Panama Covid-19 update – only 1 new fatality reported today, which is good, but 348 new cases are reported. There are now 6,281 active cases, with 51 in ICU and 360 in other wards.
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30 MAY 2021
PANAMA: MORE THAN 300 SMUGGLED FROGS SEIZED
On 29 May, Mi Diario reported that more than 300 tiny poisonous frogs had been seized and Panamanian and 2 foreigners arrested.
INDIAN-AMERICAN NURSE PRACTITIONER GETS 20 YEARS JAIL FOR $52 MILLION HEALTHCARE FRAUD
On 30 May, The Week reported that an Indian-American nurse practitioner has been sentenced to 20 years in jail and ordered to repay over $52 million in restitution for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme in the US. Prosecutors said he created fraudulent patient bills by using the provider numbers of 6 physicians as the treating physicians on the claims, even though they did not perform the services.
US BANS SEAFOOD IMPORTS FROM A CHINESE COMPANY, ACCUSING IT OF USING FORCED LABOUR
On 28 May, the Washington Post reported that the US has banned the import of seafood from a fleet of Chinese vessels that it accused of exploiting forced labourers, the latest in a string of similar bans taken against Chinese companies. The company targeted is Dalian Ocean Fishing Co Ltd. The US Customs Withhold Release Order (WRO) is the first to target an entire fleet, as opposed to single vessels.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/05/28/chinese-seafood-import-ban/
COMMODITIES FRAUD ENFORCEMENT
On 28 May, a White Paper from Jones Day in the US says that DoJ and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in recent years have worked closely together to target companies and individuals for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and other laws. The firm says that it expects the agencies to double down on this joint initiative in the years ahead, continuing to pursue commodities fraud cases with even greater focus and intensity. Accordingly, companies active in the commodities and derivatives markets should understand how these agencies work together and their enforcement priorities. The White Paper addresses these issues and offers practical tips for companies to take stock of their compliance programs, to help to ensure that they are prepared to deal with the potential for robust civil and criminal commodities fraud enforcement in the years ahead.
https://www.jdsupra.com/post/fileServer.aspx?fName=a4721845-aec3-4553-9e3e-28443c168938.pdf
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