At the Federal Bar Association’s annual qui tam conference in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 20, 2025, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Commercial Litigation Branch, Michael Granston, said...more
2/24/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
International Trade ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration
In January, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2.9 billion in fiscal year 2024, bringing the total amount of settlements and judgments under the...more
2/5/2025
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Contracts ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Opioid ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law ,
Whistleblowers
In an unusual criminal prosecution, the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC), a hospital in Chesapeake, Virginia, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Virginia for conspiring to defraud the United States and...more
1/21/2025
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Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fraud ,
Grand Juries ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospital Privileges ,
Hospitals ,
Indictments ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Principles for Business ,
Reimbursements ,
Unnecessary Medical Procedures