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The JustPod: Defending the "Evil Genius:" A Conversation with Leonard Ambrose
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On July 11, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision clarifying the scope of Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA). In affirming a Northern California-based medical testing laboratory’s convictions under EKRA, the...more
In a matter of first impression, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals interpreted the scope of the 2018 Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) in the context of a lab operator who allegedly paid marketers to induce...more
Escalating what has already been a strong focus on combating customs and trade fraud in President Donald Trump’s second administration, on July 10, 2025, the Department of Justice announced it would be devoting significant...more
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) has had a busy first half of the year announcing a first-of-its-kind antitrust whistleblower program, new indictments, and several sentencing and fine decisions. Below is a...more
KEY TAKEAWAYS - The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division has launched its first-ever Whistleblower Rewards Program, offering financial incentives to individuals who report criminal antitrust violations...more
The publication of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts in June 2025 marks a significant attempt to reshape the structure, governance and workload of England and Wales' criminal justice system. The Review has clear...more
Just months after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) designated healthcare fraud as one of its key criminal enforcement priorities, two recent announcements underscore the federal government’s continued focus on combating...more
In June 2025, Terren Scott Peizer, the former chief executive officer, executive chairman and chairman of the board of directors of Ontrak, Inc. (Ontrak), was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment, ordered to pay a $5.25...more
Introduction - The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has doubled down on eliminating healthcare fraud in government programs, including through the launch of new inter-agency groups in both the Civil and Criminal Divisions,...more
The Trump Administration continues to surprise many observers by taking antitrust enforcement seriously. The latest initiative, announced on July 8, 2025, creates an avenue for rewarding individuals who report antitrust...more
Anti-counterfeiting enforcement in the United States stems largely from two federal statutes: the Lanham Act (codified at 15 USC Section 1051) and the Trademark Counterfeiting Act 1984 (codified at 18 USC Section 2320). The...more
In this episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small highlights the critical role voice recordings can play in court. He details three primary ways to obtain recordings: wiretaps,...more
With the rise in social media usage and the comfort with which people are expressing their thoughts and views on social media, many users do not realize the real-life implications of their online activities. Time and again,...more
On July 9, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an advisory describing its plan to address criminally liable regulatory offenses in accordance with Executive Order 14294, Fighting Overcriminalization...more
Over its nearly 40-year history, the federal low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program has been both a success story and a target for various forms of fraud. The LIHTC program has been credited with facilitating the...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an advisory regarding criminal referrals to the Department of Justice (DOJ) that de-emphasizes strict liability. Criminal enforcement of referrals will continue for...more
On June 30, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed criminal charges against 324 defendants across the country alleging participation in various health care fraud schemes. The DOJ identified the operation as the 2025...more
On July 11, 2025, in United States v. Schena,[1] the Ninth Circuit adopted an expansive interpretation of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), applying the law to any payment that could have the effect of...more
On May 23, 2025, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Human Services omnibus policy bill into law, which included in part, the addition of a new statutory provision in the state’s criminal code, Chapter 609....more
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has deployed its Market Integrity and Major Frauds Unit to target tariff evasion, a clear sign of the escalation of trade enforcement. The Criminal Division’s specialized unit,...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that a laboratory owner’s payments to marketing intermediaries violated the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA)—in its first interpretation of the statute...more
In recent weeks, the Justice Department has issued new charging guidelines and announced enforcement actions that reflect the priorities of the current administration. Targeting perceived health care fraud, particularly...more
In this episode of his "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small explores the critical issue of false testimony and its damaging effects on the justice system. Centered on the case of...more
The health care industry – already bracing for the financial impact of Medicaid cuts – faces another hard truth: This administration isn’t slowing the pace of health care fraud enforcement. Rather, it’s doubling down on...more
In one of the few prosecutions based on the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), and in an even rarer Court of Appeals opinion interpreting the statute, the Ninth Circuit in United States v. Schena, No. 23-2989, 2025...more