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Fraud False Claims Act (FCA) Federal Loans

Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

PPP Loan Prosecutions Appear to Be in the Technical Non-Compliance Phase

On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law to provide emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering the economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including in the form of forgivable loans to small...more

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False Claims Act Enforcement Highlights Need for Robust Compliance Programs

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The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement statistics for FY 2023 and identified key priorities for FCA enforcement in 2024 and beyond. The DOJ continues to pursue FCA...more

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The USDOJ Continues to Increase Its Fraud Enforcement Actions Related To COVID-19 Relief Benefits

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Fraud enforcement actions by the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) continue to rise against companies and individuals related to their applications for and receipt of COVID-19 benefits. It appears that no type of...more

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More Enforcement is on the Way: The COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force

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Since the dawn of the historic COVID-19 relief packages, which have doled out approximately $2.6 trillion to date (with more to be spent), the federal government has made no secret of the fact that it intends to ferret out...more

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Paycheck Protection Program: Government Enforcement, Oversight

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Nearly one year ago, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn, the Small Business Administration-backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided loans to help businesses keep their workforce...more

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SBA Office of Inspector General Issues Management Report Advising of Fraud And Seeking Further SBA Oversight of COVID-19 Loans and...

On June 28, 2020, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Management Alert raising concerns of potential fraud relating to the Small Business Administration (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Advance grant...more

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Health Care Providers in Receipt of Provider Relief Funds: What You Need to Know and Do to Mitigate Fraud Risk

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While the Provider Relief Fund payments sent to health care providers under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) have provided a lifeline to compensate for increased expenses and lost revenues...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Preparing for Government Investigations in Wake of PPP Loan Certifications

The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is scrutinizing borrowers who have applied for loans through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Tips for the Unwary: Precautions Against Liability for Healthcare Businesses Receiving CARES Act Funds

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided trillions in economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including hundreds of billions of dollars in aid for the healthcare industry....more

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Action Items for Recipients of PPP Loans to Mitigate Risk Related to Fraud Allegations

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In our last article, we discussed how recipients of larger PPP loans are at risk for allegations of fraud and specifically addressed how these recipients may become targets of False Claims Act (FCA) allegations, which can be...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Foreign National Charged With Fraudulently Applying for $20 Million in COVID-19 Loans

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Foreign National Charged With Fraudulently Applying for $20 Million in COVID-19 Loans - On May 21, 2020, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest of a foreign national for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Nota Bene Episode 83: Fraud Enforcement and Policing COVID Relief: What Businesses Need to Know with Chuck Kreindler

With $3 trillion of stimulus money already disbursed and $3 trillion more scheduled to be distributed to the American people in the near future, we’re taking a look at the type of oversight provisions included in the CARES...more

The Volkov Law Group

The CARES Act and DOJ Prosecution of Fraud

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When Congress enacts massive financial relief legislation, one inevitable result is fraud, waste and abuse.  Going back to the financial crisis in 2008, DOJ had a trove of criminal fraud and civil fraud cases under the False...more

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CARES Act – Recipients Must Identify, Understand, and Comply with Grant and Contract Requirements

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Numerous commentaries predict an outbreak of False Claims Act investigations and cases related to allegations of misuse, fraud, waste, and abuse of funding provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Fraud and the Risk of FCA Litigation in the Time of COVID-19

The $1.4 trillion set aside for loans to small, medium and large businesses in the CARES Act stimulus package makes compliance more crucial than ever for U.S. companies. Any entity that receives government funds may face...more

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Preparing for the Aftermath of COVID-19: The Investigations

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As the US federal government dedicates trillions of dollars toward containing and treating Coronavirus (COVID-19) and stimulating the national economy, it is also waiving many federal health program requirements to allow...more

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