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Update: DOJ Launches Corporate Whistleblower Awards Program

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In March, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a pilot program to incentivize individualized reporting was in development, which we reviewed here. True to its word, the DOJ's "Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

DOJ’s New Whistleblower Policies Will Bring Increased Scrutiny to Businesses in the Financial and Health Care Industries and Those...

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Program). The Program—which will last for three years—is designed to incentivize, through money awards,...more

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US Department of Justice Whistleblower Award Program Goes Live

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On August 1, 2024, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) released highly anticipated details of its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”), with Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney...more

K&L Gates LLP

How the Serious Fraud Office's Ambitious Five-Year Strategy Will Impact Businesses

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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recently published its new five-year strategy for 2024-2029 (the Strategy), setting out its ambitious aspirations to become a “pre-eminent specialist, innovative and collaborative agency which...more

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Feds Encourage Companies to Come Clean on Criminal Conduct and Reward Whistleblowers for Reporting Wrongdoing: Key Takeaways for...

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Federal prosecutors are exploring new ways to encourage business leaders to invest in their corporate compliance programs. Indeed, a Department of Justice official recently announced several new programs incentivizing...more

The Volkov Law Group

FINRA Reminds Broker-Dealers on Importance of Compliance with New AML Rules

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The new Anti-Money Laundering laws and regulations continue to roll out with new risks, liabilities and compliance requirements.  There is a coming AML enforcement storm, fueled by a new AML whistleblower program that will...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Anti‐Money Laundering Act of 2020

On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted a broad range of anti-money laundering (“AML”) reforms within the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the “AML Act”), as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021...more

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Proposed Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act Adds Whistleblower Incentives and Protections

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Proposed Legislation Creates Rewards Program for Whistleblowers of Foreign Government Corruption - Third Post in a Three-Post Series - Newly proposed legislation, if passed, will authorize a whistleblower program for...more

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Danske Bank Money Laundering Scandal: The Tip of the Iceberg(s)

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In September, the Danish law firm Bruun & Hjejle’s report (“B&H Report”) released its internal investigation report into alleged money laundering conducted through the Estonian branch of Danske Bank (“Danske”)....more

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