November 21, 2025
Investigation Into Meatpacking Industry Signals Renewed DOJ Interest In Potential Anti-Competitive Practices Amid Affordability Concerns
On November 7, 2025, President Trump directed the Department of Justice to open an antitrust investigation into the country’s four largest meat packers: JBS, Cargill, Tyson Foods and National Beef....
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November 14, 2025
FinCEN Report Reveals Iran-Linked Companies Funneled $9 Billion Through the US Financial System in 2024
How did Iran-linked companies manage to channel $9 billion through the US financial system in 2024, while avoiding widespread sanctions? An October 23 Financial Trend Analysis (FTA) released by FinCEN...
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November 11, 2025
DOJ, Treasury Seize $15 Billion in Bitcoin Tied to Forced-Labor Pig-Butchering Fraud
In one of the largest forfeiture actions in the history of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), federal authorities seized about $15 billion worth of bitcoin obtained from alleged fraud and money laundering...
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September 29, 2025
Reporting evasion of anti-dumping and countervailing duties
Key Takeaways Anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) are tariffs imposed to counteract unfair trade practices, such as foreign goods sold below cost or benefiting from government subsidies. Companies...
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September 22, 2025
FinCEN Warns of Chinese Money Laundering Networks Threat to US Financial System
In the government’s latest effort to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, FinCEN recently issued an advisory and a Financial Trend Analysis (FTA) on Chinese Money Laundering Networks...
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September 16, 2025
SEC Beefs Up Efforts to Fight Transnational Securities Fraud
SEC Launches Cross-Border Task Force The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking for new ways to combat transnational securities fraud targeting US investors. As part of that effort, this...
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September 08, 2025
DOJ and DHS Partner on Fighting Customs Fraud
DOJ and DHS Announce Trade Fraud Task Force Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the agencies are partnering on a cross-agency Trade...
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August 27, 2025
Carbon Offset Fraud: What is it and How Can Whistleblowers Report It?
Last month, the Washington Post released the findings of its six-month investigation into rainforest carbon offset projects located in the Brazilian Amazon. The Post concluded that more than half of these...
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August 01, 2025
Recent Settlement of Whistleblower’s Case Against Lab Underscores that Kickbacks Remain a Top Enforcement Priority
Major Kickback Settlement Against Premier Medical Last week, the U.S. and the states of Colorado, Georgia, and South Carolina obtained a settlement of $27.5 million from Kevin Murdock, the former CEO and...
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July 22, 2025
DOJ and the United States Postal Service Announce New Antitrust Whistleblower Awards Program
New Antitrust Whistleblower Program Targets Market Manipulation Whistleblowers can be rewarded for reporting antitrust crimes and related offenses under a new Whistleblower Rewards Program created by a...
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