As part of a continuing and extensive effort this year to update and strengthen Department of Justice (“DOJ”) policies aimed at deterring corporate misconduct, the DOJ announced on October 4, 2023, that it was implementing a...more
On the heels of its revised Corporate Enforcement Policy announced in January 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced more policies aimed at prosecuting and deterring corporate misconduct. In late February and early...more
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more
Last month in a speech at Georgetown University Law Center, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., announced revisions to the Department of Justice’s Corporate Enforcement Policy, to apply to all corporate...more
On February 7, 2023, the Department of Justice released its report on False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments for Fiscal Year 2022, showing that the DOJ recovered over $2.2 billion last year. That same day, in his State of...more
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more
Pillow talk from an FBI agent trainee. A former congressman turned consultant trading on merger information learned on the job. A former Goldman Sachs investment banker misappropriating information about deals the bank was...more
In a continuation of its annual rite, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on July 20, 2022, announced healthcare-related criminal charges against 36 defendants in 13 federal districts around the U.S. The charges allege more...more
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics.
In this edition, we discuss recent criticism of the Justice Department’s use of “taint teams” to review...more
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics.
In this edition, we discuss a recent Florida district court case involving prosecutorial misconduct resulting...more
8/30/2021
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Attorney Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Ethics Breach ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Investigations ,
Privileged Documents ,
Wage-Fixing
On February 11, 2020, AGG’s Government Investigations practice chairs, Aaron M. Danzig and Sara M. Lord, conducted a webinar, titled “Life Sciences Investigations and Enforcement Actions: 2020 Year in Review and 2021...more
2/19/2021
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Biotechnology ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Life Sciences ,
OIG ,
Penalties ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Speaker Programs
In a sign of things to come, on January 12, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first civil settlement to resolve fraud claims involving loan recipients under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). We noted...more
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more
Last month, the Department of Justice released new guidance for assessing a company’s claim that it is unable to pay the amount of money demanded by the DOJ to settle a civil lawsuit. When the DOJ brings a lawsuit seeking...more
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more
On June 1, 2020, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) updated its guidance for its evaluation of corporate compliance programs when making charging decisions. The Guidance, first published in...more
On March 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Texas has filed the first action in federal court concerning fraud related to the COVID-19...more
On October 28, 2019, the Department of Justice announced a $20.25 million settlement of False Claims Act (FCA) allegations. ...more
On April 30, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released an updated version of its guidance for evaluating corporate compliance programs....more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion on November 17, 2017 to voluntarily dismiss its False Claims Act (FCA) case against HCR ManorCare, Inc. (ManorCare). Despite a years-long investigation, coupled with nearly three...more
Over the past few years, the government’s emphasis on conducting fraud and abuse investigations – especially in the healthcare industry – has resulted in scores of settlements and billions of dollars paid to the government...more
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer’s remarks at the 16th Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress and Best Practices Forum highlighted the Department of Justice’s “renewed commitment to ensuring that...more
The False Claims Act (the “Act”) imposes liability on those who “’knowingly’ present, or cause to be presented, ‘a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval’” to the government. Persons who act in “deliberate...more
7/22/2015
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FERA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
HEAT ,
Legal History ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan