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Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more
President Trump Puts a “Pause” on FCPA Enforcement - On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) pausing the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). According to the EO, the pause will...more
Following our annual tradition — which started over a decade ago — we are analyzing the year's 10 most significant whistleblower and retaliation events. As you'll see, in 2024, actions taken by a range of courts and...more
Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”), aimed at incentivizing whistleblowers to report potential criminal conduct. The announcement was anticipated, having been previewed in March 2024 by Deputy...more
DOJ Launches Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program - On August 1, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the details of its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program. According to the DOJ, the...more
For years, Department of Justice officials have stressed how important chief compliance officers are as the first line of defense in fighting corporate crimes. While that’s true, compliance programs now have a competitor in...more
How could alleged kickbacks threaten to render insolvent a publicly traded company with assets (taken from its latest SEC filing) in excess of $43 billion? The answer stems from a recent decision by the United States District...more
DOJ Enters Into DPAs with Former Deerfield Traders and CMS Consultant - On July 24, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into deferred prosecution agreements with Theodore Huber and Robert Olan, former traders...more
In corporate America and across the globe, allegations of wrongdoing within companies are increasingly common, and the high cost of internal investigations continues apace. In 2021, in an anonymous survey of more than 1,330...more
Medical Technology Company President Convicted for Participation in $77 Million COVID-19 and Allergy Testing Scheme - On September 1, 2022, the president of Arrayit Corporation, a medical technology company in Silicon...more
Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Former Theranos President and COO, Found Guilty on All Twelve Fraud Counts in High-Profile Trial - On July 7, 2022, a federal jury in the Northern District of California found Ramesh “Sunny”...more
On October 19, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that Credit Suisse Group AG (Credit Suisse) agreed to pay $100 million to the SEC (among other penalties to other agencies) for violations of...more
Court Reinstates Life Insurance Company's Fraud Claims Over Defunct Laboratory - A New Jersey state appeals court reinstated Aetna Life Insurance Company’s (Aetna) fraud claims against the minority owners of the now defunct...more
On August 2, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Arriva Medical LLC (Arriva), once the nation’s largest Medicare mail-order diabetic testing supplier, and its parent company, Alere Inc., have agreed to...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Nevada Legislature Reforms Consumer Protection...more
Judge Rules Against Seizure of $330 Million Allegedly Connected to 1MDB Fraud Scheme - On March 9, California District Court Judge Dale S. Fischer ruled that the government could not seize about $330 million in assets...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
Deutsche Bank to Pay Over $130 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Fraud Allegations - Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Deutsche Bank) has agreed to pay more than $130 million to resolve the government’s...more
Biotechnology Company Settles False Claims Act Charges for $11.5 million - The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced a settlement with Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. (“BRL”), a New...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
Florida Doctor Charged in $681 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Substance Abuse Treatment - On July 30, 2020, a criminal complaint was unsealed charging Michael J. Ligotti, D.O., with conspiracy to commit health care fraud...more
Drug Testing Lab Pays Nearly $12 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations - On July 20, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a civil settlement with Sterling Healthcare Opco, LLC d/b/a Cordant Health...more
Former Drugstore Executive Receives Two-Year Sentence, Ordered to Pay $6.3 Million for Kickback Scheme - A Pennsylvania federal judge sentenced a former Rite-Aid advertising executive to two-years imprisonment and ordered...more
Enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continue to aggressively investigate fraud and corruption across the region in the third quarter of 2019. Below, we highlight some recent developments and...more
NY Ambulette Owners Plead Guilty to $8.6 Million Health Care Kickback Scheme - On September 5, the Department of Justice announced that two New York ambulette owners pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to offer and...more