Georgia Laboratory Owner Pleads Guilty to Felony Anti-Kickback Statute Violations -
On February 28, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the guilty plea of Andrew Maloney, who, along with his clinical laboratory...more
3/11/2024
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Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Testing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Fines ,
Fraud ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
IRS ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Opioid ,
Sentencing ,
Settlement ,
Tax Evasion ,
TRICARE
Binance to Pay Historic $4 Billion Fine -
Binance Holdings Limited, the operator of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, agreed to pay $4.3 billion to resolve allegations that it violated the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)...more
12/4/2023
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
Fines ,
Fraud ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
IRS ,
Kickbacks ,
Know Your Customers ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Money Transmitter ,
Offshore Funds ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Preparers ,
Willful Misconduct
Co-Founder of Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison -
Karl Sebastian Greenwood, a citizen of Sweden and the United Kingdom and co-founder of the cryptocurrency OneCoin, was sentenced to 20 years in...more
9/18/2023
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Embezzlement ,
Fraud ,
Identity Theft ,
Misrepresentation ,
MLM Industry ,
Nonprofits ,
Sentencing
$140 Million Healthcare Fraud Case to Be Retried -
On June 27, a Houston federal district court judge indicated that a $140 million healthcare fraud case, which ended in mistrial in December 2022 due to allegations of...more
Recent Interview With FCA Plaintiff Bar Attorneys Offers Key Insight into Trends in Anti-Kickback Litigation -
During a recent interview commemorating the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Anti-Kickback Statute, two...more
DOJ Issues Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy -
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy that sets a consistent standard for corporate self-disclosures for all US Attorney’s Offices. The...more
2/27/2023
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Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
NBA ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Restitution ,
SCOTUS ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Whistleblowers