In a powerful and inspiring episode, Jeff Grant, co-founder of both Progressive Prison Ministries Inc. and GrantLaw, PLLC, joins host Matt Adams, Co-Chair of Fox Rothschild’s White-Collar Criminal Defense & Regulatory...more
With three years’ worth of legislative changes impacting the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) program, a host of complex eligibility rules and predatory third-party promoters, it’s no surprise that enforcement is on the rise...more
Employers should be careful before claiming the Employee Retention Credit (ERC).
Over the past several months, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has warned taxpayers twice about third parties who advise employers to claim...more
In this informative and engaging episode, Matt Adams, Co-Chair of Fox Rothschild’s White-Collar Criminal Defense & Regulatory Compliance Practice Group, and Jack Siegal, a partner who recently joined the firm’s Boston office,...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new voluntary self-disclosure policy February 22, 2023, that sets uniform criteria for how and when prosecutors should reward corporate cooperation in criminal investigations. The...more
The Supreme Court of the United States held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, overruling long-standing precedent in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood...more
7/5/2022
/ Abortion ,
Aiding and Abetting ,
Board of Directors ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employee Assistance Programs ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HRA ,
PHI ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS ,
Self-Insured Health Plans ,
Title VII ,
Travel Expenses ,
White Collar Crimes
Former FBI agent Mark Calnan, now a licensed private investigator and principal with the Forensic and Valuation Services team at Withum, takes you inside the mind of a criminal investigator, from the initiation of cases to...more
While opportunities and circumstances to request compassionate release from prison grew in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated the use of this process to ease overcrowding during the public health...more
Dive into the history and current state of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act with Joseph DeMaria, a Fox Rothschild partner and former federal prosecutor, and Matthew Adams, Co-Chair of the White-Collar Criminal Defense &...more
The Employee Retention Credit is rife with complexities and the potential for unintended fraud by employers. Matthew Adams, Co-Chair of the White-Collar Criminal Defense & Regulatory Compliance Practice Group at Fox...more
Cell phones, tablets, laptops… your digital fingerprint can be more extensive than you realize.
Dive deep into computer forensics as Lacey Walker, Jr., President of the Computer Forensics Practice LLC, and Matthew Adams,...more
With tax season upon us, taxpayers and tax professionals need to know how to avoid falling prey to fraudulent scams. In this episode of The Presumption of Innocence, Matthew Adams and Matthew Lee, Co-Chairs of Fox’s...more
One of the most attractive aspects of the Paycheck Protection Program loans that were included in the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was an employer’s ability to apply to have its loan...more
Recent remarks to American Bar Association’s National White Collar Criminal Defense Institute by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco serve as a clear warning to businesses that the Biden Justice Department will demand...more
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast series is hosted by Matthew S. Adams and Matthew D. Lee, Co-Chairs of Fox Rothschild's White-Collar Criminal Defense and Regulatory Compliance Practice.
In the inaugural episode, Matt is...more
The U.S. Department of Justice took several victory laps this month, touting long prison sentences it has secured for COVID-19 related fraud. These prison terms send a clear message to any individual or business that...more
7/27/2021
/ Borrowers ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Money Laundering ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Prison
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has intensified its already aggressive crackdown on fraud related to COVID-19, recently announcing criminal charges against a telemedicine company executive, a physician, marketers and medical...more
6/8/2021
/ CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FBI ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
OIG ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Provider Relief Fund ,
Telemedicine ,
Virus Testing
The Small Business Administration is conducting inquiries into some of the loans obtained through the Paycheck Protection Program that seek details about a company’s financial status not only before the loan was requested,...more
If the Biden administration's early moves are any indicator, its Department of Justice (DOJ) is poised to devote more time and energy to the prosecution of white-collar crime than it did under the Trump administration, when...more
3/12/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
During the 2020 campaign, former President Trump frequently called himself the “law and order president.” However, based upon a review of statistics from his time in office, his attention appears to have been focused on...more
3/11/2021
/ Barack Obama ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Financial Markets ,
Joe Biden ,
Plea Agreements ,
Sentencing ,
Trump Administration ,
Violent Felonies ,
White Collar Crimes
Businesses with connections to China should proceed with caution when deciding whether to apply for funds from round two of the federal Paycheck Protection Program. New restrictions limit the eligibility of companies with...more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened the portal for applications for forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)....more
With the uncertainty created by the global COVID-19 pandemic, it is hard to find anything like a sure bet. States are grappling with when to reopen, parents with school-aged children are awaiting news of when and if their...more
5/26/2020
/ Business Closures ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investigations ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Pandemic ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
TARP ,
U.S. Treasury
Amid pandemic-fueled allegations of misconduct, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal on May 5 asked for the public’s help with investigating alleged misconduct in residential care facilities and nursing homes during...more
With New Jersey battling the nation’s second-highest COVID-19 infection rate, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a sweeping legislative package on April 14, 2020 offering legal protections to the health care workers and organizations...more