Companies should carefully evaluate their insurance policy provisions for fraud coverage in light of the Third Circuit's recent decision enforcing a sub-limit on fraud defense coverage in the context of an employee theft. 

With nearly 97% of all federal convictions in 2013 secured through plea agreements, the Department of Justice announced yesterday that it will no longer ask criminal defendants who plead guilty to waive their right to appeal on the basis of ineffective assistan

Somewhat overlooked in the attention to the SEC's recent $30 million whistleblower award is a more frightening development for public companies.  

Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin of the Southern District of New York ordered disgorgement of $187.7 million in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v.

DOJ has announced that it will increase efforts to investigate and prosecute criminal actions under the False Claims Act.  

Far surpassing letter writing and even phone calls, email has become the primary method by which attorneys communicate with their clients.  

The owner and operator of a Miami home health care company recently was sentenced for her part in a $6.5 million Medicare fraud scheme, after falling into the cross-hairs of the federal government's Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforc

Taking aim at credit card issuers who promote offers to consumers such as "convenience checks," deferred interest/promotional interest rate purchases and balance transfers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a Bulletin on September 3,

Last week, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) permanently barred former casino staffer George Que from working at financial institutions for willfully violating the reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).  

Summer's close brings with it the beginning of football season.  

A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted FedEx Corporation, FedEx Express, and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (collectively, "FedEx") for its role in distributing controlled substances and prescription drugs for illegal internet pharmacies.  

Recent court filings have confirmed that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are continuing to conduct parallel criminal-civil investigations involving insider trading on Capitol Hill.  

The federal statute criminalizing false statements, 18 U.S.C. § 1001, is one of the most widely-used tools in a federal prosecutor's toolbox.  

A former agent for mining company BSG Resources Ltd., Frederic Cilins, was sentenced Friday to 24 months in prison for obstructing a federal investigation into an alleged bribery and money laundering scheme.  

Public companies confronting a cybersecurity attack should ready themselves for the arrival of a new party stepping into the breach—the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.