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The Antitrust Division announced last year that it intended to reinvigorate enforcement of Section 8 of the Clayton Act, which prohibits directors and officers serving simultaneously on the boards of competitors (with limited exceptions). Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter continues to implement his aggressive agenda unfazed by his mixed record
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The Justice Department continues to push an aggressive agenda against businesses. It is committed to demonstrating its resolve to prosecute companies and individuals from the business community. Whether it is antitrust, FCPA, False Claims Act, or other assorted white collar crimes, DOJ continues to demonstrate its focus on white collar
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Episode 251 is available here. Maria D’Avanzo is the Chief Evangelist Officer at Traliant. Maria provides key insights on corporate ethics and compliance training programs. Maria describes how to take your training program to the next level and tailor the content to deliver training on important issues based on
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The Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") issued a finding of violation ("FoV") to Nodus International Bank, Inc. ("Nodus"), located in Puerto Rico, for violation of Venezuelan Sanctions. Nordus voluntarily disclosed three unauthorized transactions in which a Specially Designated
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Alex Cotoia, Regulatory Manager at The Volkov Law Group, rejoins us for an important posting on new Commerce Department rules relating to computer product exports to China. Alex can be reached at acotoia@volkovlaw.com. On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and
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The newest episode of the re-branded Corruption Crime & Compliance has dropped!! The Episode can be accessed here. Financial institutions are rapidly moving their operations to the cloud. In response to this development, and the increasing risks of cyber breaches, legislators and regulators are gearing up to impose significant
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Alex Cotoia, Regulatory Manager at The Volkov Law Group, rejoins us for a review of OFAC's recent settlement with Tango Card for sanctions violations. Alex can be reached at acotoia@volkovlaw.com. On September 30, 2022, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset
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The global economy and geopolitical trends have elevated the importance of trade compliance status and responsibilities. We have witnessed a dramatic increase in the complexity and risks surrounding economic sanctions and export controls. Trade compliance professionals have to navigate a rapidly changing set of regulations. Backing these rules and regulations
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In the legal and compliance space, it is easy to ignore significant incidents involving domestic bribery and fraud. We are fixated on FCPA foreign bribery cases, as well as domestic healthcare fraud, anti-kickback violations and Stark Law incidents. But when it comes to significant domestic fraud, the Justice Department
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You have to give Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter credit. He sticks to his principles, his priorities and his integrity. AAG Kanter has launched an aggressive antitrust enforcement program with mixed results so far. AAG Kanter understands one important thing -- it takes time to turn around antitrust law
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s bread-and-butter enforcement actions focus on accounting fraud. The SEC has a long history in uncovering fraudulent financial reporting schemes. In the early 2000s, Wall Street was shaken by a number of scandals involving financial reporting fraud which eventually resulted in passage of
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Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future -John F. Kennedy The measure of intelligence is the ability to change -Albert Einstein We are pleased to announce the release of a new, rebranded and refreshed podcast