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Keeping you aprised of the developing regulatory environment that confronts businesses and individuals in virtually any industry. Whether federal or state investigations, enforcement actions, changing enforcement priorities, criminal prosecutions or related civil proceedings, we provide regular coverage and updates that draw on the deep experience.

Securities Enforcement Under Chairman Atkins
Blog August 28, 2026
A little more than halfway into the SEC’s first full year under the leadership of its Chairman, Paul Atkins, recent SEC actions give a glimmer into possible emerging trends in enforcement…
Anticorruption Enforcement and the FCPA: 2026 Year in Preview
Blog January 27, 2026
2025 saw fundamental shifts in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement priorities under the first year of the second Trump Administration…
DOJ’s Updated FCPA Guidance: What Deputy Attorney General Blanche’s Policy Remarks Signal for Future Enforcement
Blog December 10, 2025
Speaking at a conference on FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a series of policy updates that refine how the Department of Justice will investigate and enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. DAG Blanche’s remarks expanded on the Department’s June 2025 Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the FCPA…
Siemens Energy to Pay $104 Million Criminal Penalty  for Misappropriating Competitor Bidding Information
Blog October 16, 2024
On September 30, 2024, Siemens Energy Inc. pled guilty to federal criminal charges relating to the misappropriation of confidential competitor information obtained during a competitive bidding process and agreed to pay $104 million as part of its resolution of the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into its conduct…
Practitioners' Takeaways From the 2024 BBA White-Collar Crime Conference
Blog May 07, 2024
On May 2, 2024, the Boston Bar Association held its fifth annual White-Collar Crime Conference, featuring panel discussions with current and former prosecutors at the state and federal levels, defense counsel, and members of the federal judiciary. The conversations with the bar and bench yielded several important insights for white-collar practitioners in Massachusetts…
Health Care Fraud Enforcement in 2024
Blog April 10, 2024
The government had another busy year in 2023 investigating and prosecuting health care fraud cases on multiple fronts. Contending with the enormous health care crises of the now-concluded Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing opioid epidemic, the government has deployed considerable resources to combat allegedly fraudulent schemes that have resulted in financial loss to the government and individual harm…
Massachusetts’ New Attorney General – A Look Back and a Look at the Year Ahead
Blog February 08, 2024
Last year, Foley Hoag reviewed what we could expect from the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General (“OAG”) as Attorney General Andrea Campbell took on her first year in office. This post looks to see whether the initiatives identified by the new administration at the start of her term were actually prioritized and whether we expect to see continued development in those areas this year…
Texas Man Using Online Name Generator Latest to Be Charged with PPP Loan Fraud
Blog May 21, 2020
In the past two weeks, the federal government has charged several individuals in Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud schemes.  The allegations have ranged from applying for loans for non-operating businesses to using loan funds to buy cars and jewelry.  Charges announced this week showed a whole new level of creativity.  A Texas man, Samuel Yates, allegedly used an online name generator to make up the names of hundreds of employees in an effort to obtain a $5 million loan…
DOJ Reportedly Issues PPP-Related Subpoenas to Banks
Blog May 18, 2020
In yet another sign that the federal government is following through on its warnings about PPP loan fraud, the Department of Justice, according to reports from Reuters, has issued grand jury subpoenas to several Wall Street banks related to an investigation into PPP loans.  The subpoenas were reportedly issued by the DOJ's Fraud Section.  The issuance of the subpoenas does not necessarily indicate wrongdoing by the banks…
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The Foley Hoag White Collar Law & Investigations blog addresses the developing regulatory environment that confronts businesses and individuals in virtually any industry.  Whether federal or state investigations, enforcement actions, changing enforcement priorities, criminal prosecutions or related civil proceedings, the White Collar Law & Investigations blog will provide regular coverage and updates that draw on the deep experience of Foley Hoag’s White Collar Crime & Government Investigations practice.

Our attorneys have represented companies and executives in criminal, regulatory, and civil investigations involving a wide range of governmental authorities – the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Congressional oversight committees, state Attorneys General, and numerous federal and state departments and agencies. Our clients include global, national and regional companies in many industries: technology; pharmaceuticals and medical devices; health care; financial services; securities; insurance; environmental technology; manufacturing; and government.

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