On June 23, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment in a case in which the jury found the defendant knowingly made false statements on customs forms to avoid paying...more
7/3/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Evasion ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblowers
On September 23, 2024, the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) revised its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance (the “ECCP”)....more
Like many before it, this year has been one to watch in government health care fraud enforcement efforts. In September 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released the “Yates Memo,” which reaffirmed the government’s...more
6/28/2016
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Affirmative Defenses ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Good Faith ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Jury Instructions ,
Kickbacks ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Yates Memorandum