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New duties for real estate developers under money laundering legislation

  • WeirFoulds LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 16 2009

On February 20, 2009, a key amendment to regulations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, 2000, c.17 will come into force

Broker’s scheme to profit from trading Apple ends in DOJSEC charges

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 16 2013

Broker David Miller did not have inside information about the Apple earnings call scheduled for October 25, 2012. He did have something else - plans

A onetwo punch: defendant wins summary judgment and class certification

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 12 2013

In an opinion that provides a lesson in class action procedure as well as new insight into California's Elder Abuse Act, a federal court in Chicago

Fourth Circuit: when United States declines to intervene in False Claims Act qui tam action, relator’s claims are subject to strict six-year statute of limitations

  • Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 12 2009

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, addressing an issue of first impression within the circuit, recently held that when the United States declines to intervene in a qui tam action brought by a private party (i.e., a relator) under the False Claims Act (FCA), the relator’s False Claims Act claims are subject to a six-year statute of limitations

UN Security Council Committee establishes list of designated entities for North Korea

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada, North Korea
  • -
  • May 6 2009

Following publication by the UN's Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006), a list of entities has now been established under the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (UNRDPK

The CRA continues to investigate and prosecute fraud

  • Miller Thomson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • August 31 2009

A recent fraud case involving an individual who pled guilty to two counts of tax evasion and was sentenced to time served plus one day and fined $145,760 serves as a reminder to donors and charities alike that the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") is committed to investigating and prosecuting offenders

The SEC's new Director of Enforcement outlines new initiatives

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 1 2009

In a speech on August 5, 2009, to the New York City Bar Association, the SEC’s new Director of Enforcement, Robert Khuzami, outlined several new initiatives to be undertaken by the Division of Enforcement and provided further detail about previously mentioned initiatives

FSA prosecutes individual for insider dealing

  • Dentons
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 9 2009

Following FSA action, Neil Rollins has been charged with four counts of insider dealing

FERC fraud investigation results in two show cause orders, four settlements

  • Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 16 2009

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) yesterday issued two orders to show cause and approved four stipulation and consent agreements resolving investigations into alleged fraudulent conduct in open season bidding for natural gas transportation capacity

FATF news

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
  • -
  • Netherlands
  • -
  • August 31 2009

As of 1 July 2009, a Netherlands official will hold the one-year Presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental body whose purpose is policy-making to combat money laundering and terrorist financing