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Get Ready for the Investigators

InHouseOps

In determining severity, we look at the amount of money at issue, the number and type of victims, and whether the malfeasance is ongoing or stopped,” said a securities regulator in North America. Third-Party Support is Rare, but Seemed to be Dictated by Country Size. Many also noted that deterrence was a critical factor.

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Making Crypto Available to Everyone

InHouseOps

27 years ago, I was working as a trial attorney for a law firm in Alabama when I was recruited by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Corporate malfeasance, embezzlement, things that were happening inside very large corporations that required attention. So much like online gaming, we’re doing a bit of education for the regulators.

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As the United States Targets China’s Human Rights Abuses, Companies Should Prepare for Stricter Due Diligence on Forced Labor

Foley Hoag LLP

Chinese authorities have thrown one to two million adult Uyghurs into “re-education” camps, with the goal of stamping out Uyghur culture, and with it any possibility of a separatist movement emerging in the region. He also signed into law H.R. human rights objectives to forced labor abuses in Xinjiang. Although H.R. Even before S.