By Jaclyn Jaeger2015-03-26T09:45:00
Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings, a subsidiary of oilfield services giant Schlumberger, has entered into a guilty plea and will pay a record $232.7 million criminal fine for economic sanctions violations. The amount is the largest criminal fine in connection with an International Emergency Economic Powers Act prosecution. Details inside.
2015-10-27T15:00:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
Crédit Agricole, fined nearly $790 million last week for violations of U.S. sanctions law, is the latest cautionary tale on this particularly nettlesome patch of corporate compliance. Penalties for sanctions lapses are surging, and the regulations themselves are growing exponentially more complicated. Sanctions compliance was a prime topic at one ...
2025-10-28T21:11:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Senate Democrats warned OMB Director Russell Vought Tuesday that it would be illegal for the Trump administration to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, citing a recent court decision barring actions that could severely harm the agency.
2025-10-23T20:36:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
It has been nearly six months now since the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division released its memorandum on the selection of compliance monitors. This article provides a critical analysis of the monitorships that received early terminations, those that remain in place, and the broader compliance lessons they impart.
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