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False Claims Act Insights - Beyond Adversarialism: How to Steer FCA Investigations

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Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Todd Gee to the program to discuss why establishing a good working relationship with the Department of Justice is important and how to accomplish that while remaining a...more

ArentFox Schiff

Investigations Newsletter: IT Company Resolves FCA Allegations for Nearly $15 Million

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IT Company Resolves FCA Allegations for Nearly $15 Million - On July 14, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Hill ASC Inc., an information technology (IT) staffing company, agreed to pay $14.75 million to...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

New York Investigations and Enforcement Actions Ramp Up with OCM and TPB

The New York Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) recently took enforcement action against a retailer and manufacturer, resulting in a fine and heightened monitoring for the licensed operators. However, what is most notable...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New York AG Intensifies Investigation and Enforcement Against Alleged Medicaid Fraud

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On June 30, 2025, New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James announced new lawsuits, criminal charges, and settlements with 25 New York transportation companies related to alleged schemes to defraud Medicaid of millions....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending June 28, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast which brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

The FCA Has Revamped its Enforcement Guide – Here’s What You Should Know

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On Tuesday the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued an updated version of its Enforcement Guide, which will now be referred to as ‘ENFG’ in the FCA Handbook, to distinguish it from the previous version. The ENFG is...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

13th Annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review - 2024

Bass, Berry & Sims is pleased to announce the release of the 13th annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review examining important healthcare fraud developments in 2024. Compiled by the firm's Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Task Force,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC Enforcement Action Against Church & Dwight Director: Lessons for Outside Directors

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The SEC’s settlement with James R. Craigie, former CEO, chairman, and director of Church & Dwight Co. Inc., for violating proxy disclosure rules by standing for election as an independent director without disclosing his close...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

In This Month’s E-News: November 2024

On the heels of a $7.6 million payment by Cleveland Clinic to settle allegations of False Claims Act (FCA) violations and unallowable sharing of passwords, Michael Lauer, NIH deputy director for extramural research, penned a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HHS Office for Civil Rights Reaches Second Health Care Ransomware Settlement

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced its second settlement in four months growing out of a ransomware attack on a health care business. Maryland-based Green Ridge...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Ten Top Lessons from Recent FCPA Settlements-Lesson No. 10, Getting to Self-Disclosure: Speak Up, Triage and Internal...

Over this series, I have reviewed the messages communicated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from three key Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions regarding...more

Perkins Coie

DOJ-Initiated False Claims Act Cases Reached Record High in Fiscal Year 2023

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it initiated a record-high 500 new False Claims Act (FCA) cases in Fiscal Year 2023. The government and whistleblowers (qui tam relators) were party to 543 settlements and...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Trade Violations Under the False Claims Act

On February 7, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgements under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2 billion for the 2022 fiscal year. The 2022 fiscal year also had the second-highest...more

K&L Gates LLP

Recent Settlements Provide Insight on the SEC's Approach to Self-Reporting and Cooperation Credit in Enforcement Actions

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Introduction - A perennial message from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement is to extol the benefits of cooperation with enforcement investigations. The link between cooperation and a...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Future Implications of Low Dollar False Claims Act Recoveries for FY2022

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has released its summary of False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for Fiscal Year 2022. At $2.2 billion, financial recoveries were significantly lower than the $5.7 billion collected the year...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Investigations Guide - Second Edition: December 2022

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Even public companies with a strong code of conduct, an exemplary tone at the top, robust internal controls, and a culture of compliance may face allegations of misconduct that can lead to an investigation by the Division of...more

Hogan Lovells

World Bank investigations spike and highlight integrity risks in private sector development finance

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Ignoring integrity risks in emerging markets when receiving financing from the World Bank Group (WBG) is about to become much riskier, as the WBG Sanctions System Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) indicates. The...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Notable SEC Decisions: 2022 H1

Each year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) publishes its enforcement priorities – a reminder that, although the Division of Examinations (EXAMS) remains committed to monitoring compliance with (and...more

Goodwin

SEC Issues No-Action Relief On Registered Funds’ Custody Of Loan Interests

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In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

An Active Year For Health Care Antitrust Enforcement

All eyes were on health care in 2020, as the industry faced unprecedented challenges presented by the global coronavirus pandemic. Stories and images of overburdened frontline health care workers dominated the news cycle...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Voluntary Remediation and the SEC: Six Key Elements and Three Potential Pitfalls

A recent settled SEC order, In re Arlington Capital Management, Inc. and Joseph F. LoPresti, highlights the potential benefits of voluntarily taking steps to remediate conduct or practices that could run afoul of the SEC’s...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - July 2014

Welcome to the July 2014 edition of Red Notice, a publication of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. This month on the anticorruption front, two Noble Corporation executives settle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

The Investigative and Enforcement Priorities of the FERC Office of Enforcement

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The past year has been marked by several record-breaking penalties imposed on companies and individuals by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) for alleged misconduct in the energy markets. On November 21, 2013,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 21 Update on Current Enforcement Actions, Investigations and Settlement Negotiations

In this episode I review some of the recent FCPA news from the past couple of weeks. I take a look at the Diebold and Stryker enforcement actions, recent updates on the JPMorgan Chase and National Geographic FCPA...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"FTC Ends Google Investigation With a ‘Slap on the Wrist’"

On January 3, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ended its highly publicized and wide-ranging investigation into Google Inc.’s business practices with an enforcement action that has been described by some as a “slap on...more

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