Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memo on May 19, 2025, announcing the DOJ’s establishment of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative. The initiative will “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as...more
A federal court has blocked key provisions of the Trump Administration’s executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). On February 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a...more
President Trump signed a multitude of Executive Orders (EOs) during his first two weeks in office. EOs are directives from the President to federal agencies that do not require Congressional approval. EOs include mandates...more
1/30/2025
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The Trump Administration has issued three executive orders (EOs) aimed at eliminating from the federal government certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and gender ideology policies and programs that the administration...more
1/28/2025
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published its 2024 False Claims Act (FCA) statistics and press release this week touting $2.9 billion in judgments and settlements last fiscal year, slightly higher than 2023’s $2.7...more
1/17/2025
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In this blog post, we will explore the knowledge element. Despite being a fraud statute, the FCA does not require specific intent to defraud the government to impose liability. Instead, the FCA defines culpable “knowing,”...more
To prove a False Claim under the False Claims Act (FCA), the government or relator must establish three elements:
1.Falsity; -
2.Knowledge; and -
3.Materiality.
In this blog post, we will explore the Falsity element. ...more
10/3/2024
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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
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Failure to Comply ,
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Misrepresentation ,
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On August 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced the much-anticipated Proposed Rule that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to include Cybersecurity Maturity Model...more
8/26/2024
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This is a blog series on the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 USC §§ 3729, et seq., which targets any person that knowingly submits false claims for payment or false statements material to false claims to the US government. FCA...more
On February 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released its Fiscal Year 2023 False Claims Act (“FCA”) statistics showing recoveries of almost $2.7 billion. Last year’s recoveries exceeded 2022’s $2.2 billion...more