All Regulatory Enforcement articles – Page 135

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    SEC awards more than $1.7M to whistleblower

    2017-07-31T09:45:00Z

    The SEC last week announced a whistleblower award of more than $1.7 million to a company insider who it said provided the agency with critical information to help stop a fraud that would have otherwise been difficult to detect.

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    SEC Investigative Report: Digital assets are securities

    2017-07-26T16:00:00Z

    The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an investigative report this week cautioning market participants that offers and sales of digital assets by “virtual” organizations are subject to the requirements of the federal securities laws.

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    SEC awards $2.5 million to whistleblower

    2017-07-26T15:00:00Z

    The Securities and Exchange Commission this week announced an award of nearly $2.5 million to an employee of a domestic government agency whose whistleblower tip helped launch an SEC investigation and whose continued assistance enabled the SEC to address a company's misconduct.

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    Former U.S. Attorney joins Manatt

    2017-07-25T12:00:00Z

    Richard Hartunian, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, will join law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in its Manhattan office as a partner in the corporate investigations and white-collar defense practice in August.

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    Compliance, risk, and the opioid scandal

    2017-07-24T14:15:00Z

    The pharmaceutical industry may be the next victim of the opioid epidemic, as the government turns its focus on the pharmaceutical manufacturers themselves, not the addict or drug abuser.

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    Exxon to challenge OFAC over Russia sanctions

    2017-07-24T12:45:00Z

    The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has slapped ExxonMobil with a $2 million civil penalty for violating Ukraine-related sanctions regulations, an action that Exxon is legally challenging.

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    The compliance side of the war on drugs

    2017-07-21T13:45:00Z

    In a precedent-setting case, drugmaker Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals has agreed to a $35 million settlement with the U.S. federal government for failing to monitor its sales channels for suspicious orders.

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    Change in prosecutorial strategy in VW case?

    2017-07-18T16:45:00Z

    The recent arrest of an italian citizen in Germany, a former VW employee, may mean the government intends to bring charges against lower-level employees in an attempt to get them to flip on senior employees who were involved in the fraud.

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    412 charged in record health care fraud ‘takedown’

    2017-07-18T10:00:00Z

    A nationwide “takedown” by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force has resulted in charges against a record 412 healthcare professionals—the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action—for their alleged participation in health care fraud schemes involving approximately $1.3 billion in false billings.

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    Once again, no judicial review of DPAs

    2017-07-17T10:30:00Z

    While there will be no official review, a recent case where a federal district court approved a limited release of a Monitor’s report from the financial institution HSBC will have an impact on the court’s treatment of DPAs.

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    RBS reaches $5.5B settlement with FHFA

    2017-07-12T12:30:00Z

    The Federal Housing Finance Agency, as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, today reached a $5.5 billion settlement with Royal Bank of Scotland Group alleging violations of federal and state securities laws in connection with private-label residential mortgage-backed securities trusts purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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    Best practices for cartel enforcement compliance

    2017-07-11T21:15:00Z

    As Makan Delrahim seeks confirmation as the Justice Department’s new antitrust chief, cartel enforcement will be a point of interest for compliance professionals everywhere.

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    Shell companies in the U.S.—beginning of the end?

    2017-07-11T11:45:00Z

    The Man From FCPA explores the issues surrounding shell companies and, in particular, money laundering enforcement.

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    Of Barclays and DPAs

    2017-07-11T11:45:00Z

    Is Barclays too big too jail? Tom Fox explores the banking giant’s involvement in the bailout scandal during the 2008 financial crisis.

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    World Bank sanctions CDM Smith

    2017-07-07T11:15:00Z

    CDM Smith has been sanctioned by the World Bank for failing to disclose a sub-consulting agreement for a project in Vietnam.

  • Article

    New leadership, similar enforcement agenda

    2017-07-05T21:00:00Z

    Amid plenty of public turmoil in the Trump administration’s early days, the enforcement agendas of both the DoJ and the SEC remain fundamentally unchanged.

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    Why Hui Chen left the Justice Department

    2017-07-05T12:45:00Z

    Hui Chen, a full-time compliance counsel expert for the Justice Department, has left her government post, criticizing President Trump on her way out the door.

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    SFO brings charges against bankers

    2017-07-03T13:00:00Z

    The Man From FCPA takes an in-depth look at the Serious Fraud Office case against four former Barclays executives for illegal money lending.

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    OFAC fines AIG for insuring Iran, Sudan, and Cuba shipments

    2017-07-03T10:00:00Z

    American International Group last month agreed to pay the Office of Foreign Assets Control $148,698 to settle potential civil liability for 555 “apparent violations” of the OFAC sanctions program for insuring Iran, Sudan, and Cuba shipments.

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    Harnessing data and analytics to transform compliance

    2017-06-30T09:00:00Z Provided by

    This paper sets forth five key areas that CCOs can utilize as they chart a course for more robust, and predictive, D&A capabilities. The viewpoints presented in this paper leverage the experience and insights of KPMG LLP’s (KPMG) compliance professionals and our top-rated D&A practice.