All DOJ articles
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ArticleDOJ makes good on corporate-friendly enforcement policy with Balt resolution
The ink was barely dry on the U.S. Department of Justice’s new corporate enforcement policy (CEP) when the agency announced it would not prosecute Balt SAS for alleged bribery violations.
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ArticleThe dos and don’ts of responding to a World Bank integrity audit
The World Bank Group has updated its “Integrity Compliance Guidelines” for the first time in 15 years, and at a time when sanctions cases are on the rise. These developments combined should prompt companies to reassess their anti-corruption compliance practices.
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News BriefAdobe agrees to $150M settlement over alleged cancellation fee violations
Adobe agreed to a $150 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over accusations that it concealed software termination fees and made it difficult for customers to cancel.
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ArticleThe AI On-Ramp: How compliance can prepare to implement AI
In 2026, many compliance officers are hearing the same line in more and more executive leadership team meetings: “We want AI implemented this year.” The phrase sounds reassuring, as if time itself will do the work. It will not.
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ArticleFalse Claims Act enforcement themes for 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice touted a record $6.8 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries in fiscal year 2025, much of that total stems from prior years’ cases and does not necessarily reflect the administration’s current enforcement direction.
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ArticleFederal jury convicts former coal executive in Egypt-linked coal FCPA case
A former vice president of an American coal company was convicted by a federal jury for his part in an international bribery and money laundering scheme. The conviction represents an anomoly in the Trump administration’s handling of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases launched under former President Joe Biden.
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OpinionWhen AI Is Forced on Compliance: The ECCP as your Guide
When a company rapidly adopts AI, compliance officers can be blindsided, tasked with governance almost immediately. Luckily, there is a guide from the U.S. Department of Justice to help.
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OpinionNational Fraud Enforcement Division: A dangerous escalation of compliance risk
Chief compliance officers and general counsel, beware: The Trump administration’s merging of its whole-of-government enforcement approach with its political agenda forewarns of escalating compliance risk on a national scale.
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ArticleSEC closes FCPA probe into Calavo Growers
The Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation into Calavo Growers, three months after the Department of Justice closed its FCPA investigation into the produce and agriculture company.
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ArticleSix AI questions compliance officers must answer in 2026
As artificial intelligence reshapes business, compliance teams face new questions about risk and oversight. These are the key issues compliance professionals should be asking as they evaluate their programs heading into 2026.
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News BriefCFPB, DOJ withdraw guidance to lenders considering borrowers’ immigration status
Two months after the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule change to narrow anti-discrimination requirements for lenders, it has reversed previous guidance on noncitizen customers looking to borrow.
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ArticleTeledyne fined $1.5M for supplying obsolete parts to Navy
Teledyne will pay more than $1.5 million to settle allegations it supplied electronic parts to the Navy that deviated from specifications, a violation of the False Claims Act (FCA). But its cooperation with prosecutors earned it a credit, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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ArticleTungston rod importer pays $54.4M to settle DOJ tariff fraud allegations
An industrial products distributor has agreed to pay $54.4 million to settle allegations, first made by a whistleblower, that it evaded tariffs and violated the federal False Claims Act.
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ArticleTariff evasion enforcement: The new FCPA
Companies that import goods into the United States will face heightened enforcement scrutiny for attempted acts of customs fraud, including tariff evasion, under the Trump administration. Thus, chief compliance officers and in-house counsel face a new kind of pressure to ensure they are mitigating risk in this area.
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ArticleCybercrime against banks and account holders takes hit from FBI
Federal investigators have announced progress in dismantling an online criminal operation that steals bank account information by mimicking legitimate bank websites.
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ArticleFormer CEO of online health company ordered to pay $452M for nearly $2B in fraud
The former founder and chief executive of a health internet company will spend 15 years in prison and pay $452 million after being found guilty of a sprawling scheme that sought about $1.9 billion in false payments from Medicare, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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ArticleTop Ethics and Compliance Failures of 2025
The 2025 year has been so rich with compliance stinkers, and rife with poor judgment, compliance missteps, outright malfeasance and greed, greed, greed, that it was almost impossible to choose just six epic compliance failures from this year’s massive poop pile.
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ArticleSFO sharpens framework for judging compliance programs in bribery and fraud cases
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has updated its guidance about how it evaluates corporate compliance programs when considering whether to prosecute or offer leniency to companies that have breached bribery and corruption laws.
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ArticleCrypto network Paxful will plead guilty to BSA violations, pay $4M fine, shut down
Paxful, a crypto peer-to-peer network, will plead guilty to multiple federal criminal charges related to violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), among others. The plea agreement follows years of scrutiny from regulators over anit-money laundering (AML) compliance failures.
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ArticleFormer Credit Suisse compliance officer charged with money laundering
A compliance officer is facing charges for laundering $7 million in a complex legal case in Switzerland. Swiss prosecutors have charged Credit Suisse, and one of its former employees, with failing to maintain adequate controls.