FinCEN Warns Financial Institutions of Fraud Schemes Arising from Deepfake Media Using Generative Artificial Intelligence
November 13, 2024
by Anton L. Janik, Jr.
Today the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Alert to help financial institutions identify fraud schemes relying in part on the use of deepfake media created through generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). FinCEN specifically notes seeing “an…
National Environmental Policy Act: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Holds Council on Environmental Quality Lacks Authority to Issue Rules
November 13, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“Court”) issued a November 12th Opinion addressing an issue arising out of the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). See Marin Audubon Society, et al., v. Federal Aviation Administration, et al., No. 23-1067. The Court…
Stormwater Flow/Adjacent Properties: Complaint Filed in Lonoke, Arkansas Circuit Court Seeking Injunctive Relief/Damages
November 13, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Cedar Lake Estates, LLC, Robert Dunn, John Belden, and Jeff Evans (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a November 8th Complaint against Leruss Holdings, LCC (“LH”) alleging damages. See Case No. 43CV-24-1070. The alleged damage is stated to be due to LH’s undertaking: …alterations to its land…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and City of Gatlinburg Enter into Settlement Agreement
November 13, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and City of Gatlinburg, Tennessee entered into an October 24th Final Order and Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) addressing an alleged violation of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Division of…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin Chosen to Serve as Administrator
November 12, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
President-elect Trump has selected Mr. Lee Zeldin to serve as the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) during his administration. Zeldin served from 2015 to 2023 as a United States Congressman from New York’s First District. The EPA Administrator is nominated…