The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have formed a new False Claims Act (FCA) Working Group, according to a joint announcement issued by DOJ on July 2, 2025....more
7/7/2025
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was a federal law enacted in or around March 2020 designed to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who were suffering the...more
4/15/2025
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The vast majority of federal white-collar fraud enforcement actions are prosecuted under the wire, mail, or bank fraud statutes. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343, and 1344. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Thompson v. United...more
4/4/2025
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Loans ,
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In 2023, the number of federal corporate prosecutions remained far below the 25-year average after two consecutive years of increases.
..The DOJ’s Fraud Section secured just $690 million in penalties across eight...more
8/20/2024
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College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
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Embezzlement ,
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
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We are thrilled to introduce the inaugural issue of our quarterly White Collar newsletter, a dedicated resource from Benesch’s White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Compliance Practice Group.
Each issue...more
4/3/2024
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