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In January 2026, during Operation Country Roads, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and state and local law enforcement detained roughly 600 immigrants across West Virginia.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has created a specialised unit within its Division of Enforcement to tackle accounting and financial reporting fraud, as well as wider misconduct in accounting and auditing.

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On August 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)announcedthe establishment of the Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit (FRAU), a specialized unit within the Division of Enforcement designed to provide dedicated expertise, focus and capacity to “pursue accounting and financial reporting fraud cases as well as general misconduct in the accounting and auditing areas.”1 The FRAU…

Right-leaning legal activists along with Elon Musk ’s artificial intelligence company have brought sweeping challenges against a cornerstone of legal enforcement in the United States: the right of private groups, people and local governments to sue over violations of many major laws

The move builds on prior efforts to crack down on bad actors in the accounting and auditing profession, SEC Enforcement Chief David Woodcock said.