White Collar Crimes, False Billing

The White Collar Appeal: Second Circuit Holds That Judges Can’t Increase Sentences to Offset Reductions from the First Step Act or...

Quinn Emanuel on 9/5/2025

In a case of first impression in the federal Courts of Appeals, the Second Circuit held that district courts may not consider a defendant’s potential eligibility for a sentence reduction under the First Step Act or programs...more

Whistleblower Watch - A quarterly update on FCA Enforcement and Qui Tam Litigation

Cozen O'Connor on 11/20/2024

Whistleblower Watch is a critical resource for in-house counsel and compliance professionals. Each quarter, Cozen O’Connor summarizes the most notable False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement actions, settlements, and legal trends,...more

DOJ’s Emphasis Of Individual Accountability – Where It Stands, And Where It Could Be Headed

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,... on 1/25/2024

A recent article in Law360 sparked a vigorous conversation among members of Pietragallo’s white collar practice group about the current state of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) evolving emphasis on individual...more

Two Week Old DOJ COVID-19 Fraud Task Force Announces First Wave of Prosecutions—Many More Are Likely On The Horizon

Polsinelli on 6/1/2021

Last week, in light of the Department of Justice’s newly-formed COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force, we cautioned that COVID-related prosecutions were likely imminent. And on the heels of this DOJ task force, we are already...more

Challenge to Attorneys' Fees in False Claims Act Cases

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 10/10/2019

Thanks to inexact language in a settlement agreement, a for-profit hospital chain can challenge whistleblowers’ eligibility for attorneys’ fees under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The single sentence that spawned nearly 5...more

State Enforcement Actions Demonstrate Continued Scrutiny of Health Care Fraud

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 4/2/2018

A series of criminal and civil enforcement actions announced in recent weeks demonstrate the continued attention that state regulators throughout the Northeast are placing on health care fraud. ...more

Health Care Fraud and Abuse in the Middle District of Florida in 2016 - a Year in Review

Carlton Fields on 2/22/2017

The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Middle District of Florida (USAO-MDFL) prosecuted several civil health care fraud matters in 2016 and issued related press releases. A review of the USAO-MDFL’s criminal and...more

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