Former State Department official convicted of defrauding the US

The US Department of Justice’s China initiative has ensnared a former US State Department official who gave secrets to Chinese “spies”.

DOJ struggles to get spoofing convictions when it “doesn’t do its homework”

A US federal judge’s recent decision to dismiss a spoofing indictment against a computer programmer shows the DOJ is ill-equipped to handle such cases, lawyers say.

Ex-1MDB financier ramps up charm offensive in the face of multiple charges

The PR bill of fugitive businessman Jho Low has tipped over $1 million as he fights against US and Malaysian charges tied to billions embezzled from Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.

Counsel Watch

The lawyers and firms working on the biggest cases, including counsel acting for former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, and representatives for former Skadden partner Gregory Craig.
DOJ considers civil enforcement of FARA

John Demers, assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s national security division, has said the department is still reviewing how best to enforce the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Proposed reforms to French blocking statute would still leave companies “stuck between two evils”

A leaked report outlining potential changes to the French Blocking Statute was recently published but French lawyers are unsure about how effective the proposals, drafted in response to “intrusive” US authorities, will be.

AG given waiver for 1MDB probe

The attorney general has become the second senior DOJ official to receive an ethics waiver allowing him to work on the criminal case tied to the 1MDB scandal.

FBI accountant who helped seal Manafort’s fate moves to FTI

A former FBI agent who has been called the “linchpin” of the Paul Manafort conviction spoke to GIR about “the experience of a lifetime” working on the special counsel’s investigation.

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Comment & analysis

The UK’s faltering fight to tackle AML compliance

Recent anti-money laundering prosecution statistics do not sit easily with the UK government’s assertions that it is successfully “cracking down” on economic crime, Eversheds Sutherland partner Zia Ullah and of counsel Ruth Paley say.

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Counsel Watch

The lawyers and firms working on the biggest cases, including counsel acting for former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, and representatives for former Skadden partner Gregory Craig.

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Interviews

An interview with Anne Riley

The head of Shell’s global antitrust team, Anne Riley, will step down at the end of February after 35 years as a practising lawyer. She spoke to GIR’s...

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