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COVID FRAUD UPDATE: Hollywood Film Producer Charged with COVID-19 Fraud

06/01/2020
Hilder & Associates, P.C
Fraud

A Hollywood producer is the latest in a string of arrests made in the U.S. Justice Department’s efforts to locate and prosecute COVID-19 fraud. William Sadleir of Beverly Hills is accused of making false statements on his Payroll Protection…

Reviewing enhancements to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

05/29/2020
Hilder & Associates, P.C
FCPA

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits certain classes of entities or individuals from providing payment to foreign government officials in order to obtain or retain business. In 2017, the deputy attorney general highlighted enhancements to the FCPA during a…

School Investigations: New Title IX (9) Rules Issued

05/22/2020
Hilder & Associates, P.C
Firm News

Education Secretary Betsy Devos issued final rules, which will take effect on August 14, 2020, for how colleges and K-12 schools must address allegations of sexual misconduct. The new regulation bolsters due process procedural protections of the accused, narrows…

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