Tagged: duties and fees

DOJ Applies False Claims Act to Tariff and Trade Violations (Part I of III)

Never underestimate the creativity and ability of federal prosecutors to apply federal criminal laws to address “new” crimes or new enforcement programs.  Corporate leaders and compliance officials are making a serious mistake when they confuse a “pause” in FCPA enforcement to mean a reduction in federal criminal corporate prosecutions.  This Administration has no problem in taking aggressive positions in the legal arena and I would...