Key Takeaways -
First Appellate Interpretation of EKRA: The Ninth Circuit’s decision in United States v. Schena marks the first appellate court interpretation of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), affirming...more
Key Takeaways -
DOJ’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown was a record-breaking operation that resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants and targeted schemes involving over $14.6 billion in intended losses....more
Key Takeaways from DOJ’s 2025 Civil Division Mandate -
Expanded Use of the False Claims Act (FCA) -
The government is broadening its application of the FCA beyond traditional garden-variety fraud....more
Key Takeaways -
DOJ Criminal Division will prioritize enforcement in key areas, including health care fraud, trade and customs violations and national security-related financial crimes....more
5/16/2025
/ Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced a modest increase in monetary recoveries for 2024 from investigations and lawsuits under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), which is the Government’s primary tool for combating...more
On March 28, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its opinion in United States ex rel. Martin v. Hathaway, holding that plaintiffs in False Claims Act (FCA) cases alleging a violation of the...more
The Department of Justice and the US Attorney offices around the country are continuing to be in hot pursuit of cases of fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 20, 2022, the Department of Justice announced a new...more
4/26/2022
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Investigations ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Provider Relief Fund
On February 1, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had recovered $5.6 billion from False Claims Act (FCA) Cases during fiscal year 2021. Each year, the DOJ publishes statistics about its...more