Compliance Fox

Compliance Fox keeps compliance professionals up to date on shifting regulations, enforcement priorities, and the developments shaping today’s compliance landscape.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Enforcement has issued a new policy that replaces all prior frameworks and immediately sets out clear standards for self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation.

The US Department of the Treasury is spearheading a coordinated national push to combat fraud.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) has proposed a formal whistleblower program modeled on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), aimed at boosting detection of money laundering, sanctions violations, and related crimes.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has updated its enforcement manual for the first time since 2017, giving a clearer playbook on what effective remediation looks like.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has updated its enforcement manual with a focus on transparency and fairness.

The Administration is creating a new US Department of Justice (DOJ) division to coordinate fraud enforcement nationwide.

A new International Foreign Bribery Taskforce (IFBT) document outlines practical indicators to help spot foreign bribery risks.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to prosecute Liberty Mutual after the insurer voluntarily self-disclosed misconduct.

On July 8, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, in partnership with the United States Postal Service (USPS), announced the launch of a Whistleblower Rewards Program. This new initiative is designed to incentivize individuals to report violations of antitrust laws and crimes impacting USPS, its revenue, or its property.

On June 9, Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum outlining new guidelines for the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

On May 12, Matthew R. Galeotti, the head of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, announced a new white collar enforcement plan, outlined changes to the Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Disclosure Policy, and added new priority areas to the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program Policy. The DOJ also introduced a new corporate monitor selection policy.

Last week, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued 14 memoranda outlining new enforcement priorities at the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Notably, DOJ resources will shift away from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and toward prosecuting human trafficking and smuggling, immigration enforcement, and pursuing total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations.