The federal government is increasingly levying enforcement actions against all types of healthcare providers. These enforcement actions can result in civil and/or criminal liability for violations of the False Claims Act,...more
On January 20, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the decision of a lower court to allow the New Hampshire Lottery Commission to continue to sell lottery tickets online, finding that such online...more
This summer, the Department of Justice issued an updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs document (the “Guidelines”). The Guidelines provide factors and questions for federal prosecutors to consider when...more
NOTE FROM THE EDITORS -
All of us here at Blank Rome wish you and yours a happy and healthy holiday season and start to 2019.
We are pleased to present our final 2018 edition of White Collar Watch, which includes timely...more
12/14/2018
/ Bribery ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
White Collar Crimes
On August 1, 2018, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that civil trial courts should look to the factors set forth in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579 (1993), in assessing the reliability of expert...more
Welcome to the spring edition of our White Collar Watch. Hopefully by the time you are reading this, winter’s storms (finally?) are behind us.
2018 has gotten off to a busy start for our practice and attorneys. We look...more
5/1/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Certiorari ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Internal Investigations ,
Lagos v United States ,
Qui Tam ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On January 10, 2018, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Civil Fraud Section Director, Michael Granston, sent an internal memorandum (the “Memorandum”) to attorneys responsible for civil False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement....more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s ("OSHA") Whistleblower Protection Program enforces the whistleblower provisions of 22 statutes protecting employees who report violations of various federal laws. Examples...more
Welcome to the summer edition of Blank Rome’s White Collar Watch. In a world that seems to bring new challenges daily—such as the global cybersecurity attacks that were launched in late June—this newsletter is designed to...more
7/25/2017
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
White Collar Crimes
Action Item: Licensed gaming and other entities required to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act should be aware of this recent FinCEN enforcement action, and they must ensure that their compliance programs address the lessons...more
In August 2014, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an advisory urging leadership within all U.S. financial institutions to actively promote a culture of compliance...more