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Criminal Prosecution National Security Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)

King & Spalding

Attorney General of the United States v. Wynn: D.C. Circuit Rules Out Injunctive Relief for Past FARA Violations, Leaving Criminal...

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On June 14, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held that the Department of Justice (DOJ) may not seek an injunction to compel retroactive registration under the Foreign Agents Registration...more

Mayer Brown

The US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA): Key Issues to Watch in 2024

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With recent high-profile prosecutions continuing to draw attention to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and related political laws, and a number of notable announcements by Department of Justice (DOJ) officials at a...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Charges United States/Russian National with Acting as an Illegal Agent under FARA

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In another action targeting Russian actors and connections, the Justice Department indicted Elena Branson, a dual United States-Russian national with criminal evasion of Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) registration...more

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Trial Date Set for Former Trump Adviser Charged with Acting as an Agent of a Foreign Government

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has set jury selection to begin September 7, 2022, in regard to the prosecution of Thomas Barrack, a friend and former key adviser to ex-U.S. President Donald...more

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Tensions Rise Between China and the United States: Intellectual Property Prosecutions Just the Tip of the Iceberg

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Amid escalating tensions between the United States and China over the last few years, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has formally prioritized criminal prosecutions of Chinese nationals and companies, and...more

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Emerging Trend: DOJ Turns to Rarely Used FARA Statute in Recent Surge in Prosecutions

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Earlier this year, the Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division publicly confirmed the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) intention to make Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) a criminal enforcement...more

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