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The Volkov Law Group

Episode 379 -- Update on False Claims Act and Customs Evasion Liability

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A competitor could trigger a federal investigation against your company, just by filing a whistleblower complaint about your imports. In this episode, Michael Volkov explores how the Trump Administration is reshaping the...more

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Landmark Ninth Circuit Ruling Expands Application of False Claims Act to Trade Enforcement (Part II of II)

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DOJ’s ability to bring False Claims Act actions against companies for customs fraud was affirmed in a significant Ninth Circuit decision, United States ex rel. Island Industries Inc. v. Sigma Corp., No. 22‑55063, __ F.4th __...more

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The False Claims Act and Trade Enforcement (Part I of II)

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The Trump Administration intends to leave a strong enforcement mark on fraud and trade enforcement. DOJ is linking together trade enforcement and False Claims Act cases in an unprecedented manner that will open up new...more

Phelps Dunbar

DOJ Expands Whistleblower Rewards to Include Immigration Violations

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Since May 12, when the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced policy changes to the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (CWAP), employers now face increased scrutiny and potential risks due to the DOJ’s recent...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New DOJ Antitrust Postal Whistleblower Rewards Program: A Look Under the Shiny Hood

On Tuesday, July 8, the DOJ Antitrust Division announced a first-of-its-kind Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program (the “Program”). But the Program’s fine print suggests it may not be as lucrative for whistleblowers as it...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

DOJ and HHS Announce FCA Working Group

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On July 2, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the formation of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group to strengthen “their ongoing collaboration to advance...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Department of Justice Launches Program to Reward Antitrust Whistleblowers with Shares of Criminal Fines

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On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (“Antitrust Division”) announced a new “Whistleblower Rewards Program” to incentivize individuals to report criminal antitrust violations and related...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending June 21, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast which brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ Criminal Division Revises Its Corporate Enforcement Policy, Monitor Selection Policy, and Whistleblower Award Program

On May 12, 2025, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revised its Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) and Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Whistleblower...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 371 -- DOJ's New Corporate Enforcement Program

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Is your company ready to bet its future on whether it can outpace a whistleblower to the DOJ’s door? In this episode, Michael Volkov takes a deep dive into the Department of Justice’s newly announced strategy to reshape...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Customs Fraud Investigations Will Be a DOJ Area of Focus

On May 12, 2025, Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Chief Matthew Galeotti issued a memorandum addressing the “Fight Against White-Collar Crime.” The memorandum lists several priorities for white-collar criminal...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Let the Shakedowns Begin: Tax False Claims Legislation in California

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Legislators in Sacramento, California, are mulling over one of the most (if not the most) troubling state and local tax bills of the past decade. Senate Bill (SB) 799, introduced earlier this year and recently amended,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The False Claims Act in 2024: A Government Enforcement Update

This past year, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to be a key tool for the Justice Department and whistleblowers to bring suits against companies, including those in the financial services sector. The Justice Department...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

False Claims Act: 2024 Year in Review

Bradley’s Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice Group is pleased to present the False Claims Act: 2024 Year in Review, our annual review of significant False Claims Act (FCA) cases, developments and trends. ...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

CFTC Releases Its Enforcement Results for FY 2024 Showing an All-Time High for Monetary Relief

On December 4, 2024, the CFTC's Division of Enforcement ("Division") released its enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2024. The results reflected an all-time high for monetary relief, mainly from its resolution of off-channel...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

False Claims Act Enforcement Highlights Need for Robust Compliance Programs

The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement statistics for FY 2023 and identified key priorities for FCA enforcement in 2024 and beyond. The DOJ continues to pursue FCA...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

False Claims Act - 2023 Year in Review

As we do every year, this issue revisits the key cases and other developments from the year gone by. And by most metrics, 2023 was a notable year for the False Claims Act (FCA). We start with the numbers: The Department...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The False Claims Act

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Multinational companies should be alert to legal exposure under the False Claims Act (FCA). The FCA is a civil statute that can be quite damaging to a multinational company for several reasons: The FCA has extremely...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Legislative Reform Will Reinvent the US Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Landscape

New federal requirements in the annual national defense budget reauthorization effectively will end anonymous U.S. shell companies by requiring businesses to disclose 25 percent owners and control persons to a newly created...more

Polsinelli

Illinois Jury Found Nursing Home Liable For $28.1 Million In Whistleblower Case Alleging Substandard Care And Resident Abuse

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An Illinois district court jury in United States v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, Inc. recently issued a verdict on February 11, 2013 imposing $28.1 million in civil penalties on the operators of a nursing home. The nursing...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

A Reduction in the Utility of Civil Investigative Demands and the Interpretive Narrowing of "Person" under the False Claims Act

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Executive Summary: False Claims Act actions against government contractors are on the rise. But two recent decisions offer potential limitations to false claims exposure, and may aid defendants in future FCA litigation....more

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