On February 23, 2026, Cody Matthew Herche, the head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Trade Fraud Task Force created six months ago, announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois will...more
In remarks last week at the American Conference Institute’s Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) top civil fraud enforcement official, Deputy Assistant Attorney General...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) closed out 2025 with a clear message to importers: the Trade Task Force is working hard and trade fraud enforcement will be accelerating into 2026. On one day, December 18, DOJ announced...more