DOJ's Breuer sets March 1 departure date

Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, has overseen the DOJ's FCPA Unit since 2009. (Photo courtesy of the DOJ)The Justice Department said today that Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, head of the Criminal Division and the FCPA Unit, will leave on March 1.

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The biggest anti-corruption story of 2012

U.S. Senator John McCain, a Republican from Arizona, co-sponsored the Magnitsky ActPresident Obama signed into law in December the Magnitsky Act. It targets travel and economic sanctions against those responsible for the jailing and death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. But the importance of the law extends far beyond that.

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Moscow warns Obama about Magnitsky law

This week the U. S. Senate will consider the Magnitsky Act, a bill to ban visas and freeze bank accounts of about 60 Russian officials allegedly involved in the arrest and death of Sergei Magnitsky.

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DOJ grabs U.S. property of former Taiwan ruler

The former President of Taiwan, Shui-Bian Chen (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)A Manhattan condo and a house in Virginia together worth $2.1 million were confiscated this week from the former president of Taiwan.

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