Despite the Trump administration’s generally favorable stance toward cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation, virtual asset services providers (VASPs) must remain vigilant in complying with anti-money laundering (AML)...more
4/7/2025
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Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Trump Administration ,
Virtual Currency
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that initiates the process of designating certain drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The executive order is primarily focused on...more
2/3/2025
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Cartels ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Know Your Customers ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
Terrorist Organizations ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
Earlier this year, as described in a previous client alert, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division announced a landmark pilot program to pay monetary awards to whistleblowers (the “Program”). At that time, Deputy...more
8/9/2024
/ Asset Recovery ,
Bribery ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FEPA ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Incentives ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
On January 10, 2024, Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), announced the launch of the SDNY Whistleblower Pilot Program (the “Pilot Program”), a significant new policy that...more