The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for enforcing the federal laws, regulations, and Executive Orders focused on protecting the environment for the benefit of the American people, threatened and...more
7/17/2024
/ Compliance ,
Defense Strategies ,
Discovery ,
Document Review ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Evidence ,
Investigations ,
Litigation Strategies ,
NPDES ,
Penalties ,
Risk Mitigation
Anyone who has obtained evidence that a person or company is committing tax fraud or evasion can become a whistleblower by reporting it to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Due to the volume of reports that the agency...more
6/18/2024
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Defense Strategies ,
Document Productions ,
Evidence ,
IRS ,
Tax Evasion ,
Tax Fraud ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Similar to other types of healthcare entities, clinical laboratories have been facing enhanced scrutiny from federal authorities over the past couple of years. While this is due in part to fraud concerns related to COVID-19...more
3/8/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Civil Liability ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Clinical Laboratory Testing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Liability ,
Defense Strategies ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Evidence ,
False Billing ,
FBI ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Internal Audit Functions ,
Investigations ,
Risk Assessment
If you need to appeal the outcome of your federal criminal case, you have lots of factors to consider. While there are a variety of grounds for pursuing appeals, not all grounds are available in all cases; and, even if you...more
Over recent years, the federal government has shown an increased interest in bringing healthcare fraud prosecutions. In fact, in 2020 alone, the federal government opened 1,148 new criminal healthcare fraud investigations,...more
Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) audits are becoming increasingly dangerous for pharmacies. While the role of the PBM was initially to reduce costs for all parties involved, abusive PBM practices have led to the opposite in...more
Several federal agencies rely on search warrants to gather evidence in support of their law enforcement efforts. If you have received a search warrant from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement...more
9/28/2021
/ Admissible Evidence ,
Asset Seizure ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
DEA ,
Defense Strategies ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
FBI ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Government Investigations ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Indictments ,
Law Enforcement ,
Obstruction of Justice ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Search & Seizure ,
Search Warrant ,
Subpoenas
Receiving a federal grand jury subpoena is a serious matter. Whether you are the target of a federal investigation or prosecutors believe you have information they can use to pursue charges against another person or company,...more
9/21/2021
/ Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Defense Strategies ,
Document Review ,
Evidence ,
Government Investigations ,
Grand Juries ,
Litigation Hold ,
Motions to Quash ,
Noncompliance ,
Subpoenas ,
Testimony ,
U.S. Attorney ,
Witness
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigates companies, brokerage firms, and individuals for a broad range of statutory and regulatory violations. These investigations can lead to civil or administrative...more
9/7/2021
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Churning ,
Defense Strategies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Evidence ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Insider Trading ,
Investigations ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Firms ,
Market Manipulation ,
Misappropriation ,
Misrepresentation ,
Omissions ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Violations ,
Statutory Violations ,
Subpoenas ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Wells Notice ,
Witness Statements
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is cracking down on healthcare fraud, and many providers are finding themselves facing serious allegations. This includes criminal allegations in many cases. If these allegations lead to a...more
6/8/2021
/ Arraignment ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Defense Strategies ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discovery ,
Evidence ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Indictments ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Physicians ,
Plea Negotiations ,
Pre-Trial Motions ,
Preliminary Hearings
As the nation’s chief domestic investigative agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has substantial authority to collect information through a variety of different means. This includes utilizing subpoenas to compel...more
4/20/2021
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deadlines ,
Defense Strategies ,
Evidence ,
FBI ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Motions to Quash ,
Privileged Documents ,
Self-Incrimination ,
Subpoenas ,
Testimony
If you have received a federal indictment, you are facing a serious set of circumstances. Unless you are able to have your indictment dismissed, you will go to trial on federal charges, and you will be at risk for facing...more
3/17/2021
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Burden of Proof ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Defense Strategies ,
Dismissals ,
Evidence ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Indictments ,
Mistrial ,
Plea Agreements
What Is A Target Letter?
Federal investigations are complex, time-consuming, and often a cause of great anxiety for the individuals involved. The government has a variety of tools in its arsenal to gather preliminary...more
3/2/2021
/ Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Defense Strategies ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Document Productions ,
Evidence ,
Government Entities ,
Government Investigations ,
Grand Juries ,
Subpoenas ,
Target Letters ,
Testimony ,
Witness
From investigating cybersecurity breaches to conducting discovery in civil litigation, the practice of digital forensics plays an essential role in many aspects of companies’ compliance, data protection, and risk management...more
2/3/2021
/ Best Practices ,
Cyberforensics ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Preservation ,
Data Protection ,
Data Storage ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
Information Technology ,
Popular ,
Risk Management
Civil investigative demands (“CIDs”) are powerful tools used by state and federal agencies to gather information that will be used to investigate and prosecute individuals, corporations, physicians, and executives, etc. for...more
12/15/2020
/ Burden of Proof ,
Civil Investigation Demand ,
Data Preservation ,
Defense Strategies ,
Discovery ,
Document Productions ,
Document Requests ,
Evidence ,
Investigations ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Testimony