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In recent years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has rolled out a significant and increasing number of carrots and sticks aimed at deterring and punishing white collar crime. Speaking at the American Bar Association White...more
On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new 90-day pilot program at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to incentivize whistleblowers. The program is inspired by and generally follows similar programs...more
On March 7, 2024, the Deputy Attorney General of the US Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) announced a pilot program to encourage whistleblowers to report evidence of high-priority white collar crimes with the...more
In this article, the author discusses a recent decision by a federal district court in New York that demonstrates the potential benefits of working with the New York State Tax Department to resolve qui tam claims, even where...more
Takeaway: The Eastern District of New York rules that tax code gives relator’s counsel superpriority to False Claims settlement proceeds. On Wednesday, November 9th, the Eastern District of New York ruled that fees owed...more
DOJ Attorneys Comment on the Rise of Telehealth Fraud During the COVID-19 Pandemic - During the 2022 Qui Tam Conference of the Federal Bar Association, DOJ attorneys commented on the dramatic rise in the use of remote...more
In 2006 Congress passed a qui tam whistleblower . It covered both tax frauds and underpayments, and also targeted illegal and undeclared offshore accounts secretly held by thousands of U.S. taxpayers. The law promised...more
According to Justice Learned Hand, “Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to...more
The enforcement of the District's tax laws had previously been left exclusively to government agencies; a newly enacted bill will make the District one of a few jurisdictions to allow relators to bring qui tam suits alleging...more
DOJ’s 2020 False Claims Act Recoveries Lowest Since 2008 - On January 14, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it obtained more than $2.2 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving...more
The D.C. Council is once again preparing to consider legislation (B23-0035; the False Claims Amendment Act of 2019) that would authorize tax-based false claims actions, allowing private, profit-motivated parties to bring...more
It’s an Absolute Privilege to Meet You! Texas Supreme Court Rules That Internal Investigation Report Provided by Shell Oil to DOJ Enjoys “Absolute Privilege” - Why it matters: On May 15, 2015, the Texas Supreme Court...more
CMS wants to change the way that it rewards non-qui tam whistleblowers who report alleged fraudulent or unlawful conduct related to Medicare or Medicaid. Using an IRS program as a model, CMS recently proposed rule changes to...more