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Fifth Circuit Criminal Opinions: Insights and Analyses Part V

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Hi all. Below is the June edition of the Fifth Circuit criminal and civil case summaries, with a special focus on cases of interest to white-collar practitioners. In June, the Fifth Circuit considered a number of Bruen-based...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Government Cannot Cut Corners: Appellate Courts Reverse Sentences in Three Recent Cases Because the Government Did Not...

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Three appellate courts recently reversed sentences because the government did not adequately present evidence to support the alleged loss calculation underlying the court’s determination of the sentencing guidelines range. In...more

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Current Trends and Real-World Best Practices in Healthcare Fraud Compliance

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Recently, Womble Bond Dickinson held its First Annual Health Care Fraud Symposium, a webinar designed to discuss critical healthcare fraud topics. WBD Partner Joe Whitley moderated a discussion with WBD attorneys Luke Cass,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Sentencing Guidelines: Third Circuit Rejects Use of “Intended” Loss in Favor of “Actual” Loss

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Sentencing in federal fraud cases is driven by loss amounts. To seek a higher sentencing guidelines range, the government often relies on a defendant’s “intended” loss,” rather than the “actual” loss. That approach no longer...more

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Eleventh Circuit Rules Probation Sentence “Clear Error of Judgment” for Tricare Fraudster

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Last Monday, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the Middle District of Florida’s sentence of probation for former physician Nicole Bramwell in a $4.4 million Tricare fraud case was substantively unreasonable. The district...more

ArentFox Schiff

Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Issues Guidance on Ability-to-Pay in False Claims Act Cases

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DOJ Issues Guidance on Ability-to-Pay in False Claims Act Cases - On October 8, 2019, Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski announced new guidance for federal prosecutors evaluating whether a corporation is unable...more

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District Court Sentences Former Speech Therapist to an Unexpected 111 Months for Healthcare Fraud in an Upward Departure

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On November 20, 2018, former speech therapist Gena Randolph was sentenced to 111 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $580,937.44 on convictions of criminal healthcare fraud. This sentence is noteworthy in that it fell...more

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