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US Department of Justice
The Justice Department announced today that Assertio Therapeutics Inc., formerly known as Depomed Inc., (Assertio), a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, has agreed to pay $3.6 million to resolve claims that Assertio violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by causing the submission of false claims for the transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF) drug Lazanda for individuals who did not have breakthrough cancer pain.
UK Government
Today, 9 May, the UK Government has sanctioned 101 ships, 5 individuals, and 4 entities under the Russia sanctions regime. This is the UK's largest package targeting Russia’s shadow fleet and its enablers.
AMLA
At the European Anti-Financial Crime Summit in Dublin, Ms. Bruna Szego, the inaugural Chair of the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), delivered a keynote speech, to an audience of public and private sector stakeholders, highlighting the Authority’s strategic priorities and the urgent need for unified, cross-sector action against financial crime. Ms. Szego underscored the transformative potential of AMLA, describing it as "a significant step ushering in a new chapter of enhanced cooperation and unified action in our shared mission to counter money laundering and terrorism financing."