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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has created the International Corporate Anti-Bribery initiative (ICAB), which aims to strengthen the United States’ global efforts in combating corruption through enhanced...more
12/6/2023
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
White Collar Crimes
Agenda Highlights Intersection of National Security, Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering -
On June 3, 2021, President Biden unveiled a National Security Study Memorandum entitled Memorandum on Establishing the Fight...more
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently announced that it is launching an investigation into the foreign gifts reporting practices of two higher education institutions. ...more
2/28/2020
/ Colleges ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corruption ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethics ,
Failure to Comply ,
Failure to Report ,
Federal Funding ,
Gifts ,
Government Investigations ,
Higher Education Act ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Title IV ,
Transparency ,
Universities ,
White Collar Crimes
A Textbook Case of Alleged Money Laundering?
On November 18, 2019, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest and unsealed the indictment of Bruce Bagley – a 73-year-old college professor...more
11/26/2019
/ Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Embezzlement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Bank Accounts ,
Indictments ,
Money Laundering ,
Public Projects ,
Public Works ,
Swiss Banks ,
Venezuela ,
White Collar Crimes
The U.S. Department of Justice-Criminal Division recently updated its internal guidance to federal prosecutors for evaluating corporate compliance programs....more
5/16/2019
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
White Collar Crimes
In recognition of the significance South America has played in recent FCPA enforcement, yesterday the FBI announced that it will establish a team of agents in Miami focused on FCPA cases in Miami and South America. ...more
In a highly anticipated speech to the New York City Bar White Collar Crime Institute this morning, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced two new Department of Justice (DOJ) policies...more
Canada’s Liberal government recently introduced a bill, known as C-74, that would allow for a type of deferred prosecution agreement called a “remediation agreement” for alleged violations of Canada’s foreign bribery law, the...more