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Investigations Newsletter: Two Charged in Alleged $227 Million COVID-19 Test Kit Fraud

ArentFox Schiff on 6/2/2025

Two Charged in Alleged $227 Million COVID-19 Test Kit Fraud - Syed Murtuza Kablazada and Mehdi Hussain, the owners and operators of medical laboratories in Illinois, were charged with submitting more than $227 million in...more

Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan Fraud: A Survey & Analysis of Recent Civil & Criminal Enforcement Outcomes

Benesch on 4/15/2025

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

EnforceMintz — Long Tail of Pandemic Fraud Schemes Will Likely Result in Continued Enforcement for Years to Come

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 1/17/2025

In last year’s edition of EnforceMintz, we predicted that 2024 would bring an increase in False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement activity related to COVID-19 pandemic fraud. Those predictions proved correct. The COVID-19 Fraud...more

White Collar and Corporate Criminal Enforcement in the Trump 2.0 Era

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 11/20/2024

When President-Elect Donald J. Trump takes office on January 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) is certain to be at the center of the action and conversation in Washington, D.C.—just as it...more

The Department of Justice’s COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force 2024 Report: A Continued Commitment to Combatting COVID-19-Related...

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/3/2024

Since the pandemic, COVID-19-related fraud has been a consistent target of the Department of Justice....more

Health Care Fraud Enforcement in 2024

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 4/11/2024

This is the ninth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year... The government had another busy year in 2023 investigating and prosecuting health...more

False Claims Act Enforcement: Looking Back and What to Expect in 2024

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 3/29/2024

This is the eighth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year... It is not often that we can say that a federal fraud statute had a blockbuster...more

DOJ Releases False Claims Act Statistics for Fiscal Year 2023

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/27/2024

On February 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its False Claims Act (FCA) statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2023. Using DOJ’s FY 2023 Data Table and our analysis from previous years, MoFo’s FCA team...more

Criminal Tax Enforcement – What to Look For in 2024

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 2/22/2024

IRS enforcement activity remained strong in 2023, with the volume of investigations and prosecutions initiated holding steady from 2022. Despite the substantial funding boost provided by the Inflation Reduction Act, with some...more

[Event] 11th Annual Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement - January 23rd - 24th, New York, NY

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 11/22/2023

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 11th Annual Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement returns for another exciting year for lively discussions on FCA enforcement including the ramifications of two...more

Legal Insights for Manufacturing: Outlook for 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 11/2/2023

Our downloadable report, Legal Insights for Manufacturing, explores how the business, legal, and regulatory framework is evolving—and will evolve—to address the large generational shifts taking place. This year, our report...more

The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 25 - An Investigative Journalist’s Insight Into the COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/26/2023

A journalist and a white-collar criminal defense attorney walk onto a podcast... Though it sounds like the start of a joke, this paired perspective shines new light on the federal government’s ongoing enforcement actions...more

Broad Street Brief: A Look Forward to City Council in the Fall; Kensington Sweep Results in 175 Arrests

Cozen O'Connor on 7/3/2023

City Council is Out for the Summer; What Will Fall Bring? City Council is officially on summer recess, but there are plenty of high-profile issues that are sure to be front and center when the legislative body reconvenes in...more

Current Trends and Real-World Best Practices in Healthcare Fraud Compliance

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/13/2023

Recently, Womble Bond Dickinson held its First Annual Health Care Fraud Symposium, a webinar designed to discuss critical healthcare fraud topics. WBD Partner Joe Whitley moderated a discussion with WBD attorneys Luke Cass,...more

Scrutiny for the Private Sector Will Come from Both Sides of the Aisle in the 118th Congress

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 2/23/2023

This is the fourth part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: SEC. Last year, as we laid out the landscape for congressional investigations in 2022, we noted that...more

Health Care Enforcement: Review of 2022 and A Look Ahead to 2023

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 2/22/2023

This is the third part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: congressional investigations. Health care fraud enforcement remained a top priority at both the national...more

The Number of False Claims Act Cases Reach Record High, But DOJ’s Recoveries Drop to $2.2 Billion in Fiscal Year 2022

Perkins Coie on 2/10/2023

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $2.2 billion in civil False Claims Act (FCA) judgments and settlements in fiscal year (FY) 2022, the lowest such annual total since 2008 and a significant drop from a...more

International Legal Highlights Korea | July 2022

McDermott Will & Schulte on 7/26/2022

UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION RISK ON INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS - Private investment in infrastructure, especially renewable energy projects, is surging across the globe. In fact, total new investment in renewable energy hit...more

Compliance in France in 2022

White & Case LLP on 7/20/2022

The year 2021 and early 2022 proved eventful for compliance and white-collar crime in France, especially for anti-bribery and compliance activity. Agencies are continuing to build on Sapin II by incrementally defining...more

International Legal Highlights | June 2022

McDermott Will & Schulte on 6/6/2022

EUROPEAN COMMISSION ADOPTED A PROPOSAL DIRECTIVE ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY DUE DILIGENCE - On 23 February 2022, the European Commission (EC) adopted a proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence...more

White Collar Enforcement Gains Momentum as COVID Restrictions Ease: What You Need to Know

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 5/27/2022

Enforcement of corporate crimes, which languished for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, will grow more vigorous this year and may be accompanied by significantly tougher penalties, partners with Vinson & Elkins’ (“V&E”)...more

Adjusting Your Perspective — Identifying Your Real Third-Party Risks (Part II of V)

The Volkov Law Group on 5/17/2022

Compliance professionals are always looking for ways to collaborate and support internal business partners. Through the years, compliance professionals have devoted significant energy to building partnerships with the...more

The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 6 - It's Never Too Soon to Think About Early Release

Fox Rothschild LLP on 3/23/2022

While opportunities and circumstances to request compassionate release from prison grew in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated the use of this process to ease overcrowding during the public health crisis. ...more

DOJ’s Pandemic Fraud Enforcement Efforts Accelerating

Cooley LLP on 3/21/2022

On March 10, 2022, the Department of Justice announced the appointment of Associate Deputy Attorney General Kevin Chambers to serve as the DOJ’s first Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement. This announcement comes two years...more

Looking at the Landscape of Congressional Investigations in 2022

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 3/17/2022

This is the tenth and final post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Be on the lookout for a roundup of our 2022 White Collar Year in Preview Series shortly....more

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