SEC Watch: July 16, 2026 — First Hawaiian’s $34 Billion TriCo Merger Headlines a Week of C-Suite Exits
First Hawaiian's $34B TriCo merger, CEO/CFO exits at Brown-Forman and CoStar, and the SEC's new Retail Fraud Working Group top today's filings.
DOJ Watch: July 14, 2026 — Russian ‘Bulletproof Hosting’ Ring Indicted in $62M Cybercrime Case
DOJ's July 14 enforcement slate: a $62M Russian cybercrime indictment, a $1B trade-fraud milestone, an Iran sanctions conviction, a blocked defense merger, and more.
SEC Watch: July 15, 2026 — SEC Settles Fraud Case With EV Maker Battle Motors, Bars Its CEO
The SEC settled a fraud case against EV maker Battle Motors and its CEO, while July EDGAR filings revealed a law-enforcement seizure at Alarum's NetNut proxy network, Cable One's debt-heavy…
Sanctions Watch: Week of July 14, 2026 — Treasury Targets Iran’s Supreme Leader Financier
OFAC hit an Iranian regime financier and shadow exchange houses, sanctioned Brazil's PCC and cartel fuel-smuggling networks, and BIS fined Bosch ~$47.6M over Huawei shipments.
DOJ Watch: July 14, 2026 — Eight Indicted in Alleged Plot to Attack White House UFC Event
A daily digest of DOJ enforcement actions announced July 9–13, 2026: an alleged White House attack plot, an extradited Afghan general, a ransomware insider, a defense-merger block, and more.
SEC Watch: July 14, 2026 — New Retail Fraud Unit Meets a Busy Enforcement Docket
The SEC launched a Retail Fraud Working Group as fresh microcap and unregistered-broker cases landed and Fiserv and Copart disclosed executive exits.
DOJ Watch: July 13, 2026 — Former Afghan General Extradited on Heroin, Weapons Charges
A digest of eight Justice Department enforcement actions from July 7–10, 2026: an Afghan general's extradition on narcotics and weapons charges, a $26.8M Keystone Pipeline spill settlement, and ransomware, fraud,…
SEC Watch: July 13, 2026 — New Retail Fraud Unit as Insider-Trading Settlements Mount
The SEC launched a Retail Fraud Working Group and settled insider-trading, microcap and unregistered-broker cases, while DLH Holdings and Replimune filed key disclosures.
EPA Watch: Week of July 6, 2026 — Chemours Pays $450M in Landmark PFAS Settlement
A landmark $450 million PFAS settlement with Chemours anchors this week's federal environmental enforcement digest, alongside Clean Air Act, Superfund, and criminal water-pollution actions.
DOJ Watch: July 10, 2026 — Ransomware Insider Who Betrayed Victims Gets 70 Months
A ransomware negotiator sentenced for selling out his own clients leads today's federal enforcement digest, alongside Alibaba's $600M settlement, a $90M Adderall telehealth scheme, a $45M investor fraud, two national…