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SEC v. Jarkesy: Possible Implications for the SEC’s FCPA Enforcement

On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Securities Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy.  The Court held that the Seventh Amendment entitles a defendant to a jury trial when the SEC seeks civil penalties for securities fraud, because these cases replicate common law fraud claims.  S.E.C. v. Jarkesy, No. 22-859, slip op. at...… Continue Reading The post SEC v. Jarkesy: Possible Implications for the SEC’s FCPA Enforcement appeared first on Global Investigations & Compliance Review.

August 2024 | Blog

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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 accepting $70,000 from a developer in return for asking a state agency to drop its labor peace agreement requirement. Joseph Percoco had previously served as Executive...… Continue Reading The post Can a Private Person Defraud the Public of Honest Services? appeared first on Global Investigations & Compliance Review.

June 2023 | Blog

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OFAC Announces Settlement with Virtual Currency Exchange Kraken

On November 28, 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced a settlement agreement with Payward, Inc., known as Kraken (“Kraken”), a United States-based virtual currency exchange. Kraken agreed to pay $362,158.70 to resolve its potential civil liability for 826 apparent violations of the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (“Apparent Violations”). The settlement amount...… Continue Reading The post OFAC Announces Settlement with Virtual Currency Exchange Kraken appeared first on Global Investigations & Compliance Review.

December 2022 | Blog

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