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The Department of Justice (DOJ) last week issued revisions to the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy that incentivize companies to promptly self-disclose corporate misconduct, cooperate with the DOJ,...more
On October 19, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C., on behalf of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), filed a civil complaint against Larry Dean Harmon (“Harmon”), seeking $60 million in civil penalties...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) brought actions against SpaceX engineer James Roland Jones for selling insider information on what’s known as the dark web....more
“Front” Seafood Businesses Allegedly Hid the Proceeds From Smuggled Shark Fins and Marijuana Distribution -
Last week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia unsealed an indictment returned in July,...more
9/11/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
DEA ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FATF ,
Indictments ,
Mail Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Smuggling ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wildlife Protection ,
Wire Fraud
Indictment Again Highlights the Role of Correspondent Banking in Money Laundering -
On May 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed a 50-page indictment against 28 North Korean and 5 Chinese bankers...more
6/4/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Blocked Person ,
China ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FATF ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Correspondent Banking ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Indictments ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SDN List
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the shortage of necessary medical supplies, U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr, in a memo released on March 24, 2020, announced the creation of a special, nationwide task force to...more
3/26/2020
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Defense Production Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Goods or Services ,
Internet Retailers ,
Price Gouging ,
Price Inflation ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
White Collar Crimes