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[Podcast] Oil, Opulence, and One Crystal-Encrusted Michael Jackson Glove

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Join hosts Tatiana Sainati and Diana Shaw as they delve into the harrowing history of corruption and violence in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Discover how a single political family managed to siphon off the nation's...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (4/7)

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It’s not just Chicago. Downstate public transit agencies face funding challenges- “State lawmakers are spending this spring’s legislative session debating how to solve a $771 million funding gap the Chicago area’s public...more

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Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for September 2024

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Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month included the SEC’s fiscal year end and a large number of enforcement...more

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Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split and Finds Federal Gratuities Inapplicable to State and Local Officials

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On June 26, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in a public corruption case that could have a lasting impact on how the U.S. Government prosecutes corruption and procurement fraud cases involving state and local...more

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New Public Register Proposed for Advocates of Foreign State-Owned and Controlled Enterprises

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As part of a new bill intended to combat foreign interference in Canadian affairs, the Canadian government has proposed that any person advocating for certain types of foreign actors with respect to activities intended to...more

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Bipartisan Group of AGs Issue Warning Letter Over Alleged Election Robocalling

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On February 6, a bipartisan group of 51 attorney general (AG) sent a warning letter to Life Corporation (Life Corp.) for allegedly engaging in an illegal robocall campaign that they claim was intended to deter New Hampshire...more

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El juicio presidencial en Colombia con Rossi Cruz

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En este episodio de "A Lo Legal En Par Minutos", nuestro abogado Edwin Cortés entrevista a Rossi Cruz, asesora de una Unidad de Trabajo Legislativo del Congreso de la República en Colombia, sobre los Juicios Presidenciales en...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 4, Issue 47

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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DOJ Mandates Consultation and/or Approval Before Investigating Congressional Members or Staffers

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Summary - Local U.S. Attorneys will be required to consult with, and in some circumstances obtain approval from, the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Public Integrity Section before proceeding in any cases involving members...more

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Is political corruption securities fraud?

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You remember Matt Levine’s mantra in his “Money Stuff” column on Bloomberg: “everything is securities fraud”? “You know the basic idea,” he says, a...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 4, Issue 32

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 4, Issue 30

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 4, Issue 27

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Supreme Court And First Circuit Issue Decisions Reversing White Collar Convictions, Cautioning Against Prosecutorial Overreach In...

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Two facially unrelated decisions, issued last week by the First Circuit and the Supreme Court, continued a recent theme of courts pushing back against potential prosecutorial overreach in the application of fraud...more

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US Supreme Court Curtails Government Enforcement Power Under Three Federal Statutes, Reining in the DOJ

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided three cases against the United States, with the Court rejecting the government’s attempt to prosecute or penalize private citizens under what the Court deemed to be overly expansive...more

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Supreme Court and 1st Circuit Significantly Curtail Scope of Federal Property Fraud Statutes

Key Points- In two landmark decisions, the Supreme Court and the 1st Circuit significantly pared back the scope of the federal mail and wire fraud statutes. In Ciminelli v. United States, a political corruption case, the...more

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Supreme Court Cuts Back Wire Fraud Prosecutions

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In a pair of criminal cases , the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a one-two punch to the Justice Department’s prosecution of corruption cases based on violations of the criminal wire fraud statute.  In Ciminelli v. U.S., and...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 3, Issue 1

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 24

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 22

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 21

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 19

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 18

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 16

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 15

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