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Fraud and Abuse White Collar Crimes Criminal Prosecution

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Core False Claims Act Theories Top the List of DOJ Criminal Enforcement Priorities

The May 12, 2025, memo from the head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Criminal Division highlights 10 “high-impact” areas as the focus of DOJ’s criminal enforcement efforts. (See our May 14, 2025, client alert “In a New...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Charges Dropped Against Two “Varsity Blues” Parents After First Circuit Educates the DOJ on Proper Scope of Bribery, Fraud, and...

After 50-plus guilty pleas, dozens of prison sentences, and numerous courtroom victories, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is facing a major setback in its string of successful college admissions fraud cases. Weeks after...more

K2 Integrity

Digging Deeper Episode 5: Varsity Blues

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The headlines from Operation Varsity Blues dominated the news cycle for months – but what happened in higher education after the news trucks left campus?...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] DOJ’s New Guidance on Evaluating Compliance Programs: What You Need to Know

In this episode, Akin Gump health care and life sciences counsel Taylor Jones and Matt Wetzel discuss the Justice Department’s recent guidance on evaluation of corporate compliance programs. Among the topics covered: •...more

Perkins Coie

Higher Ed Admissions Scrutiny—The Road Ahead

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The wave of federal charges against some fifty individuals for college admissions fraud and testing bribery schemes caught numerous universities and much of the United States by surprise. This growing scandal has already...more

The Volkov Law Group

National College Admissions Scandal Reveals Corrupt Underbelly of College Exams and Athletic Recruitment

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In a shocking announcement, federal prosecutors announced the arrest and charges against numerous individuals in connection with a nationwide criminal investigation focusing on college entrance exam cheating and admission of...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Need For Discretion In Civil DOJ Cases Drives Rosenstein To Modify Yates Memorandum Individual Accountability Policy

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In federal criminal investigations, corporate health care providers have faced a Department of Justice increasingly focused on individuals, one that has limited or foreclosed cooperation credit for corporations not providing...more

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