Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $12.6 Million to Settle FCA Allegations Involving Kickbacks -
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced a $12.6 million settlement with Incyte Corporation, a Delaware...more
5/10/2021
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Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Afghan Government of $100 Million -
The owner of Assist Consultants Incorporated (ACI), an Afghan company that has received over $250 million in US-funded contracts...more
5/3/2021
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Court Rules Prescription Drug Event and Enrollee Encounter Data Are 'Claims for Payment' Under the False Claims Act -
US District Judge Noel L. Hillman approved a whistleblower’s request to file a Fourth Amended Complaint...more
4/26/2021
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Urgent Care Provider and Management Company to pay $22.5 Million to End FCA Claims -
South Carolina urgent care providers agreed to pay $22.5 million to resolve False Claims Act claims filed by two former employees. The...more
4/19/2021
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DOJ Updates Actions to Combat Fraud Related to COVID-19 -
On March 26, 2021, the Department of Justice provided an update on its criminal and civil enforcement efforts to combat fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
Sixth Circuit Splits with Tenth, Holds False Claims Act Anti-Retaliation Provision Extends to Post-Employment Retaliation -
On March 31, 2021, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit addressed an issue of first...more
Senior DOJ Official Michael Granston Discusses COVID Relief Enforcement, Granston Memo, and other FCA Issues -
Michael Granston, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the DOJ Civil Division, sat down this week with Jody...more
3/29/2021
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Medical Devices ,
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Private Equity Funds ,
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The Granston Memo ,
Turkey ,
USAID
Judge Rules Against Seizure of $330 Million Allegedly Connected to 1MDB Fraud Scheme -
On March 9, California District Court Judge Dale S. Fischer ruled that the government could not seize about $330 million in assets...more
3/22/2021
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Identity Theft ,
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Mail Fraud ,
Malaysia ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
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Saudi Arabia ,
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Wire Fraud
Pharmacy Owner and Accountant Indicted in $134m Health Care Fraud Scheme -
Mohamed Mokbel and Fathy Elsafty, of Houston, Texas, were arrested on charges of money laundering, health care fraud, and conspiracy to commit...more
Individual Prosecutions Down But Corporate Resolutions Steady for DOJ’s Fraud Section in 2020, with More in the Pipeline -
The Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Fraud Section recently released a year-in-review report that...more
3/8/2021
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Final Rules ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
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Opioid ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
Supreme Court Declines to Review Issue of “Objective Falsity” Under False Claims Act -
On February 22, 2021, the United States Supreme Court denied petitions for certiorari in a case that could have addressed the issue of...more
3/1/2021
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French Concrete Contractor to Pay $3.9 Million FCA Penalty -
On February 17, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a French company, COLAS Djibouti SARL, agreed to pay $3.9 million to resolve allegations...more
2/22/2021
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France ,
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Subcontractors ,
Wire Fraud
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries - Medical Supply Exec Agrees to Pay $20.3 Million to Settle FCA Claims - Kelly Wolfe of Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, has agreed to a $20.3 million...more
Former State Senator Indicted for Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion -
On February 3, a grand jury indicted Sam McCann, former Illinois State Senator and 2018 gubernatorial candidate, for his role in a scheme to misuse...more
2/8/2021
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Despite Decrease in 2020 False Claims Act Recoveries, Investigations and Litigation Expected to Rise Under the Biden Administration -
As previously detailed by Arent Fox, total False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for the...more
2/1/2021
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DOJ’s 2020 False Claims Act Recoveries Lowest Since 2008 -
On January 14, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it obtained more than $2.2 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving...more
1/25/2021
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Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Qui Tam ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
Deutsche Bank to Pay Over $130 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Fraud Allegations -
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Deutsche Bank) has agreed to pay more than $130 million to resolve the government’s...more
1/18/2021
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SCOTUS ,
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Telemedicine ,
U.S. Navy ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
New York Pharmacy Owners Charged in $30 Million COVID-19 Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Case -
On December 21, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that two owners of over a dozen New York-area...more
1/11/2021
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Tennessee ,
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False Claims Act Legal Developments -
First Circuit Upholds Whistleblower Retaliation Verdict -
On December 9, 2020, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held as a matter of first impression that “the...more
12/21/2020
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Retaliation ,
Title VII ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
HHS Announces Formation of FCA Working Group -
On December 4, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it is creating a False Claims Act Working Group to enhance the partnership between...more
12/14/2020
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HHS Announces Final Rules Amending Stark Law Regulations and Anti-Kickback Statute -
On November 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published...more
12/7/2020
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Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Opioid ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Purdue Pharma ,
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Value-Based Care
Seven Individuals Charged in $16 Million COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme -
In an indictment unsealed on November 17, seven individuals were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud for allegedly submitting at...more
House Committee Chairs Direct White House and Federal Agencies to Preserve Documents during Transition Period to the Biden Administration -
On November 10, 2020, Committee Chairs from the House of Representatives sent...more
Russian National Sentenced to Prison for $100 Million Cyber Fraud Conspiracy -
On October 30, 2020, a Russian national was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a scheme to illicitly obtain and use sensitive...more
11/6/2020
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Mortgage Company to Pay $24.9 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations -
On October 28, 2020, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) announced that Guild Mortgage Company (“Guild”), a California-based...more
11/2/2020
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Maryland ,
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Russia ,
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