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FMC Collects Civil Penalty Payment of $1.9 Million from Maersk

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) investigates potential violations of the Shipping Act and Commission regulations and negotiates se...

DFPI Orders $4 Million Penalty for Alleged Unlicensed Lending Violations

Court Interprets Civil Penalty Provision of FOIA

After a police department failed to respond to a news agency’s FOIA request, the requester filed a lawsuit. Although the department produced its responsive records during the litig...

FCA publishes consultation paper in relation to its Decision Procedure and Penalties Manual

On 15 June 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Consultation Paper (CP26/19) in relation to proposed changes to its Decision Procedure and Penalties Manual (DEPP...

UK Financial Conduct Authority Consults on Tougher Penalty Framework

SEC Hits Merrill Lynch With $7.5 Million Penalty Over Suspicious Activity Reporting Lapses

The SEC has imposed a $7.5 million penalty on Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., the Bank of America brokerage unit, over failures tied to suspicious activity reportin...

SEC Hits Merrill Lynch With $7.5 Million Penalty Over Suspicious Activity Reporting Lapses

The SEC has imposed a $7.5 million penalty on Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., the Bank of America brokerage unit, over failures tied to suspicious activity reportin...

FTC Obtains $6.5 Million Contempt Sanction Against Payment Processor

New Notice in a Nutshell briefing: FCA proposes to fine individual £99,600 for failure to disclose overseas investigatio...

Last month the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Decision Notice that has been issued to Carlos Ricardo Fuenmayor, the CEO and sole controller of BancTrust Investment B...

The False Claims Act's New Frontier- $549.5 Million Customs Fraud Settlement Signals Continued Enforcement Shift

Highlights The $549.5 million Perfectus Aluminum settlement is more than ten times larger than the previous record for a customs-related False Claims Act (FCA) resolution and t...

HHS-OIG Flexes Enforcement Muscle on Corporate Integrity Agreements

The Absolute Mandate of Section 6330(c)(1) Verification: Second Circuit Holds Appeals Officers Must Verify Penalty Super...

Besicorp Group, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Docket Nos. 23-296(L), 23-299 (Con), 23-302 (Con), 23-321 (Con), 23-353 (Con), 23-359 (Con), ___ F.4th ___ (2d Cir. Ju...

“A Cottage Industry”- The Economics of CWA Citizen Suit Enforcement

DOJ Announces $9.7 Million Resolution with Bank Over BSA/AML Compliance Failures

On June 30, the DOJ announced that a community bank entered into a non-prosecution agreement and agreed to pay more than $9.7 million to resolve an investigation into violations of...

4th Circ. Nixes Womble Bond Atty's 'Overtly Punitive' Penalty

The Fourth Circuit on Friday wiped out a contempt order against a Womble Bond Dickinson partner that temporarily barred him from practicing in the Western District of North Carolin...

Barn-Burned: Fifth Circuit Finds FDA Tobacco Civil Monetary Penalty Unconstitutional

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FOREFEITURE PHONY?- Supreme Court Upholds FCC’s Forfeiture Power– But Only Because It Doesn’t Really Mean Anything

Looming Class Action Litigation Risk and DOJ’s Bulk Sensitive Data Transfer Rule: Navigating an Unexpected Compliance Tr...

FMC collects civil penalty from Maersk on detention bills

The US maritime regulator said the ocean carrier will also refund third parties that paid detention bills and will limit future billing to shippers and consignees.

Economic Risk of Loss and Conditional Deficit Restoration Obligations

Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum Number: 202628009, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service (Written: May 29, 2026, Redacted Version Released: July 10, 2026) The ma...

OFAC Enforcement: A Practical, Profession Overview For Compliance, Legal, and Risk Teams

Judge fines payments processor Cliq

A federal court assessed a $6.5 million penalty over non-compliance in a 2015 Federal Trade Commission settlement but declined to appoint a receiver.

What is CIPA, and why is your website getting sued?

A law firm just audited your website. There wasn’t any advance notice and you didn’t know there was anything to audit. Nevertheless, now there’s a demand letter in your inbox. […]...

CFTC Division of Enforcement Issues New Cooperation Policy