Regulatory Watch News

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  Jawad Rathore and Vincenzo Petrozza convicted and sentenced in Fortress syndicated mortgage investment fraud

  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police

  February 6, 2026

  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – Federal Policing, Central Region (Ontario) is announcing the conviction and sentence of Jawad Rathore and Vincenzo Petrozza, the “operating minds” of Fortress Real Developments Inc. This was a complex, multi‑year investigation conducted by the RCMP’s Toronto Integrated Market Enforcement Team (IMET).

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  Treasury Issues Request for Information on CFIUS Known Investor Program and Streamlining the Foreign Investment Review Process

  US Department of the Treasury

  February 6, 2026

  WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on the Known Investor Program and how CFIUS may streamline aspects of its foreign investment review process, while maintaining its rigorous analysis that identifies and addresses national security risk that can accompany foreign investment. Enhancements to the CFIUS process are aimed at facilitating greater investment into the United States from allies and partners and are in furtherance of President Trump’s direction in the America First Investment Policy.

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  Customs finds exceptionally large quantity of counterfeit clothing

  Fiscal Information and Investigation Service - FIOD

  February 6, 2026

  During a regular excise inspection on February 5, Customs discovered an unusually large quantity of counterfeit goods in a warehouse in Montfoort (Utrecht). The case was subsequently transferred to the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), which initiated a criminal investigation under the supervision of the Public Prosecution Service's Office.

  An estimated tens of thousands of counterfeit clothing and accessories from luxury brands such as Hermès, Jacob Cohën, Moncler, Dior, Stone Island, and Casablanca were found in the warehouse. It is suspected that the inventory was destined for multiple outlets.