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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for September 2024

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Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

BakerHostetler

Antitrust Sanctions: The Duty to Preserve Chats

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On August 5, 2024, District Judge Amit P. Mehta (U.S. District Court, District of Columbia) ruled in United States v. Google LLC that Google violated §2 of the Sherman Act by monopolizing the internet search engine market....more

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A First-of-its-Kind Telemedicine Criminal Prosecution: Key Takeaways

The indictment, arrest, and arraignment of Ruthia He, the founder, CEO, and clinical president of Done Global (Done), and David Brody, clinical president of Done and the sole shareholder of Done Health, P.C. (PC) in...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Fischer v. United States

On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Fischer v. United States, No. 23-5572, holding that § 1512(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, imposing criminal liability on anyone who “otherwise obstructs, influences,...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

DOJ Messaging App Warnings Undermine Trust In Counsel

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In the last several months, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has been issuing increasingly ominous warnings to companies and executives about the consequences of not preserving ephemeral messaging and...more

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Today’s Argument Was More Consequential Than Issued Opinions - SCOTUS Today

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The Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday morning in the case of Joseph Fischer, one of more than 300 people convicted of corruptly obstructing an official proceeding: the congressional certification on January 6, 2021, of...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FTC and DOJ Update Guidance to Reinforce Preservation Obligations Regarding Messaging Applications and Tools

Anyone who has ever received a civil investigative demand, subpoena, second request, voluntary access letter, or other form of compulsory process from a federal antitrust regulator knows that the government’s standard...more

Nossaman LLP

Compliance Notes - Vol. 4, Issue 40

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Witness Tampering In The Age Of Social Media

Witness tampering has been central to several significant political and legal scandals throughout US history. Defined as the act of attempting to improperly influence, intimidate, or impede a witness’s testimony or...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Court of Québec Orders the Exclusion of Evidence Citing “Serious” and “Systemic” Breaches of the Canadian Charter of Rights and...

In the Bouchard case rendered in July 2023, many years after the Supreme Court of Canada rendered the Jarvis decision, the Court of Québec concluded that the fundamental rights of medical specialists (i) against...more

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Court Rules Against Navajo Water Rights, Statutory Habeas Corpus – SCOTUS Today

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With four decisions yesterday, the Court has now cut its backlog down to the mid-teens. And with decisions likely today as well, the Court is well on its way to clearing the docket as the term ends....more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

How To Recant A Statement Without Facing Consequences In Colorado

Providing a statement to a police officer is a significant aspect of the criminal justice process, typically involving the sharing of information or detailing events relevant to an ongoing investigation. It is vital to...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Not So Strange: Circuit Affirms Sentencing Enhancement Where Defendant Fabricated Letters Submitted to Sentencing Court

In a recent opinion, the Second Circuit upheld a 57-month sentence that applied a two-level sentencing enhancement for obstruction of justice and rejected a request for a sentencing reduction for acceptance of responsibility...more

The Volkov Law Group

Carrie Tolstedt, former Wells Fargo Community Banking Head, Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay a $17 Million Fine for Obstruction of...

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If there ever is an example of a rotten corporate culture, Wells Fargo sits at the head of the class.  Since Wells Fargo’s sales pressure scandal, Wells Fargo has continued to suffer from a string of scandals and misconduct. ...more

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A Year Later, Reports of the China Initiative’s “Death” May Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

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The Department of Justice announced on February 23, 2022, that it would no longer be “grouping cases under the China Initiative rubric,” which many in the press presented as the end of the China Initiative program. But as...more

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OSHA Granted Authority to Approve Visa Applications to Aid Human Trafficking and Other Crime Victims

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Federal officials just took a big step that will allow victims of human trafficking and other serious crimes to appeal to workplace safety officials to request permission to legally remain in the United States, offering...more

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Cooperation Standards in Government Investigations: Practical Tips

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Editor’s Note: From time to time, ComplexDiscovery highlights publicly available or privately purchasable announcements, content updates, and research from cyber, data, and legal discovery providers, research organizations,...more

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Spoliation and Failure to Disclose: What Gets Swept Under the Rug in FTC Investigations Lands in a Dangerous Pit

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Once a company or individual learns they are a target of a Federal Trade Commission investigation, they need to quickly make a series of decisions, then take action. After being notified that the FTC has begun an...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Uber’s Former Chief Security Officer Found Guilty of Obstruction for Coverup of Data Breaches

On October 5, 2022, after a monthlong jury trial, former Uber Chief Information Security Officer Joseph Sullivan was found guilty of obstructing proceedings of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and misprision of a felony...more

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Former Uber Chief Security Officer Convicted of Federal Obstruction and Concealment Crimes in Connection with Extortionate Data...

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On October 5, 2022, a federal jury found Joseph Sullivan, Uber’s former chief security officer, guilty of obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony in connection with his role in responding to a 2016 data breach...more

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Lessons from DOJ’s First Prosecution of a Company Executive Covering Up a Data Breach

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Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations teams offer key takeaways that companies should consider in the wake of the Justice Department’s first prosecution of a corporate...more

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DOJ Charges Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska and Three Associates for Sanctions Evasion and Obstruction of Justice

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In a significant action, the Justice Department brought criminal charges against the notorious Russian Oligarch, Oleg Deripaska, for sanctions evasion and obstruction of justice.  DOJ also charged three associates, Natalya...more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

Can You Be Charged For Lying About Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence allegations are very serious, and the state of Colorado takes these seriously as well. When an individual accuses another of domestic violence, not only are they making a serious allegation, they could place...more

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Obstruction of Justice

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Obstruction of Justice - Federal law penalizes the obstruction of justice. Because it involves intent to conceal criminal activity, courts have frequently referred to obstruction of justice as a crime of moral turpitude....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Infinity Q Investors Sue Founder of Collapsed $1.7 Billion Fund After Fraud Charges

Investors in Infinity Q Capital Management’s (Infinity Q) funds filed a proposed class action against the firm last week after the fund’s founder was charged with securities fraud and obstruction of justice for allegedly...more

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