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Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

First Circuit Decision Regarding Anti-Kickback Statute Standard Widens Circuit Split and Creates Potential for Supreme Court...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in United States v. Regeneron, has joined the Sixth and Eighth Circuits in adopting the “but-for” standard to find that a violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) triggers...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Will Use the False Claims Act to Target Antisemitism and DEI Programs

At the end of May, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative to “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal...more

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DOJ Announces Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targeting Federal Fund Recipients’ Use Of DEI

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On May 19, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its plan to use the False Claims Act to investigate and pursue claims of civil rights violations against federal fund recipients. The plan, entitled the Civil...more

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DOJ Forms Civil Rights Fraud Initiative: A New Branch of False Claims Act Enforcement

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On May 19, 2025, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the formation of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative “to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal funds that knowingly...more

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DOJ’s New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative: What Organizations Should Know

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The Department of Justice has launched an aggressive new enforcement strategy that could dramatically influence how organizations approach diversity programs, student policies, and civil rights compliance. On May 19, 2025,...more

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DOJ’s New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative – The Investigations are Coming!

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On May 19, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative), which will use the federal False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue claims against recipients...more

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DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Signals Expansive Enforcement Threat for Employers Receiving Federal Funds

On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched its Civil Rights Fraud Initiative. This is a coordinated enforcement effort aimed at using the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and, where appropriate,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Supreme Court Allows Treble-Damage False Claims Actions To Proceed Against E-Rate Service Providers

Broadband and telecommunications service providers should redouble efforts to comply with the rules of the FCC's "E-Rate" program that subsidizes service to schools and libraries as a result of a Supreme Court ruling that...more

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Will Whistleblowers Opportunities Rise If/When the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery “Sunsets?”

Without Congressional action, the authority of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR) will sunset on March 27, 2025. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted in March...more

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Expanded False Claims Law Puts Government Contractors on Notice

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With both the False Claims Act and the Administrative False Claims Act now part of the federal arsenal, companies dealing with US government funds can expect to see increased scrutiny of alleged false claims by the Department...more

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FCA Whistleblower Complaints Reach All Time High in 2024

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published its 2024 False Claims Act (FCA) statistics and press release this week touting $2.9 billion in judgments and settlements last fiscal year, slightly higher than 2023’s $2.7...more

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A Guide to Qui Tam Lawsuits for Whistleblowers

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One avenue for whistleblowers to take to report fraud against the government is to file a qui tam lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act. These lawsuits are complex because they have not two, but three parties to them –...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Florida Web Designer Settles with DOJ on 2020 HealthyKids.org Medicaid Breach

A Florida communications firm and its owner agreed to pay $293,771 to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that they failed to secure personal information on a federally funded Florida children’s health insurance...more

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DOJ Announces New Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative

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On October 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced the launch of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative. The initiative will focus on using the False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Liability Dangers for Recipients of CARES Act Funds: Lessons From Past and Present Enforcement Actions

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As the country struggles with COVID-19, many companies have applied for and received funds under the CARES Act and its Payment Protection Program (“PPP”). Those companies must understand there are significant risks tied to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Research Compliance Volume 17, Number 3. In This Month's E-News: March 2020

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 3 (February 20, 2020) - Despite its earlier agreement to repay just $5,442 in costs questioned by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Inspector General, the University of...more

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Whistleblowers on Campus: DOJ Adds Research Universities to its False Claims Act Focus

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Federal funding is the grand prize for higher education research institutions. Each year, the federal government pumps hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants and awards into the university system. These funds are...more

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