All compliance monitor articles
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PremiumRTX and Raytheon: A case study in juggling four compliance monitors
In October 2024, aerospace and defense company Raytheon and parent company RTX reached a $950 million settlement with U.S. government agencies to resolve multiple federal law violations. More significant than the criminal penalties were the four compliance monitorships that came with the agreements.
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News BriefRegs name TD Bank’s compliance monitor; so far, bank has spent $138M improving AML program
TD Bank leadership called its response to anti-money laundering program lapses its “top priority” as federal regulators named their choice of a compliance monitor to oversee a top-to-bottom rebuild of its AML program.
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News BriefDOJ sets new compliance criteria for criminal investigations
The Department of Justice announced changes to its evaluation procedures for corporate compliance programs in criminal investigations, including monitoring off-channel messaging by employees, executive compensation programs, and how the agency selects compliance monitors.
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News BriefJudge rules against adding compliance monitor in Boeing DPA
A federal judge in Texas ruled against a request by the families of those killed in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes to alter the terms of a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement between the company and the Department of Justice to add an independent compliance monitor.
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ArticleDeutsche Bank monitorship extended after breach of DPA
Deutsche Bank disclosed the Department of Justice determined it breached its obligations under a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement. As a result, the term of an independent compliance monitor at the bank has been extended until February 2023.
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Carnival to pay $1M for environmental probation violation
Cruise line operator Carnival Corp. has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $1 million penalty for violating a condition of its probation relating to its environmental compliance plan.
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ArticleDOJ vows stricter white-collar enforcement, increased risk of monitors
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco shares actions the Department of Justice will be taking to strengthen its response to corporate crime and what areas it will be looking at moving forward.
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ArticleMonitor certifies MoneyGram’s AML program after lengthy DPA
MoneyGram International stated in a regulatory filing it has fulfilled its obligations under a DPA it entered with the Department of Justice eight years ago, and its AML program was given a thumbs-up by its compliance monitor.
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ArticleSEC requests independent monitor in GPB Capital case
The SEC has requested the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee GPB Capital Holdings amid allegations the asset management firm defrauded more than 17,000 retail investors in a “Ponzi-like” scheme.
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ArticleVolkswagen CCO Kurt Michels: Tips for surviving a monitorship
Fresh off his company’s compliance monitorship, Volkswagen CCO Kurt Michels shares ways to cultivate a trustful relationship with a monitor; finesse a company’s cultural makeover; and reestablish credibility in the wake of criminal behavior.
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Article‘Tale of Two Storms’: Carnival compliance case study to launch Sept. 14
CW is excited to announce the upcoming publication of its first-ever case study, a deep dive into the history of environmental transgressions at Carnival, its path back to compliance under new leadership, and its shift to crisis management mode when COVID-19 hit.