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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for June 2025

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

NYC Pharmacy Owner Charged With Healthcare Fraud

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The owner of Brooklyn Chemists in Gravesend, Brooklyn and Lucky Care Pharmacy in Flushing, Queens was recently indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States by paying...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

US Department of Justice charges co-owners of pharmaceutical company for fraud

Compliance Today (August 2020) - The Department of Justice’s Criminal Fraud division indicted six Texas-based owners and marketers for a scheme to defraud TRICARE and the U.S. Department of Labor, resulting in more than $14...more

The Volkov Law Group

2019 FCPA Enforcement Highlights (Part II of III)

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In a record year, there are bound to be numerous interesting enforcement actions and principles.  I picked out a few to highlight....more

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FCPA 2019: A Record Year in Enforcement and Compliance (Part I of III)

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Happy New Year!! In the FCPA arena, 2019 was a record year – in enforcement and compliance. Many continuing trends are becoming more than trends – meaning they are turning into established practices....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Top Five Department of Justice FCPA Enforcement Actions in 2019

Welcome to the 2020’s. The past decade helped shape both Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement and corporate compliance programs. 2019 FCPA enforcements bore out many of the developments from the preceding years of...more

WilmerHale

Insys Ruling Casts Doubt on DOJ Opioid Investigations

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On May 2, 2019, a jury sitting in the District of Massachusetts convicted five senior executives of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (Insys) with racketeering conspiracy in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1962(d)....more

Butler Snow LLP

Walking the Line Between Marketing and Malfeasance

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Opioid manufacturers, distributors, pharmacies and prescribers are facing a deluge of lawsuits that involve criminal and civil claims in both federal and state courts. On May 2, 2019, a federal jury in Boston, Massachusetts,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: 2018 Health Care Fraud Takedown

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Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its largest ever national health care fraud takedown, resulting in charges against 601 diverse defendants including...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Reimbursement Manager Pleads Guilty for Prior Authorization Process Issues

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On Monday, June 19, 2017, Elizabeth Gurrieri became the second former employee of Insys Therapeutics (Insys) to plead guilty to federal anti-kickback charges related to the drug Subsys, an expensive fentanyl-based painkiller....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

DOJ and SEC Close Out 2016 with a $520 Million FCPA Settlement

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) wrapped up 2016 on December 22 with a near record-breaking Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) settlement involving Teva Pharmaceuticals and its...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Teva FCPA Enforcement Action – Part II

Yesterday, I began an exploration of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. (Teva). It was brought jointly by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities...more

The Volkov Law Group

Two Executives Charged in Valeant Pharmaceuticals Criminal Investigation

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Two executives were charged last week with criminal violations in the Southern District of New York relating to Valeant Pharmaceuticals activities. These charges are the first of more to come in an ongoing investigation...more

King & Spalding

New Anti-Corruption Laws on the Health Care Sector in Germany: Is There Any Impact on the Food Industry?

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Germany recently adopted new anti-corruption laws that now criminalize “taking bribes in the health care sector” and “giving bribes in the health care sector.” These new laws have implications for certain segments of the food...more

Blank Rome LLP

Court Decisions in the U.S. and China Bolster Law Enforcement’s Ability to Prosecute Global Corporate Corruption

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On October 6, 2014, the United States Supreme Court declined to accept an appeal involving violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”)—the U.S. statute that criminalizes the bribing of foreign officials. The...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Astros Swept Again – Is A China Sweep Coming Next?

What is a sweep? It is certainly a well-known and relevant term in the sporting world....more

The Volkov Law Group

Pharmaceutical And Medical Device Companies: Taking It On The Chin (Part II Of III)

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As the Glaxo controversy unravels each day, it is important to remember the enforcement context in which the current prosecution in China is occurring. ...more

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