In a press release issued on January 15, 2025, the US Department of Justice released its annual statistics and announced that recoveries from False Claims Act settlements and judgments in fiscal year 2024 topped $2.9...more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to enhance its tougher-on-corporate-crime policy stance as first announced by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco in 2021. In remarks on March 7 and March 8, DAG Monaco and Acting...more
A recent settlement agreement presents another example of how educational institutions can find themselves facing potential liability under the False Claims Act (FCA). The settlement illustrates how FCA liability remains a...more
Survey: Tech gaps, third parties pose biggest ABAC threats -
Compliance professionals surveyed regarding their anti-bribery and corruption efforts (ABAC) indicated resource support deficiencies in areas including staffing...more
9/29/2023
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It is the prerogative of government authorities—US and non-US alike—to demand information from individuals or organizations and seek the assistance of courts to enforce compliance. Although such demands take various forms,...more
DOJ recently announced a massive coordinated effort with other federal agencies to charge 345 defendants allegedly responsible for over $6 billion in fraud. DOJ, OIG, FBI, DEA, and various US Attorneys’ Offices in 51 federal...more
In managing the quickly evolving healthcare landscape during this current crisis, healthcare companies should be wary of fraudsters who attempt to divert critical resources. ...more
Investors and investment managers around the globe are seeing increasing rules and regulations on how they can deploy their money, how they can advertise their services, and how they have to report to regulators.
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2/3/2020
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On December 20, President Donald Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill), which in part removes hemp and hemp-derived products, including cannabinoids, with less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC),...more
US Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein recently announced that in every corporate investigation, the US Department of Justice will make it a top priority to pursue individuals responsible for corporate wrongdoing. This...more
Unless and until the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, “en banc, interprets Escobar differently,” a Ninth Circuit panel, relying on past case law, has ruled that relators seeking to establish False Claims Act...more
Recent statements by top US Department of Justice officials indicate that DOJ may consult the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy for guidance outside of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act context in assessing whether a...more
The Recent Focus on Corruption in Mexico -
On July 19, 2017, the General Law of Administrative Responsibilities (GLAR) went into effect in Mexico, making it a “serious administrative offense” for individuals and companies...more