Episode 379 -- Update on False Claims Act and Customs Evasion Liability
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 55 – The From Worse to Worser Edition
Daily Compliance News: July 17, 2025, The COSO Yanked Edition
Podcast - Persistence and Determination
Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs
Blowing the Whistle: What Employers Should Know About DEI & the False Claims Act
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 73 - Geopolitical Risk: Thai Tensions / Sanctions, Tariffs & FCPA Enforcement in Asia
When DEI Meets the FCA: What Employers Need to Know About the DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative
Episode 376 -- DOJ's Unicat Settlement and the Future Look of Trade Enforcement Actions
False Claims Act Insights - Bitter Pills: DOJ Targets Pharmacies for FCA Enforcement
Current Regulatory, Legislative, and Litigation Developments on ADA Website Accessibility for Consumer Finance Digital Platforms — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Podcast - How Do You Define Success?
Episode 374 -- Justice Department Resumes FCPA Enforcement with New, Focused Guidance
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending June 21, 2025
2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 54 – The FCPA is Back On Edition
Understanding the DOJ's Recent Corporate Enforcement Policy Changes
Compliance Tip of the Day – New FCPA Enforcement Memo – What Does it Mean?
Daily Compliance News: June 17, 2025, The JBS Goes Public Edition
False Claims Act Insights - Will Recent Leadership Changes Lead to FCA Enforcement Policy Changes?
Whistleblower Watch is a comprehensive source for all False Claims Act (FCA) news and information. Every quarter, Cozen O’Connor will provide in-house counsel and compliance professionals with a summary of the most notable...more
On April 15, 2024, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new pilot program setting forth the circumstances in which it will offer non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) to individuals who voluntarily...more
The government continues to prioritize fraud involving government contractors, as the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) most recent annual report on civil fraud recovery shows. Although the majority of government recoveries are...more
On February 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its fiscal year (FY) 2022 False Claims Act (FCA) statistics. Utilizing DOJ’s FY 2022 Data Table and comparing back to our FY 2021 coverage, MoFo’s FCA team...more
The first quarter of 2022 brought news of several noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) settlements, including several settlements by physicians regarding arrangements deemed to be unlawful kickbacks and the first settlement...more
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries. DOJ Civil Cyber-fraud Initiative Obtains First Settlement - The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday, March 8th, that Comprehensive...more
On Tuesday, DOJ released its eagerly awaited False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, announcing that DOJ had obtained $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases...more
On February 1, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the second-largest annual total recoveries in the history of the False Claims Act (FCA)—$5.6 billion—for FY 2021 (October 2020 – September 2021)...more
The False Claims Act is a powerful enforcement tool. The Justice Department with its partner agencies are ramping up enforcement efforts. The Biden DOJ is preparing to implement an aggressive FCA program across healthcare,...more
Compliance Today (November 2020) - The U.S. Department of Justice announced another guilty plea in the case involving bribery and kickbacks at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. According to the Department of...more
As if more evidence were needed, a recent Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment provides another reminder of the importance of an effective compliance program—and the potential costs to contractors if their program doesn’t...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released its report detailing the settlements and judgments obtained in 2019 from civil cases involving fraud and abuse claims. As in years past, the substantial majority of these...more
On December 12, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a former civilian employee of the U.S. Army is being prosecuted by the DOJ’s Criminal Division’s Fraud Section....more
DOJ settlement signals need for enhanced False Claims Act scrutiny. Private funds continue to face heightened secondary liability risks arising from their portfolio investments....more
Medical Device Exec Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for $4.6 Million Kickback Scheme, Co-Conspirator Awaits Sentencing - On August 29, the Department of Justice announced that a Tennessee health care executive, Brenda...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - The General Services Administration (GSA) implemented a new process in SAM that allows non-federal entity registrants to submit common federal government-wide Representations and Certifications for...more
The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Middle District of Florida (USAO-MDFL) prosecuted several civil health care fraud matters in 2016 and issued related press releases. A review of the USAO-MDFL’s criminal and...more
In recent years, civil enforcement efforts involving the FCA have grown significantly. Today, the FCA impacts a vast array of businesses, as it is commonly used to redress false claims for government funds involving...more
In the public relations battle following the issuance of the Yates Memo, the Justice Department can now cite one example for the new policy – the recent arrest and charging of Carl Reichel, former President of Warner...more
On Aug. 12, 2015, Vincente Garcia (former head of Latin American sales for SAP International Inc.) pled guilty in federal court in San Francisco to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In addition to pleading...more
The Brazilian corruption scandal took a new turn last week, when the Brazilian government announced that it was investigating the country’s health ministry and the state-owned bank Caixa Econômica Federal (Caixa). As reported...more