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May 2, 2013
By: Ronald H. Levine
In an article in the May 3, 2013 issue of Pharmaceutical Compliance Monitor, Ron Levine examines the list of compliance challenges that medical device executives need to consider as they risk analyze to allocate compliance resources.
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July 1, 2015
By: Ronald H. Levine
In the lead article for the July 2015 issue of Business Crimes Bulletin, Internal Investigations & White Collar Defense Chair Ronald H. Levine, and Environmental Principal Michael C. Gross, review recent environmental prosecutions and offer best practice tips for responding to civil investigations and avoiding criminal prosecution.
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April 29, 2015
By: Abraham J. Rein and Carolyn H. Kendall
The tax industry has an identity theft problem. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the IRS estimates that in 2013 it paid out approximately $5.8 billion in tax refunds to filers later determined to be identity thieves.
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April 7, 2015
By: Ronald H. Levine and Abraham J. Rein
The article, in the April 2015 issue of Public Utilities Fortnightly, examines U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) policing of fraud and market manipulation in energy markets, and notes that, "between 2007 and the end of 2014...FERC assessed civil penalties of $602 million and ordered disgorgement totaling almost $300 million."
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March 30, 2015
By: Abraham J. Rein and Marc H. Perry
On Friday, March 27, the parties in FTC vs. Wyndham, a key data security case with the potential to deeply impact the hospitality industry's cybersecurity practices" filed special supplemental briefs that the Third Circuit Court of Appeals requested during oral arguments earlier in the month.
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February 1, 2015
By: Abraham J. Rein
On Friday, January 30, 2015, Marriott International, Inc. (Marriott) the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), and Ryman Hospitality Properties (Ryman) announced the withdrawal of their petition seeking clarity from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding businesses' ability to control Wi-Fi connectivity on their premises. It was probably the right decision strategically. However, certain key regulatory questions are unresolved, with no promise of a ready resolution forthcoming.
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January 7, 2015
In the December 2014 issue of PABanker, the magazine of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association, Internal Investigations & White Collar Defense Principal Peter D. Hardy and Associate Carolyn H. Kendall explore the obligation being added to the already significant requirements of banks' Anti-Money Laundering (AML) programs.
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March 3, 2015
By: Carolyn H. Kendall
On February 27, 2015, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $1.5 million civil monetary penalty against the First National Community Bank of Dunmore, Pennsylvania for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).
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July 1, 2014
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeal's recent opinion in In Re Kellogg Brown & Root is a victory for corporations and their lawyers across the nation, reaffirming the application of the attorney-client privilege to documents prepared during an internal investigation conducted pursuant to a corporate compliance program.
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