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FINRA Publishes Metaverse Report and Requests Industry Comments

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FINRA’s Office of Financial Innovation published a report on “The Metaverse and the Implications for the Securities Industry” to raise awareness among its member firms and the broader securities industry and seek industry...more

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Overview of U.S. Copyright Office Report Regarding Artificial Intelligence and Digital Replicas

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The U.S. Copyright Office published Part 1 of their report on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on digital replicas. Digital replicas are "a video, image, or audio recording that has been digitally created...more

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The US Copyright Office Takes on AI, Part I

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Now nearly a year on from its 2023 Notice of Inquiry, the U.S. Copyright Office has now released Part 1 of its findings and recommendations on the legal and policy issues at the juncture between artificial intelligence (AI)...more

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In Recent Report to Congress, FTC Makes Clear: Let Us Go Directly to Court, on Our Own, for Money

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The other week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Report to Congress under the FTC Collaboration Act that requires the FTC to conduct a study on its efforts with state attorneys general to combat fraud across the...more

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FCA - Financial Crime Focus Areas for 2024

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“Stopping financial crime requires a collective effort...we will be more proactive in our supervision. Where we detect harm or UK-wide financial crime vulnerabilities, we will continue to share intelligence with our partners...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Department of Defense Issues Report Critical of Contractor Cybersecurity Compliance

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The Inspector General (IG) for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) issued a report critical of recent efforts by contractors to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). The report, which followed the DOD IG's...more

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FTC Authorizes Use of Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) for AI-related Products and Services

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On November 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has approved an omnibus resolution authorizing the use of compulsory process in non-public investigations involving products and services that use or claim...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Practical steps to mitigate RIN market fraud risk in light of EPA's Inspector General RFS audit report

On September 19, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its conclusions after conducting an audit of EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Moderated Transaction System (EMTS)...more

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Stablecoin Pilot Launches; Crypto Fund Report Published; Senate Seeks Crypto Tax Input; Numerous Crypto Enforcement Actions...

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Company Announces Stablecoin Pilot; BIS Publishes Reports on CBDCs - According to a blog post by a major multinational software company, the company has begun a pilot project to experiment with using the USDC and EUROC...more

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Law Commission POCA Reform - Is the Game Worth the Candle?

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Recovering criminal assets is difficult. A good recent example of this difficulty came in October this year, when the Treasury estimated that it could recover just £1.2 billion of the £4.5 billion lost to Covid fraud. ...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: November 2022

Headlines: CFPB Reminds Credit Bureaus and Furnishers of Their Obligations to Investigate Disputes The CFPB has issued guidance on the obligations of both credit bureaus and furnishers of consumer credit information,...more

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CBDC Report Published; Crypto and NFT Initiatives Launch; OFAC Redesignates Tornado Cash; SEC and CFTC Target Crypto Fraud; FTX...

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CBDC Report Published, Blockchain Settlement and Payment Initiatives Launch - This week the New York branch of the U.S. central bank published a report on the Phase I results of Project Cedar, “a multiphase research effort...more

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NFT Initiatives Launch; OFAC Adds Crypto Public Keys to SDN List; Treasury Dept. Publishes Crypto Reports; Crypto Enforcement and...

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Non-Fungible Marketing: Brands Continue to Launch NFTs - A South Korean technology company has reportedly launched a weeklong promotion in the metaverse. According to reports, the virtual events occurred across multiple...more

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HHS 2021 Semiannual Report to Congress Draws Attention to Genetic Testing, Durable Medical Equipment, and Opioid Disorder...

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On June 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), released its spring 2022 semiannual report to Congress. The semiannual report covers the period of October 1, 2021 to...more

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The Economic Crime Bill: what is it and how much might change?

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The House of Commons Treasury Committee recently published their Eleventh Report of Session 2021–22 (the “Report”). In addition to identifying key gaps in the Government’s response to economic crime, the Report makes a number...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - May 2021

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The Congressional Oversight Commission released its 12th report on April 30. The report focuses on a $700 million loan to trucking company Yellow Corporation (formerly known as YRC Worldwide) under the CARES Act loan program...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - February 2021 #2

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The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis sent letters to the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services summarizing initial results of the panel’s investigation into the previous administration’s...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - February 2021

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House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chair James Clyburn (D-SC) released a statement following a new report from the Government Accountability Office on the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report...more

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FBI: Scammers in Disguise Target Health Care Providers with Threats and Phony Investigations

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On October 13, 2020, the FBI’s Office of Private Sector issued a Liaison Information Report [“LIR”] to warn medical providers of a nationwide fraud scheme targeting them. The LIR summarized multiple instances in which...more

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SEC Cautions That Cyber-Related Fraud Could Evidence Failed Internal Accounting Controls

On Oct. 16, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released a cautionary report discussing whether certain public companies that had become victims of cyber-related fraud may have violated federal securities...more

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Can a Cyber Breach Be a Violation of Internal Controls? The SEC Says, ‘Maybe’

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On October 16, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a report outlining an investigation conducted by the SEC’s Division of Enforcement related to the internal accounting controls at nine public companies...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Cyber Crime Pays! Different Attacks Have Different Values

Cisco’s midyear report showed that CEO fraud netted cybercrime five times more money than ransomware over the last three years. CEO fraud is a scam in which cybercriminals spoof company e-mail accounts and impersonate...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

World Bank Suspension and Debarment Report

On June 26, 2014, the World Bank’s Office of Suspension and Debarment (OSD) released its public report covering sanctions arising from World Bank-financed projects during OSD’s first six years of operation. The report...more

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