In recent weeks, the Justice Department has issued new charging guidelines and announced enforcement actions that reflect the priorities of the current administration. Targeting perceived health care fraud, particularly...more
7/22/2025
/ Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers
This program will trace investigatory tactics and legal concepts from their blue-collar roots and discuss their application in a white-collar context, including:
- Discussion of how the criminal justice system, and the...more
9/24/2020
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Government Investigations ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Qualified Immunity ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Part of the 2020 Business Solutions Series presented by by the Hampton Roads Alliance and Williams Mullen
Charles E. “Chuck” James, Jr., co-chair of both the Firearms Industry Group and the White Collar & Investigations...more
8/25/2020
/ Audits ,
Borrowers ,
CARES Act ,
Civil Liability ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Institutions ,
Inspector General ,
Lenders ,
Loan Applications ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Loan Repayment Issues ,
Misrepresentation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
Treble Damages ,
U.S. Treasury
Join us for a Zoom webinar to help you prepare for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) audits.
Topics include:
- Background on the PPP and evolving guidance
- Treasury oversight and audits
- Role of the Special...more
8/5/2020
/ Audits ,
Civil Liability ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Federal Loans ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Inspector General ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Loan Repayment Issues ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Webinars
Earlier this week the United States Supreme Court handed former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell a big victory by reversing his 2014 conviction for “accepting payments, loans, gifts, and other things of value from [Johnnie]...more
6/30/2016
/ Bribery ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Governor McDonnell ,
Hobbs Act ,
Honest Services Fraud ,
Jury Instructions ,
McDonnell v US ,
Official Act ,
Political Corruption ,
Public Officials ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS
Governor McDonnell’s attorneys put it this way: The Governor’s acts weren’t “official” because “none were any more remarkable than acts that governors unthinkingly take hundreds of times weekly for countless constituents,...more
7/17/2015
/ Appeals ,
Attorney General ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Ethics ,
Extortion ,
Government Officials ,
Hobbs Act ,
Honest Services Fraud ,
Political Candidates ,
Wire Fraud