITAR ,
Statutory Violations ,
White Collar Crimes
On May 30, 2024, following passage by the European Parliament in late April, the European Council officially adopted a set of rules that modernizes and harmonizes money laundering and terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”)...more
6/19/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
Money Laundering ,
New Rules ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
White Collar Crimes
On April 15, 2023 Nicole Argentieri, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and the Head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ’s”) Criminal Division, announced a new voluntary self-disclosure program for individuals...more
According to the terms of a superseding information made public by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York on or about February 13, 2024, Mauricio Gomez Baez (“Baez”)—a former Stericycle executive for...more
On January 16, 2024, the U.S Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released a series of enhancements to its existing voluntary self disclosure (“VSD”) program, pursuant to which organizations...more
On December 14, 2023, Congress passed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (“FEPA”) in an effort to address certain deficiencies inherent in the current iteration of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), as part of the...more
1/9/2024
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
NDAA ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
White Collar Crimes