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DOJ Launches Whistleblower Rewards Program: The Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with the United States Postal Service (USPS), introduced its first-ever Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program,...more
7/21/2025
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Bid Rigging ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Penalties ,
Price-Fixing ,
Rewards Programs ,
Sherman Act ,
Whistleblowers
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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
On February 26, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a significant False Claims Act (FCA) ruling in United States of America ex rel. Cheryl Taylor v. Healthcare Associates of Texas, LLC,...more
4/21/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Eighth Amendment ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Overpayment ,
Settlement
On August 1, 2024, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) launched its anticipated nationwide Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”), promising potential monetary awards to...more
On April 15, 2024, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released new guidance relating to a Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosures for Individuals, promising to offer protection from criminal...more
5/2/2024
/ Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Internal Reporting ,
Monaco Memo ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Popular ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
On September 22, 2023 a federal jury convicted two promoters, CPA Jack Fisher and attorney James Sinnott, in the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) first criminal trial over allegedly abusive syndicated conservation easements...more
9/27/2023
/ Acquittals ,
Charitable Donations ,
Conservation Easements ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Market Value ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Real Estate Market ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning
The first criminal prosecution of syndicated conservation easement promoters began on July 18, 2023, with the government laying out its case against defendants Jack Fisher, James Sinnott, and Clayton Weibel. A Department of...more
Signaling its continued scrutiny of the laboratory industry, the Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into a settlement agreement with Texas lab Genotox Laboratories Ltd. last month related to compensation Genotox paid to...more
Last week at the American Bar Association’s annual National Institute on White Collar Crime in Miami, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite highlighted several new facets of the...more
3/10/2023
/ American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Programs ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
New Guidance ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
White Collar Crimes
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a new nationwide voluntary self-disclosure policy for corporate criminal enforcement. The policy codifies previous corporate enforcement guidance...more
On November 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced charges against ten defendants across Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia, resulting from a scheme that allegedly targeted Medicare, state Medicaid...more
12/5/2022
/ Business E-Mail Compromise (BEC) ,
Cyber Threats ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Risk Management ,
Threat Management
On September 21, 2022, the New York State Attorney General Tish James filed a civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and the Trump organization alleging fraud and misrepresentation. The Complaint described a...more
9/28/2022
/ Asset Valuations ,
Charitable Deductions ,
Conservation Easements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Donald Trump ,
Government Investigations ,
High Net-Worth ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Misrepresentation ,
New York ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Shelters
Earlier this year, the Department of Justice filed the first criminal indictment of promoters, appraisers and accountants connected to an alleged scheme to create syndicated conservation easements. The move followed increased...more