AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 28: How Life Sciences Companies Can Create a Culture of Compliance When Expanding to the U.S. Market
False Claims Act Insights - Swamp Things: A Post-Election Look at DOJ’s False Claims Act Enforcement, Part I
False Claims Act Insights - Reality Checks: How to Approach Healthcare Transactions Without Triggering FCA Liability
False Claims Act Insights - Are All Healthcare “Kickbacks” Subject to FCA Liability?
The Latest on Healthcare Enforcement
Episode 303 --- Deep Dive into the HHS-OIG Compliance Program Guidance
Litigating Elder Financial Exploitation Cases: Defending Banks in a Tough Spot — The Consumer Finance Podcast
UPIC Report Card: The OIG’s Evaluation of the UPICs Provides Insight Into the Future of Hospice Audits
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program FY 2021 Report
Forecast for Telehealth Fraud and Abuse Risk in 2021 - Diagnosing Health Care Podcast
Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Priorities in the Wake of COVID-19 - Diagnosing Health Care Podcast
Nota Bene Episode 37: How to Prevent or Defend Against Business Crimes with Chuck Kreindler
Value-based health care: fraud & abuse laws
Value-based health care: issues for pharmaceutical companies
Continuing the war on fraud and the attendant financial losses for U.S. businesses, consumers and government alike, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and federal banking agencies have launched a wide-ranging initiative...more
Earlier this week, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), National...more
Join Troutman Pepper Partners Chris Willis, Mary Zinsner, and Dave Gettings for an in-depth discussion about litigating elder financial exploitation cases. Elder abuse and financial exploitation of the elderly are increasing...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a second iteration of its Policy Statement on Abusive Acts and Practices (Policy Statement) on April 3, 2023, giving insight into its current thinking on the...more
It’s sometimes said that growing older is a privilege. Even so, aging can cause concerns about health issues, financial security, and family relationships. Every year it is reported that family members or “friends” with...more
On August 11, 2022, the Consumer Finance Protection Board issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-04 for enforcers of federal consumer financial laws. The new Circular reflects the consumer watchdog’s increasing...more
In 2019, I wrote about a then pending proposal, SB 496 (Moorlach), to add broker-dealers and investment advisers to the category of mandated reporters of known or suspected financial abuse of elders or dependent adults. ...more
As savvy investigators in Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration prepare for new and expanded government investigations, it is time for potential targets to assess and address their vulnerabilities. Investigators in...more
Investors and investment managers around the globe are seeing increasing rules and regulations on how they can deploy their money, how they can advertise their services, and how they have to report to regulators. ...more
The CFPB has issued an update to its 2016 advisory that contained recommendations for banks and credit unions on how to prevent, recognize, report, and respond to financial exploitation of older Americans....more
The CFPB’s Office of Financial Protection for Older Americans has issued a new report on combating elder abuse. ...more
On October 18, 2018, the CFPB will hold a town hall in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on preventing elder financial exploitation. ...more
As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated previously, it is continuing to scrutinize and commence enforcement actions against companies, advisors and investors involved in the offering of cryptocurrencies...more
New rules have been put in place to protect seniors with brokerage accounts from financial scams that could drain the accounts before anyone notices. As the population ages, elder financial abuse is a mounting problem...more
Many publications report on the prevalence of elder financial abuse in our society. It can arise from misuse of powers of attorney, guardianships, and estate and trust administrations, as well as out and out scams. Many...more
We previously talked about recent changes to Oregon law and FINRA rules relating to elder abuse prevention and the prosecution of financial services companies for noncompliance . This article focuses on The Elder Abuse...more
A pair of FINRA Rule revisions designed to protect seniors from financial exploitation become effective February 5. The Rules require member firms to obtain “Trusted Contact Person” information and impose short...more
New FINRA Rule 2165 (Financial Exploitation of Specified Adults) and related amendments to existing Rule 4512 (Customer Account Information) become effective February 5, 2018. In connection with the approaching effective...more
On February 5, 2018, FINRA will enact two rules to assist brokers with addressing financial exploitation of the elderly. Statistically, the elderly have a 1 in 20 chance of being a victim of financial exploitation. ...more
Tennessee is protecting Grandma! Two pieces of legislation were approved this year: the Elder and Vulnerable Adult Protection Act, which is on its way to Gov. Haslam to be signed into law, and the Elderly and Vulnerable Adult...more
The SEC recently approved FINRA’s proposed rule aimed at preventing fraud and abuse of senior investors. On March 30, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 17-11, setting the effective date for the new rule as February 5, 2018. The...more