To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. Around this time last year, Chantel Contos started a discussion on social media about sexual assault in schools and the lack of consent education for teens. As the conversation went viral, teenage girlsRead More →
Australia: Sydney man sexual assault charges delayed March 01, 2022 Legal Astor To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. Questions are being asked after police took almost two years to bring sexual touching charges followingRead More →
United States: FinCEN offers advice to victims of financial cybercrime February 17, 2022 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. In a new factsheet, FinCEN described how its Rapid Response Program (“RRP”)Read More →
Worldwide: OFAC issues Ethiopia sanctions regulations February 11, 2022 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. OFAC Posted sanctions regulations to implement President Biden’s Executive Order 14046 “Imposing sanctions on certain individualsRead More →
United States: Extension of Section 201 Tariffs on Solar Cells February 10, 2022 Foley & Lardner To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. On February 4, 2022, the White House announced that President Biden hadRead More →
Worldwide: Commerce launches new administrative reviews on AD/CVD orders February 09, 2022 Husch Blackwell LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. On February 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a note launching new administrativeRead More →
United States: Commerce launches 5-year sunset reviews February 09, 2022 Husch Blackwell LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. On February 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a note that it automatically initiate five-yearRead More →
United States: International Trade Commission launches investigation into Alvotech’s adalimumab biosimilar February 09, 2022 Goodwin Procter LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. As noted in our article of December 21, 2021, Plaintiffs AbbVieRead More →
United States: Treasury publishes new FAQ on counterterrorism in Afghanistan February 07, 2022 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. In new guidelines, the Treasury provided greater clarity to non-governmental organizations (orRead More →
United States: DDTC proposes changes to international arms trafficking regulations February 04, 2022 Thompson Hine LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. On February 2, 2022, the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense CommerceRead More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. 1. Treasury makes mandatory reporting of foreign securities holdings of $200 million or more All U.S. persons (custodians and end investors) who manage $200 million or more of foreign securities for themselves orRead More →
United States: January 2022 Commercial Law Update February 03, 2022 Husch Blackwell LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. In Husch Blackwell’s January 2022 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll find the following updates on international trade andRead More →
Turkey: Notes on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2021 February 03, 2022 Gun + Partners To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. Transparency International, a non-governmental organization fighting corruption around the world, has released the Corruption Perceptions Index 2022 (“CPI“) onRead More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. Former TV personality Andrew O’Keefe has been charged and denied bail for the alleged assault of a woman at her home. Mr O’Keefe was accused of grabbing the woman by the throat, pushingRead More →
Every few months or so seems to bring new revelations about a failed Ponzi scheme.1 In the aftermath, investors of yesteryear often find it difficult to reconcile. Fortunately, federal income tax offers options to help you, although none are perfect. Under federal income tax, individuals currently have two ways toRead More →
United States: Asking the Right Questions: Lessons from the United States vs. Elizabeth Holmes January 31, 2022 K2 Integrity To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. Asking questions is the easiest thing to do, butRead More →
United States: What the private sector can do against corruption in 2022 January 31, 2022 K2 Integrity To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. In its latest Corruption Perceptions Index (2020), which ranks countries byRead More →
This is part 1 of a two-part special series starring Tom Fox and the Integrity Matterspodcast on fraud issues and upcoming trends through 2022. self What were the top fraud trends that were of concern to compliance officers and fraud examiners in 2021, and how might they influence fraud investigation,Read More →
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) Act was enacted in 1970. Although RICO provides both civil remedies and criminal penalties, the number of RICO civil claims far exceeds the number of RICO criminal cases filed each year. RICO provides civil action against persons engaged in a “pattern of racketeeringRead More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. A police officer who approached a member of the public from behind and violently threw him to the ground, leaving him in a pool of blood and urine, has been charged with recklesslyRead More →
United States: OFAC Reissues Transnational Criminal Organization Sanctions Regulations January 26, 2022 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. In a final rule, OFAC amended and reissuedin their entirety, the Transnational CriminalRead More →
United States: Export Control Reminder: Encryption Declaration Deadline is February 1, 2022 January 24, 2022 Cooley LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. The deadline for submitting reports regarding certain exports of cryptographic itemsRead More →
United States: Sanctions roundup: fourth quarter 2021 January 24, 2022 through Philippe Urofsky, Stephen Fishbein, Brian Burk, Christopher LaVigne, Barnabas Reynolds, Marc Lanpher, Paula Howell Anderson, Adam B. Schwartz, Katherine J. Stoller, Jacob Fields, Cole Pritchett, Danforth–Newcomband Blair Campion Shearman & Sterling LLP To printRead More →
United States: Beware of Business Email Compromise (“BEC”) Schemes January 07, 2022 Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. Summary Business Email CompromiseRead More →
United States: Fight against identity theft and criminal manipulation (video) January 07, 2022 Mayer Brown To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to enforce criminal offenses involving commodities andRead More →
The Biden administration’s new strategy to fight foreign corruption is remarkable, and in-house lawyers and corporate boards need to start asking themselves some questions. Jason Linder, co-chair of Mayer Brown’s global anti-corruption practice, and former Mayer Brown partner Audrey Harris discuss what stakeholders need to focus on to keep paceRead More →
To support the rule of law and help combat hate crimes and violent extremism around the world, Jones Day co-sponsored the 2021 Eradicate Hate Global Summit. Keynote speakers included President George W. Bush, former Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge and current Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The inaugural summit, heldRead More →
United States: Biden administration releases first-ever US anti-corruption strategy December 27, 2021 Arnold & Porter To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. Last week, the Biden administration released America’s first-ever anti-corruption strategy (the Strategy). The publication stems from President Biden’s June memorandum on establishing anti-corruption as aRead More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. On December 9, 2021, one of the nation’s top health attorneys made it clear that clinical trial fraud would be a top enforcement priority for President Joe Biden’s Justice Department. Speaking at theRead More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. PCB attended the “House of Guilds” on the grounds of Geelong College’s senior campus when he was in Year 8 (in 1988). The Guild House was a woodworking, ceramics, and arts/crafts workshop thatRead More →
United States: DOJ ‘reinvigorates’ efforts to tackle corporate and white-collar crime December 15, 2021 Lowenstein Sandler To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. The Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), under Attorney General Merrick Garland,Read More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. On November 26, 2021, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (the “OECD”) updated its Anti-Bribery Recommendation for the first time in over a decade. More than 44 countries have ratified the 1997Read More →
United States: Why are supply chains broken? Blame it on the “black swan” tsunami December 13, 2021 Squire Patton Boggs LLP To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. Trucks line up to enter a shipping terminal at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 inRead More →
Worldwide: Thin Gruel: Prosecutors’ discretion to reassure on new DOJ policy December 13, 2021 Alston and bird To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. Abstract It’s important to know what’s coming, even if what’s coming is coldRead More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. On December 6, 2021, the Biden administration released the U.S. Anti-Corruption Strategy (“Strategy”), the first of its kind.1 This strategy reaffirms the Biden administration’s focus on fighting corruption and represents the culmination ofRead More →
United States: Healthcare workers plead guilty to criminal violation of HIPAA! December 09, 2021 Foley & Lardner To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. DataBreachToday.com reported that “Two former healthcare workers – a medical billerRead More →
A Sydney man has been charged with historic sexual assault following new DNA evidence. The investigation looked into a number of sexual assaults over 15 years ago. During that time, police identified more than 3,000 people of interest before eventually indicting the 51-year-old from Panania, southwest Sydney. A number ofRead More →
United States: Accomplished federal prosecutor joins Cooley in Chicago 08 December 2021 Cooley LLP To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. Chicago – December 6, 2021 –Cooley’s Litigation Department joined its recent group of elite next-generation partners with the arrival of Lindsay Jenkins, most recently head ofRead More →
United States: Don’t Let Fraud Prevention Slip To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. The ongoing pandemic has put a strain on many nonprofits, forcing them to save money to survive. But fraud prevention isRead More →
Over the past few decades, economic sanctions have become a critical, and sometimes preferred, foreign policy tool of US presidents and lawmakers of both political parties. With the recent release from the Treasury Department Sanctions report 2021, however, this long-standing trend is showing signs of moderating — at least inRead More →
Assistant Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco recently announced new policies targeting white-collar corporate crime and reversing Trump-era guidelines deemed too lenient by the current leadership of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”). In an October 28, 2021 address to the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White-Collar Crime, Monaco announcedRead More →
United States: Justice Department Announces Significant Changes to Enforcement of Corporate Criminal Laws November 05, 2021 Cooley LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. Overview Last week, Justice Department Official No. 2 announced significantRead More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. A man has been jailed for covering up charges and violating an AVO in Parkes Local Court. Lachlan Forbes Lilley was sentenced to 14 months in prison with nine months without parole afterRead More →
A Sydney paramedic who used his position to prey on young women at train stations has been jailed for sexual assault. Peter John Thistlethwaite was found guilty by a jury of exploiting eight female victims, the youngest being aged 17 while on duty. Expert testimony at trial had proven thatRead More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. As American industry shifts toward better rebuilding in the face of a continuing pandemic, the senses. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., introduced the False Claims Amendment Act of 2021, proposing revisionsRead More →
Australia: Being armed with intent in NSW September 22, 2021 through Lamont Law To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. The offense of being armed with intent to commit a criminal act There is a universal belief that citizens should have no fear when participating in theirRead More →
Canada: Coronavirus and criminal law: what you need to know March 24, 2020 Borden Ladner Gervais LLP To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. We are undoubtedly living in uncertain times. Outside of Canada, closures, closures, travel restrictions and bans on government-ordered gatherings and human-to-human contact areRead More →