On July 8, a routine enforcement action by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at a surgery center in California escalated into criminal charges for two health care workers. ICE agents were attempting to detain...more
8/7/2025
/ Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Reform ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
On June 30, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the largest coordinated health care fraud enforcement effort in U.S. history, involving criminal charges against over 300 defendants and over $14.6 billion in health care...more
7/9/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cloud Computing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Risk Management
Matthew Galeotti, head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division announced in May that DOJ “is turning a new page on white-collar and corporate enforcement.” The same day, the Criminal Division circulated four...more
6/10/2025
/ Controlled Substances Act ,
Corporate Governance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Evasion ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Immigration Reform ,
New Guidance ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Tariffs ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes