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DOJ Antitrust Unit Launches Whistleblower Rewards Program

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The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) has announced a new initiative aimed at enhancing the detection and prosecution of antitrust violations. ...more

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[Webinar] Compliance Priorities for In-House Counsel: Responding to Latest DOJ Priorities & Guidance - August 5th, 3:00 pm - 4:00...

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Join us for an informative webinar providing the latest updates on key compliance issues under the current administration. Our panel will address recent developments in tariffs, the FCPA, False Claims Act, and sanctions....more

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DOJ’s Whistleblower Financial Incentive Escalates Risk for Employers

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Our Immigration Team inspects how the Department of Justice (DOJ) is using its new whistleblower incentives to prioritize investigating employers’ potential criminal immigration activity....more

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False Claims Act Insights - Bitter Pills: DOJ Targets Pharmacies for FCA Enforcement

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Host Jonathan Porter welcomes back to the show Husch Blackwell attorney Abe Souza to discuss False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement in the pharmacy context. Pharmacies face multiple pressures, from disruptive online enterprises...more

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New FCPA Guidance Underscores Importance of Internal Compliance for Companies Doing Business Abroad

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On June 9, 2025, Todd Blanche, Deputy Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice, published guidelines for investigations and prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). These guidelines...more

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DOJ Will Use Compulsory Legal Process to Compel Production of Information From News Media Following Recent Update to Policy

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On April 25, Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi issued an internal memorandum to Department of Justice (DOJ) employees, changing the DOJ’s policy on obtaining information from, or records of, members of the news media. Under...more

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Federal Investigators Continue Their Focus on Procurement

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A flurry of federal prosecutorial activity in late 2024, as well as a statement from several institutional stakeholders in a key federal initiative to combat procurement fraud, provided a valuable reminder for government...more

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Swing and a Miss: the Government Strikes Out in Pharmacy Executive Kickback Trial

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Last week, the government submitted its decision to the federal court not to retry partially-acquitted pharmacy executive, Chad Beene, for conspiracy and illegal kickback allegations. At the end of last year, a New Jersey...more

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Making Compliance Your New Year's Resolution

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As we begin a new year, it is the perfect time for companies subject to any government agreement to renew their focus on compliance. These binding resolutions require ongoing diligence to avoid civil and potentially criminal...more

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Recent Anti-Corruption Updates

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Two recent court Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases, a significant amendment to the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), and the new pilot whistleblower rewards program show that Anti-Corruption Enforcement...more

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Life Sciences Company Escapes Criminal Charges for Employee’s Illegal Export Scheme

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Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., d/b/a MilliporeSigma (“MilliporeSigma”), a U.S. life sciences company based in Massachusetts, escaped criminal charges for export control violations, despite a former sales person’s scheme to illegally...more

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False Claims Act Insights - Railroaded! How to Approach the Twin Tracks of Parallel Proceedings

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Host Jonathan Porter is joined by Troy Clark, Director and Corporate Counsel with Wellstar Health System, to discuss the peculiarities and difficulties of tackling parallel proceedings, that is, investigations and/or...more

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EPA’s Landmark Civil-Criminal Enforcement Policy (Part I)

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Last week, the EPA announced a landmark policy change regarding the intersection and overlap of criminal and civil investigations/enforcement actions. EPA’s new policy represents one of the most dramatic and important changes...more

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[Webinar] What To Do When the Government Comes Knocking - February 29th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Join John Heitmann, and Joshua Guyan as they welcome partners Matt Austin, Bart Daniel, and Adam Safwat, three seasoned defense attorneys who use their experience leading defense teams through complex federal investigations....more

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CPA gets 25 years for Promoting Conservation Easement Deductions

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Judge Batten, Chief United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, handed down lengthy sentences in the first-of-its-kind criminal trial related to syndicated conservation easements (“SCEs”). On January...more

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

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

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Last remaining counts of insider trading case to be dismissed - Robert Olan fully exonerated

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This week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to dismiss the last remaining counts of an insider trading case they charged against Robert Olan and others in 2017. After a split verdict at trial, multiple appeals, a...more

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Government Asserts the Defendants Lied and Cheated the IRS out of over $1.3 Billion: The Government’s Opening Statement of the...

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The first criminal prosecution of syndicated conservation easement promoters began on July 18, 2023, with the government laying out its case against defendants Jack Fisher, James Sinnott, and Clayton Weibel.  A Department of...more

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First Criminal Syndicated Conservation Easement Trial Begins this Week

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Polsinelli’s Government Investigations and Tax attorneys continue to follow the well-known Fisher case, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) first criminal indictment related to syndicated conservation easements. The trial is...more

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Appraiser Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Syndicated Conservation Easement Case

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Polsinelli’s Government Investigations and Tax attorneys continue to follow the well-known Fisher case, the Department of Justice’s ("DOJ") first criminal indictment related to syndicated conservation easements. Walter...more

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Supreme Court Again Restricts Honest-Services Fraud

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On May 11, 2023, in Percoco v. United States, 598 U.S. ___ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court once again reined in an expansive public corruption prosecution brought by the Department of Justice by overturning a wire fraud...more

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Annual ABA White Collar Conference Brings Additional Updates to DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policy

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Last week at the American Bar Association’s annual National Institute on White Collar Crime in Miami, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite highlighted several new facets of the...more

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$19 Million Criminal Penalty Levied Against Food Manufacturer Serves as a Stark Reminder of the Importance of Food Safety...

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A salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds brought the largest criminal penalty ever imposed following a criminal conviction in a food safety case. Our Food & Beverage and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations...more

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The Justice Insiders Podcast: Crime & Punishment - Part III

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Host Gregg N. Sofer is joined by two special guests: a former federal prosecutor and a person sentenced to federal prison as a result of one of his mortgage fraud investigations. Today’s episode, the last in a three-part...more

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DOJ Announces First-In-The-Nation False Claims Act Settlement with PPP Lender

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​​​​​​​The government has been actively investigating and prosecuting Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP” or the “Program”) fraud ever since the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) rolled out the Program in the Spring of...more

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