DOJ Watch: April 20, 2026 — AI Firm Founders Indicted in $421M Fraud, NFED Tops $340M in One Week
DOJ enforcement digest: iLearningEngines founders charged in $421M AI fraud, IBM pays $17M in first NFED settlement, and new FCPA cases.
SEC Watch: April 20, 2026 — Executive Turnover Surge and Enforcement Pivot
Daily SEC digest: executive turnover at Fermi and Southern Co., EDGAR filings surge, and an enforcement pivot signaled in recent actions.
Oil, Gold, and Gulf Shells: Treasury’s ‘Economic Fury’ Maps Shamkhani’s Sanctions-Evasion Empire
The son of one of Iran’s most senior security officials now sits at the center of what the U.S. Treasury Department is calling the “financial equivalent” of a bombing campaign…
EPA Watch: Week of April 11, 2026 – Whittaker Bankruptcy Decree Tests Superfund Insurance Strategy
This week's EPA enforcement digest: DOJ lodges a three-site Superfund consent decree in the Whittaker, Clark & Daniels bankruptcy; ABB Inc. agrees to $471K in past response costs at Henry's…
DOJ Watch: April 17, 2026 — New Fraud Division Formalized, IBM DEI Settlement Tops $17M
DOJ Watch digest: Blanche formalizes the National Fraud Enforcement Division, IBM pays $17M in the first Civil Rights Fraud Initiative settlement, an ex-Army Top Secret holder is charged with leaking…
DOJ Watch: April 16, 2026 — IBM Pays $17M in Landmark DEI Settlement
A daily roundup of federal enforcement actions, indictments, and settlements from the Department of Justice and related agencies. The Department of Justice continued its aggressive enforcement posture this week with…
SEC Watch: April 16, 2026 — Big Banks Deliver Blockbuster Q1 Earnings as SEC Signals Enforcement Reset
Wall Street’s biggest banks kicked off the first-quarter 2026 earnings season this week with a cascade of 8-K filings on the SEC’s EDGAR system, revealing a financial sector still riding…
DOJ Watch: April 15, 2026 — Aetna Pays $117.7M in Medicare Advantage Case
Aetna settles Medicare Advantage coding case for $117.7M; ADT pays $1.3M under SCRA; a former Army employee is charged with leaking classified defense information; DOJ stands up a National Fraud…
SEC Watch: April 15, 2026 — NRG’s $2.6B Debt Restack Leads Tuesday Filings
Filings dated April 14, 2026, drawn from SEC EDGAR, company press releases, and SEC newsroom publications. All figures as disclosed in filings; pending matters are flagged as allegations. Debt Reshuffle…
Sanctions Watch: Week of April 14, 2026 — Venezuela Delistings, Section 232 Overhaul Take Effect
OFAC delists Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and selected Russia-linked vessels as the administration's restructured Section 232 metals tariffs and new pharmaceutical tariffs take effect; BIS extends chip-designer deadlines and…