The Trump administration has taken significant action this week to overhaul the executive branch’s long-standing policy toward the prosecution of white collar offenses. First, a memo issued by newly confirmed U.S. Attorney...more
2/12/2025
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Bribery ,
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Criminal Prosecution ,
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
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In January, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2.9 billion in fiscal year 2024, bringing the total amount of settlements and judgments under the...more
2/5/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Defense Contracts ,
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Opioid ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law ,
Whistleblowers
Compared with other issues, healthcare enforcement during President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming second term has received little attention. When he takes office again on January 20, should industry actors like pharmaceutical...more
1/6/2025
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Bad Actors ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Healthcare ,
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Hospitals ,
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Presidential Nominations ,
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In an astonishing break from decades of False Claims Act (FCA) precedent, a Florida district court judge deemed the FCA’s qui tam provisions unconstitutional in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates,...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Program). The Program—which will last for three years—is designed to incentivize, through money awards,...more
8/12/2024
/ Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed into law the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. This bipartisan legislation included the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), which enables criminal prosecution of...more
The federal health care Anti-Kickback Statute (Federal AKS) targets bribery and corruption in the health care industry. There are two core provisions of the Federal AKS: one targeting the bribe recipient and one targeting the...more
The federal health care Anti-Kickback Statute (Federal AKS) targets bribery and corruption in the health care industry. There are two core provisions of the Federal AKS: one targeting the bribe recipient and one targeting the...more
The federal health care Anti-Kickback Statute (Federal AKS) targets bribery and corruption in the health care industry. There are two core provisions of the Federal AKS: one targeting the bribe recipient and one targeting the...more