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Business Crimes Bulletin

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ICE at the Workplace: A Toolkit for Employers Image

ICE at the Workplace: A Toolkit for Employers

Marjorie Peerce & R. Stephen Stigall & Schuyler La Barge

Imagine you are the general counsel of a company that maintains warehouses across the country with thousands of employees and you have heard that the government is visiting warehouses like your company’s to check the employment authorization of employees and potentially seeking to detain anyone the government believes may be undocumented. It is critical that you remain informed and ready to face increased scrutiny of your employees’ immigration status at your places of business.

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Enforcement Priorities May Change, But Deciding Whether to Self-Report Is Always a Balancing Act Image

Enforcement Priorities May Change, But Deciding Whether to Self-Report Is Always a Balancing Act

Jonathan New & Patrick Campbell & Shelleah Jackson

While the enforcement landscape continues to evolve, companies should continue to maintain effective compliance programs and fully remediate any issues that arise.

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Drawing the Line: What Constitutes Harboring Under the Alien Harboring Statute? Image

Drawing the Line: What Constitutes Harboring Under the Alien Harboring Statute?

Harry Sandick & Kabir Hashmi

The harboring provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act criminalizes the act of “concealing, harboring, or shielding from detection” any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States. This article examines a few federal cases to illustrate the doctrinal contours of harboring — drawing a clear distinction between active concealment and passive accommodation.

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Despite Appearances, Crypto Enforcement Still Has a Pulse Image

Despite Appearances, Crypto Enforcement Still Has a Pulse

Robert J. Anello & Richard F. Albert

The contrast between the Trump Administration’s ostentatious embrace of cryptocurrency and the prior administration’s chilly skepticism has led some to suggest that the multi-billion-dollar industry is at the dawn of an enforcement-devoid free for all. A more recent, lower key announcement, however, indicates that enforcement still has a pulse.

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Some Signals Appear Trump Administration Will Enforce White-Collar Crime Image

Some Signals Appear Trump Administration Will Enforce White-Collar Crime

Emily Saul

The first months of the Trump administration have undeniably brought change to the white collar enforcement space. On Feb. 10, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to pause all existing cases brought under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Since then, the administration has signaled a withdrawal. This change in climate has not gone unnoticed by defense counsel.

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