Criminal Law / Business Crimes

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Insider trading, investment fraud, advisory fraud, bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering campaigns, victim restitution, and criminal prosecutions by government agencies including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ), are among the leading stories covered by the National Law Review. Whistleblower claims against major corporations and employers, enforcement actions, and governing laws including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which were intended to prevent fraud and corruption, are also detailed on the National Law Review for readers.

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Oct
9
2014
Accounts and Accountability: Arab Bank Found Liable for Transactions Under the Anti-Terrorism Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
9
2014
Proposed Rule Issued by HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Realigns Its Enforcement Views with Health Care Reform Goals Mintz
Oct
7
2014
SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Advisory Firm for Undisclosed Principal Transactions and Misleading Performance Advertisements Vedder Price
Oct
7
2014
New Jersey Appellate Division Holds That Applicants for a Professional License Need Not Exhibit an Intent To Deceive In Order To Have Their License Application Denied Due To Misrepresentation Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Oct
7
2014
The Supreme Court Continues to Punt on False Claims Cases Mintz
Oct
6
2014
Supreme Court Passes on Esquenazi, Makes Instrumentality Test Settled Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
6
2014
The Government’s Entire Civil Anti-Fraud Arsenal On Display In Historic Settlement With Bank Of America Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct
4
2014
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Settles Insider Trading Case, Finding Roommate Relationship Created Duty of Trust and Confidence Katten
Oct
3
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Settles Fraudulent Trading Violations with Forex Trader Katten
Oct
3
2014
Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Proposes New Safe Harbors and Other Regulatory Changes - Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Oct
2
2014
U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division Implements Procedure to Immediately Review Civil Division Qui Tam Cases von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct
2
2014
Another Hefty OSHA Whistleblower Award + Reinstatement Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
2
2014
New Developments in UK Employment Law Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
2
2014
Caldwell Indicates DOJ Criminal Division Will More Heavily Scrutinize Qui Tam Complaints for Criminal Investigation Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
1
2014
Caremark L.L.C., Agrees to Pay the U.S. Government $6 Million for Allegedly Failing to Reimburse Medicaid for Prescription Drugs; Whistleblower to Receive a Reward of $1.02 Million Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct
1
2014
Is A Non-United States Citizen Who Refuses to Leave His Home Country to Face FCPA Charges a Fugitive from Justice? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
30
2014
Second Circuit To Decide Retroactivity of Dodd-Frank Bounty Provision Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
30
2014
Third-Party Reports and Internal Risk Registers – Beware the Corporate Confessional Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
30
2014
SEC Announces Highest Whistleblower Award to Date Faegre Drinker
Sep
30
2014
Growing Trend of Criminal Prosecution of Actors In Land Use Matters - An Academic Paper Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
30
2014
Cyber Liability Insurance: Where’s the Beef? Mintz
Sep
29
2014
Recent Remarks By Officials Reinforce DOJ’s Focus On Criminal Fraud Investigations And Prosecutions Of Culpable Individuals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
29
2014
SEC Awards $30 Million to Overseas Whistleblower Mintz
Sep
28
2014
Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC to Pay $56.5 Million to Government for Allegedly Violating the False Claims Act by Engaging In Unlawful Drug Marketing and Promotion Practices Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Sep
26
2014
Think Tanks Ask Supreme Court to Clarify Definition of “Foreign Official” in FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) Katten
Sep
26
2014
D.C. Circuit Supports Government Contractors’ Reliance on Supplier Certification of Trade Agreements Act (TAA) Compliance in Qui Tam Suit Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
25
2014
SEC Announces Record Whistleblower Award Of Over $30 Million Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
25
2014
DHS Investigation Leads to Largest Worksite Enforcement Forfeiture in ICE History Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
25
2014
IRS Issues Fraud Alert to Financial Institutions Complying with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
23
2014
SEC Announces $30 Million-Plus Whistleblower Award Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
23
2014
Illinois Court Holds That Coverage for Malicious Prosecution Claim Is Triggered When the Prosecution Is Commenced, Not When It Is Terminated Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
23
2014
Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Activity Getting Even Hotter Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
23
2014
SEC Announces Record Whistleblower Award Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
22
2014
Guilty Convictions in Salmonella Trial May Signify Landmark in Criminal Food-Safety Prosecutions Mintz
Sep
22
2014
Top 10 Tips For Qui Tam Whistleblowers Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Sep
19
2014
UK Insider Dealers Ordered to Pay Confiscation Orders in Excess of the Profits Generated from Insider Dealing Katten
Sep
19
2014
Department of Justice Criminal Division Will Increase its Review of False Claims Act Cases for Criminal Prosecution Mintz
Sep
19
2014
Nevada Supreme Court Upholds Fraud Verdict Against The California Franchise Tax Board Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
19
2014
Department of Defense Contractors Agree to Pay the U.S. Government $5.5 Million for Allegedly Supplying the Military with Low-Grade Batteries for Humvee Gun Turrets Used in Iraq; Minnesota Whistleblower to Receive $990,000 Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Sep
18
2014
Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee Approves Changes to OSHA’s Whistleblower Statute Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
18
2014
Who’s a “Foreign Official”? Supreme Court Could Clarify Key FCPA Term Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
18
2014
Larger Rewards For Wall Street Whistleblowers May Be On The Horizon Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
17
2014
Deputy Sheriff Protected by Whistleblower Retaliation Law, California Court of Appeal Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
17
2014
News From Down Under: The Case Against Leighton Holdings Further Highlights Problems with the Facilitation Payments Exception Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
16
2014
Do Not Pass Go: Georgia Federal Judge Orders Execs Jailed for Contempt of Recall Order Mintz
Sep
15
2014
Illinois and New Jersey Become Latest States to "Ban-the-Box": Changes Required in Job Application Inquiries About Criminal Records Vedder Price
Sep
14
2014
Eavesdropping In Illinois: You Can Do What Now? Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Sep
14
2014
UK Court Decision Demonstrates Importance of Compliance With ISDA Market Quotation Procedures Katten
Sep
14
2014
Eighth Circuit Clarifies False Claims Act Pleading Standards for Whistleblowers Katten
Sep
13
2014
DOJ Antitrust Enforcers Take to the Bully Pulpit on Prosecuting Antitrust Crimes and Antitrust Compliance Programs Mintz
 

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