In United States v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that when the government seeks to establish False Claims Act liability under the 2010 amendment to the Anti-Kickback...more
The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division on August 1 announced the details of its much-anticipated Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program. This three-year initiative aims to incentivize individuals to...more
In recent weeks, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Fraud Section released its annual Year in Review report, summarizing the Fraud Section’s accomplishments in 2023. This detailed account points to a...more
The US Department of Justice’s Civil Division on September 4 issued detailed internal guidance on how the Division should evaluate and handle inability-to-pay claims by entities. Acting Assistant Attorney General Ethan P....more
Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski delivered remarks on December 4 at the American Conference Institute’s 36th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. AAG Benczkowski addressed the US...more
Highlighting the accomplishments and developments at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over the past 12 months, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew Miner urged the business sector to work cooperatively with the DOJ and...more
US Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew S. Miner recently delivered remarks at a forum on anti-corruption compliance, where he highlighted the Department of Justice’s growing efforts to increase transparency between DOJ...more
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein delivered remarks on May 21 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, as part of Compliance Week’s 2018 Annual Conference for Risk Professionals. In candid remarks, Mr. Rosenstein...more
The US Department of Justice announced on May 9 a new policy to avoid the imposition of duplicative penalties by multiple authorities in corporate fraud investigations. But, the DOJ’s expectations with respect to compliance...more
DOJ highlights healthcare, housing and mortgage, and procurement fraud as largest areas of recovery; impending changes under the new tax legislation could limit tax deductions for False Claims Act payments....more
The DOJ Fraud Section’s “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” puts chief compliance officers on notice about how the adequacy of their companies’ compliance programs is evaluated by prosecutors....more
As anticipated, the DOJ follows the RRB’s lead, nearly doubling FCA penalties.
In accordance with Section 701 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA), Public Law 114-74, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published an...more
The US Department of Justice has announced the creation of a one-year pilot program intended to encourage companies to self-report bribery violations and provide extensive cooperation in exchange for reduced penalties,...more
The court’s interpretation complicates the already difficult task providers face in having sufficient time to assess and quantify potential overpayments.
An August 3 decision in United States v. Continuum Health Partners...more
8/6/2015
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Overpayment ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators
Revisions bring DOJ and SEC guidance in line with FCPA statutory language.
In June, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) quietly revised its manual, A Resource Guide to the U.S....more
8/6/2015
/ Accounting Standards ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
FCPA Resource Guide ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Good Faith ,
Internal Controls ,
Joint Venture ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transparency
The decision highlights the US government’s focus on effective compliance programs.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is creating a new compliance counsel position in the Criminal Division to assess the effectiveness of...more
The squads will extend the capabilities of the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission to gather evidence and enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act....more