Podcast - Too Dirty for Dirty Crime
False Claims Act Insights - Beyond Adversarialism: How to Steer FCA Investigations
Great Women in Compliance: The Compliance Influencer with Bettina Palazzo
How confidential is a request to access or challenge information in INTERPOL’s files?
False Claims Act Insights - Bitter Pills: DOJ Targets Pharmacies for FCA Enforcement
False Claims Act Insights - How Payment Suspensions Can Impact FCA Litigation
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 60 - Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: Employee Retention Tax Credit
The JustPod: The State of Prosecutorial Independence and Prosecutorial Discretion
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 43: How Employers Can Navigate White Collar Crime with Erica Barnes & Christian Dysart of Maynard Nexsen
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 59 - Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: DOJ Focus
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 58 - Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: IRS Investigations
AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights Podcast - Episode 8: What Healthcare Companies Need to Know When the Government Comes Knocking
Early Returns Podcast with Jan Baran - AG Jason Miyares: Addressing Virginia’s Legal Issues
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 10 - Understanding Local Government Dynamics — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
False Claims Act Insights - Powerful, But Not All-Powerful: CIDs in FCA Litigation
Navigating Government Contracts: Diana Shaw on Oversight and Whistleblower Protections
Wicked Coin: The "Fat Leonard" Scandal
Why Time Matters: Partners Lindsay Gerdes and Michael J. Bronson on Swift Action in Government Investigations
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 43 - New Horizons: Impact of Recent Appellate Circuit Rulings on White-Collar Criminal Defense Law
Episode 334 -- District Court Dismisses Bulk of SEC Claims Against Solarwinds
On July 31, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $9.8 million settlement with Illumina, Inc. (Illumina) to resolve alleged False Claims Act (FCA) violations related to cybersecurity vulnerabilities...more
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
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently begun an aggressive enforcement campaign targeting companies and individuals that attempt to circumvent U.S. tariffs, particularly those imposed under President Trump’s ongoing...more
On July 28, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) jointly announced resolutions of parallel criminal and administrative...more
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
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on June 27, 2025, announced a comprehensive, full-scale audit of its 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) Program), marking a significant escalation in federal oversight of...more
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
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more
Key Takeaways - DOJ Criminal Division will prioritize enforcement in key areas, including health care fraud, trade and customs violations and national security-related financial crimes....more
On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division unveiled an overhaul of its white-collar enforcement policies in a memo issued by Matthew Galeotti, head of the Criminal Division. The memo, titled “Focus,...more
Introduction - The rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Generative AI, has transformed various industries. From finance, where AI algorithms help manage investment portfolios and detect fraud, to...more
The US government and private plaintiffs use the False Claims Act (FCA) – a federal statute originally enacted in 1863 in response to defense contractor fraud during the American Civil War – to combat various forms of fraud...more
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors and federal agency attorneys, has successfully represented...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14209, titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security,” with the stated purpose of eliminating...more
The order pauses new FCPA criminal cases, directs review of existing cases, and leaves open several questions, including implications for specific business sectors and civil enforcement....more
Q: If you had 30 seconds to describe your practice, what would you say? A: I am a partner in AGG’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice, focusing on government investigations, white-collar defense, and commercial...more
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released updates to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance — the framework prosecutors use to evaluate corporate compliance programs during...more
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced a modest increase in monetary recoveries for 2024 from investigations and lawsuits under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), which is the Government’s primary tool for combating...more
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
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
As we approach Inauguration Day on January 20, 2025, one question among anticorruption practitioners is how the Trump administration will handle enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). In the meantime, we...more
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented impacts around the world including stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and economic uncertainty. Businesses across the United States were forced to close their doors, limit...more
Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Husch Blackwell attorney Karen Courtheoux to the show to discuss the False Claims Act in the context of government-funded research programs that are often carried out under the auspices of...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to demonstrate its sustained interest in COVID-19 relief fraud as an enforcement priority and we can expect to see persistent enforcement in this area....more
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