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ArticleEPA’s Zeldin unveils plan to kill rule that curbs vehicle air pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has placed a decades-old rule that limits air pollution from cars and trucks on the chopping block, potentially endangering the Clean Air Act.
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ArticleFlorida telecomm and CEO pay $128M for alleged scheme to defraud FCC
A Florida wireless company and its chief executive officer will pay more than $128 million to settle civil and criminal allegations that they defrauded a federal low-income telecommunications program, according to the Department of Justice.
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ArticlePCAOB faces uncertain future as SEC Chair solicits new candidates
SEC Chair Paul Atkins is soliciting candidates for all five seats on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, he announced Wednesday.
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Article3M tops U.S. corporate penalties list with $18.7B in fines over four years, survey says
The 3M Company paid more than $18.7 billion in penalties over four years, more than any other major U.S. company tracked in a new survey.
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News BriefCVS hit with nearly $1 billion fine in Omnicare false claims verdict
CVS has vowed to appeal $948.8 million in fines and damages imposed by a judge Tuesday on its Omnicare unit, for billing Medicare for tens of thousands of false claims.
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ArticleDOJ wants less monitoring, more self-disclosure and fine reductions, Galeotti says
The Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, continuing its aggressive, pro-business stance, has revamped key, white-collar crime enforcement policies, including clarifying fine reductions in its self-disclosure program and curbing its use of monitorships.
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News BriefDOJ charges crypto executive with laundering $530M for sanctioned Russian banks
The Department of Justice has charged the founder of cryptocurrency company Evita with 22 violations for allegedly laundering more than $500 million through U.S. banks and cryptocurrency exchanges, on behalf of sanctioned Russian entities.
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Basic PageFCA enforcement rising across sectors, experts say
Federal agencies, including the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Customs and Border Protection, are expected to significantly alter the enforcement scope of the False Claims Act to reflect the enforcement priorities of the Trump Administration, experts speaking at Compliance Week’s Women in Compliance Summit in Austin, Texas.
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PremiumForced labor risks push global supply chains into compliance crosshairs
An increasing number of regulations worldwide regarding human rights due diligence, especially concerning forced labor and child labor, are relevant for any company that is serious about running an ethical business supply chain, experts say.
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Basic PageSEC drops Binance lawsuit as Trump admin continues reshaping crypto enforcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission dropped its case against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, just the latest in a string of dismissals that highlight the SEC’s change of course under the crypto-friendly Trump administration.
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PremiumCompliance Week’s Inside the Mind of the CCO reveals stubborn gender pay gap
Despite years of attention, male compliance professionals remain more highly compensated than women, according to the sixth annual Compliance Week Inside the Mind of the CCO survey.
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PremiumFor the first time, a majority of compliance teams using AI: Inside the Mind of the CCO
For the first time, more compliance teams than not used artificial intelligence (AI) to assist them in their work, according to Compliance Week’s 2024 “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey. About 56 percent of compliance teams used AI in 2024—a sizable jump from the 41 percent who relied on ...
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Basic PageConsumer electronic supply chain at risk, FCC says in proposing new rules
Thousands of computers and other consumer electronic devices imported into the U.S. that were certified as safe by foreign laboratories have been identified as having links to the Chinese government or military, Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, said Thursday in announcing an order to close the security ...
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Basic PageUnicoin defrauded investors through future crypto token scam, SEC alleges
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged cryptocurrency company Unicoin, three top executives, and its general counsel with defrauding investors of $110 million by selling them bogus “rights certificates” in a future cryptocurrency coin.
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Basic PageAtkins: SEC has too many vacancies following job losses under Trump
The Securities and Exchange Commission has too many vacancies following efforts by the Trump Administration to reduce the overall size of the federal government, SEC Chair Paul Atkins told Congress Tuesday.
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Basic PageDOJ shutters FBI unit that investigated Trump and 2020 election interference
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has shuttered a special Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unit that focused on public corruption and whose legwork led to the special counsel investigation of President Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election results.
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News BriefCFPB pulls data broker rule in win for industry, setback for consumer advocates
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has pulled back a draft privacy rule that would have required businesses to take more steps before selling consumers’ financial and personal data.
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Basic PageNew DOJ policy means heat is off corporate crime and on drug kingpins
The Department of Justice is moving the enforcement of all but the most heinous white-collar crimes onto the back burner and putting investigations of drug kingpins, illegal immigration, and sanctions evasions up front, Matthew Galeotti, head of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, said Monday.
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News BriefTrump EO seeks to undo federal consent orders against businesses over lending, hiring bias
Businesses under consent decrees for violating federal anti-discrimination laws, including fairness in lending and hiring laws, may be off the hook under a sweeping executive order (EO) issued by President Donald Trump last month. The EO, aimed at furthering his agenda of dismantling protections against discrimination, says all agencies “shall ...
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News BriefFTC rule forces fee transparency in ticketing and lodging industries
Ticketing and short-term lodging businesses will be prohibited from hiding “convenience” and other fees from consumers under a rule by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), set to take effect next week.