Whistleblower Watch is a comprehensive source for all False Claims Act (FCA) news and information. Every quarter, Cozen O’Connor will provide in-house counsel and compliance professionals with a summary of the most notable...more
8/2/2024
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DEA ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Falsified Documents ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Lenders ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Medicare ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patient Referrals ,
Physicians ,
Timekeeping ,
Whistleblowers
Over the last decade, private equity firms have acquired healthcare companies, hospitals, and clinics at an increasing rate. In fact, in those ten years, private equity firms have spent roughly $1 trillion on an estimated...more
Whistleblower Watch is a comprehensive source for all False Claims Act (FCA) news and information. Every quarter, Cozen O’Connor will provide in-house counsel and compliance professionals with a summary of the most notable...more
2/27/2024
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CIGNA ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Whistleblowers
False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement has routinely targeted false information supplied to Medicare and Medicaid. A new trend in false-reporting cases is emerging under the FCA’s broad authority — cybersecurity enforcement....more
2/27/2024
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Remediation ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers
In its most recent installment of revamped white-collar criminal enforcement and compliance policies, the Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled on Wednesday a new “Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy.” Deputy Attorney...more
Summer 2023-
Whistleblower Watch is a comprehensive source for all False Claims Act (FCA) news and information. Every quarter, Cozen O’Connor will provide in-house counsel and compliance professionals with a summary of the...more
8/9/2023
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Procurement Collusion Strike Force ,
Qui Tam ,
Scienter ,
Software ,
United States ex rel Polansky v Executive Health Resources Inc ,
US ex rel Thomas Proctor v Safeway Inc ,
Whistleblowers
Law enforcement, federal agencies, and private whistleblowers are increasingly working alongside data scientists to identify fraudulent practices by analyzing vast data sets. The application of data analytics has notably...more
On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously held in two consolidated landmark cases, U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway Inc. and U.S. ex rel. Schutte et al. v. SuperValu Inc., that a defendant’s subjective beliefs must be...more
Whistleblower Watch is a comprehensive source for all False Claims Act (FCA) news and information. Every quarter, Cozen O’Connor will provide in-house counsel and compliance professionals with a summary of the most notable...more
3/2/2023
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Durable Medical Equipment ,
Duties ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Imports ,
Intent ,
Invoices ,
Kickbacks ,
Price Inflation ,
Qui Tam ,
Self-Reporting ,
Whistleblowers
In 2022, federal prosecutors employed the False Claims Act (FCA) to recover nearly $7 million from fraud related to pandemic-relief programs. We expect that number to increase in 2023. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has...more
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon clarify the knowledge requirement for False Claims Act (FCA) cases. Specifically, the Court will determine whether FCA liability should be rejected wherever there is an objectively reasonable...more
As we approach the one-year anniversary of passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, we are getting a better sense of how the government will address fraud arising out of this legislation....more
2/18/2021
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Aid Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Fraud ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
White Collar Crimes
The path, once again, is clear: regulators look favorably upon organizations that flag compliance issues for internal investigations, self-report violations, and cooperate with government officials. This strategy was...more
2/10/2021
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Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Policy ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Settlement ,
White Collar Crimes