Department of Justice

Judge Tamara W. Ashford of the U.S. Tax Court: Spring 2025 Fogel Lecture

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April 24, 2025
On February 26, the Honorable Tamara W. Ashford of the U.S. Tax Court delivered the 2025 Fogel Lecture, joining the long list of former and current government officials who have shared their views and career trajectories with the Temple Law community since 2011. Standing in front of nearly 200 law students, faculty, and other legal professionals, Judge Ashford discussed her journey in tax in a lecture titled “For the Love of Tax.”

The Role of DOJ in Tax Enforcement: Fall 2022 Fogel Lecture

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On October 11, 2022, Caroline D. Ciraolo, former Acting Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tax Division and current Partner at Kostelanetz & Fink, delivered this year’s Fogel Lecture at Temple Law School, titled “Enforcing the Nation’s Tax Laws Fully, Fairly, and Consistently: The Role of DOJ in Tax Enforcement.” Ms. Ciraolo’s presentation centered around the history of the Department of Justice, in addition to the history, structure, and operations of its Tax Division.

SEC and DOJ Target Insider Trading on the Dark Web

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A high profile action brought recently by the SEC and DOJ against a SpaceX engineer exemplifies the federal government’s ability to monitor the dark web, despite its anonymity. Regardless of the difficulties in monitoring for sensitive information disseminated on the dark web, companies need to take proactive, prophylactic steps to help minimize the danger that company insiders will misuse access to material nonpublic information.

The Compliance Monthly: The Government’s Prioritization of Information Over Sanction

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As part of Temple Law’s Faculty Spring Colloquium Series, Professor Veronica Root Martinez presented her paper: The Government’s Prioritization of Information Over Sanction: Implications for Compliance. Professor Martinez teaches at Notre Dame Law School and is also the Director of the Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion.

The Compliance Monthly: The Outlook for Enforcement Actions Under a Biden Administration

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There was a perception in 2017 when then President-elect Trump took office that white collar enforcement actions under the US Department of Justice (DOJ) might drop dramatically. Many expected the Republican administration to effect policy changes or resourcing decisions that would keep corporations out of the spotlight when it came to major investigations and massive penalties. But, in surveying the last four years, the opposite happened.

The Compliance Monthly: Fraud Emerges as Telemedicine Surges – Compliance Guidance for Telemedicine Providers

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Telemedicine providers should examine the type of conduct DOJ has recently
focused on and adapt their compliance systems accordingly. Providers should also consider the
cybersecurity dimension of a robust compliance system and ensure that their network is
protected from malicious cyber actors.

DOJ Updates Guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs

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The Department of Justice-Criminal Division recently updated its internal guidance to federal prosecutors for evaluating corporate compliance programs. Despite the lack of major substantive changes, the updated guidance encourages prosecutors to take the risk profile of corporations into account when evaluating its compliance programs.