The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement statistics for FY 2023 and identified key priorities for FCA enforcement in 2024 and beyond. The DOJ continues to pursue FCA...more
3/8/2024
/ Compliance ,
Contractors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Loans ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Incentives ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Neither Admit Nor Deny Settlements ,
Opioid ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Penalties ,
Treble Damages ,
Whistleblowers
The Department of Justice continues to have its task forces throughout the U.S. investigate and prosecute fraudulent use of funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs...more
12/4/2023
/ CARES Act ,
Civil Investigation Demand ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Documentation ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Settlement ,
Small Business ,
Subpoenas ,
Whistleblowers
A significant part of the March 2020 CARES Act, the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of small businesses across the nation, helping struggling owners pay...more