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Can a Private Person Defraud the Public of Honest Services?
Last month in Percoco v. United States (U.S. May 11, 2023), the Supreme Court reversed the petitioner’s judgment of conviction for conspiracy to commit honest-services wire fraud for allegedly...
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Supreme Court Clarifies Knowledge Requirement for False Claims Act Liability
Earlier this year, we previewed two significant False Claims Act (FCA) cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, United States ex. rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc., No. 21-1326 (“SuperValu”), and United...
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Supreme Court Restricts the Scope of the Aggravated Identity Fraud Statute
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Dubin v. United States, No. 22-10, 2023 WL 3872518, at *1 (U.S. June 8, 2023), in favor of the defendant. Justice Sonia Sotomayor...
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Live Event: Avoiding Litigation and Navigating Regulatory Challenges Amid...
Join subject matter experts across policy, litigation, and regulation for an engaging discussion around privacy, cybersecurity, and AI. This live event will be in our Washington DC office and will...
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United States Departments of Treasury, Commerce, and Justice Issue “Tri-Seal”...
Earlier this year, we published a post on the first Tri-Seal Compliance Note (“First Note”) issued by the United States Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) National Security Division (“NSD”), the...
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VARA’s Strict Application of its Virtual Assets and Related Activities...
The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) has long been at the forefront of embracing technological and financial innovation. For example, Dubai has emerged as a global hub for virtual assets (“VAs”) and...
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Recent Discover Lawsuits Provide Compliance Lessons
In September, a class action lawsuit (Mannacio v. Discover Financial Services, et al., No. 23-cv-06788 (N.D. Ill.)) was filed against Discover Financial Services (“Discover”) alleging Discover and...
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U.S. Sanctions Review: A Recap of OFAC’s Recent Enforcement Actions (Second...
The second half of 2023 saw eight enforcement actions from the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). These actions reflect a range of penalties, industries,...
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Navigating Shifting Legal Landscapes: Implications of Deputy Attorney General...
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s (“Monaco”) recent remarks at Oxford University shed light on the evolving intersection of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the criminal enforcement landscape...
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The SDNY Whistleblower Pilot Program Within the Framework of Corporate...
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York recently announced a policy—called the “SDNY Whistleblower Pilot Program”—that seeks to encourage individuals to voluntarily...
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