On February 16, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the creation of a joint Disruptive Technology Strike Force (Strike Force). The Strike Force will be co-led by the...more
3/7/2023
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In the latest edition of our False Claims Act Guide: 2021 and the road ahead, we analyze the key developments from 2021 and discuss how the most important cases and issues are shaping FCA enforcement now and in the year to...more
On April 21, 2020, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (Chipotle) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in connection with norovirus and Clostridium perfringens...more
Two recent False Claims Act (FCA) settlements between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and transportation companies point to the continuation of a recent trend by the DOJ to use the FCA as a significant enforcement tool...more
11/15/2019
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Billing Rates ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DOJ Strike Force ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
Mail ,
Price Reduction Clause ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement Agreements ,
UPS ,
USAID ,
USAID Oversight ,
USPS
On October 28, 2019 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) announcing their joint approach to False Claims Act (FCA)...more
11/6/2019
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Administrative Review Board ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
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Depository Institutions ,
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Failure to Comply ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HUD ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Mortgage Insurance ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Penalties ,
Qui Tam ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Remedies ,
Taxonomy
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has signaled for years that it would eventually bring enforcement actions against individuals who failed to report cryptocurrency gains. It appears that “eventually” is over and that those...more
8/24/2019
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Currency Exchange ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Programs ,
Failure to Report ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Fraud ,
Trading Platforms