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U.S DOJ resolves Balt SAS bribery case, forcing the company to disgorge $1.2 M after self-disclosure, while charging 2 executives with FCPA and ML violations for illicit payments to a French hospital doctor
DOJ finds that Balt paid bribes between 2017 and 2023 to a physician at a state-owned hospital in France to secure purchases of medical devices, with payments disguised as consulting fees and routed through intermediaries using sham contracts and false invoices. While the company avoids prosecution due to voluntary self-disclosure, cooperation and remediation, it agrees to approximately $1.2 million in disgorgement, and U.S. authorities indict a healthcare executive and consultant, underscoring continued enforcement against individuals involved in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations…
U.S. DoJ issues its first-ever Dept-wide Corporate Enforcement policy, standardising how prosecutors handle corporate criminal cases and incentivising self-reporting, cooperation and remediation
The policy applies across all DOJ components and most criminal matters, replacing fragmented approaches with a single framework designed to promote consistency, transparency and predictability in corporate enforcement decisions. It establishes clear incentives for companies, including the possibility of declinations or reduced penalties where firms voluntarily disclose misconduct, fully cooperate with investigations and remediate wrongdoing, while reinforcing accountability for individual offenders…
U.S SEC updates its Enforcement Manual with standardised Wells procedures, joint settlement-waiver review, and enhanced cooperation and criminal referral rules to streamline investigations
The revisions streamline procedures, promote consistency, and enhance effectiveness in protecting investors and maintaining orderly markets. Key changes include standardizing the Wells process with clear timelines and senior-staff involvement, allowing simultaneous consideration of settlements and waiver requests to improve transparency and efficiency, and updating frameworks for cooperation, internal collaboration, criminal referrals, and best practices. Going forward, the manual will undergo annual reviews to ensure it stays current…
US DOJ convicts former VP of Corsa Coal Corporation for leading a major international bribery and ML scheme, using bribes and kickbacks to secure $140M in coal supply contracts
Between 2016 and 2020, Hobson paid bribes through an intermediary to Egyptian government officials at the state‑owned Al Nasr Company for Coke and Chemicals to secure nearly $140 million in coal contracts, and also received over $200,000 in kickbacks. He was found guilty of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), conspiracy, money laundering, and wire fraud; sentencing will be determined by a federal judge…
FinCEN launches a Whistleblower Program rewards portal where individuals can confidentially report AML, sanctions, and FC violations, with rewards of 10–30% if tips lead to successful enforcement
FinCEN operates a whistleblower program that incentivises individuals to confidentially report violations or conspiracies under key anti-money laundering and sanctions laws, including the BSA, IEEPA, TWEA, and Kingpin Act. Whistleblowers may be eligible for cash awards if their tips lead to enforcement actions by the Treasury or DOJ resulting in penalties over $1 million. All submissions are kept confidential, and the information is shared with relevant Treasury and DOJ offices responsible for enforcement…
US DOJ publishes 3.5M responsive pages in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act to support ongoing investigations into criminal networks linked to his abuse
The Department of Justice released a vast collection of materials — around 3.5 million pages — in response to a court order aimed at enhancing public access to records related to the Jeffrey Epstein prosecution and civil litigation. The release is intended to aid victims, support accountability, and assist federal, state and international partners in examining evidence of associated criminal conduct…
US Treasury launches investigation into nearly US$9 B in contracts for potential fraud and abuse of the Small Business Administration’s Development Program, aiming to boost oversight and accountability
The action initiates a department-wide review of roughly $9 billion in contracts awarded under preference-based programs amid concerns that large firms may have improperly received set-asides while passing most work to subcontractors. It seeks to identify misuse, strengthen oversight, and ensure that small-business programs operate as intended to support genuinely eligible enterprises…
US Bureau of Industry and Security fines Hallewell Ventures and Albert Avdolyan $374,474 for illegally re-exporting a U.S.-origin Bombardier aircraft to Russia in violation of export controls
The company, owned by Russian businessman Albert Avdolyan, admits to the violation and settles with the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) by agreeing to pay a civil penalty of $374,474, which it must pay to retain any export privileges…
FinCEN issues notice to help FIs detect and disrupt financially motivated sextortion, in which victims are coerced into paying to prevent exposure of explicit content
These schemes involve perpetrators using fake personas to coerce victims into creating and sending sexually explicit images or videos, threatening to release the material unless payment is provided. FinCEN highlighted the alarming increase in such incidents, particularly among minors aged 14 to 17, and emphasized the importance of suspicious activity reporting to support law enforcement…
US SEC launches Cross-Border Task Force to combat fraud by foreign-based companies targeting U.S. investors, focusing on pump-and-dump schemes, gatekeeper failures, and high-risk jurisdictions
The Cross-Border Task Force aims to identify and investigate potential violations of U.S. federal securities laws by foreign-based companies, including market manipulation schemes such as “pump-and-dump” and “ramp-and-dump.” It also seeks to scrutinize gatekeepers like auditors and underwriters and address unique risks posed by companies in jurisdictions with heightened governmental control, such as China, to better protect U.S. investors…
US SEC charges the founder of two Washington-based companies for running Ponzi-like schemes that defrauded over $275M from more than 250 investors between 2016 and 2024
Wear allegedly sold non-existent or previously sold water vending machines to retail investors, including veterans, promising annual returns of 12% to 20%. He also issued bonds purportedly secured by these machines to institutional investors, misappropriating over $60 million for personal expenses and to pay returns to earlier investors…
US ICE exposes a $31M investment fraud, falsely promising foreign investors U.S. residency and diverting funds into political campaigns, while the project never materialised
Sherry Xue Li admitted to money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States after running a fictitious development scheme known as the “Thompson Education Center,” which targeted primarily Chinese investors with false promises tied to EB-5 immigration benefits. This guilty plea, secured by Homeland Security Investigations in concert with federal partners, underscores the convergence of investment fraud and illicit campaign-finance activity, and highlights the importance of vigilant cross-border transaction monitoring and investor due diligence…