News & Analysis as of

Criminal Law law-news Wills, Trusts, & Estates

Read Criminal Law updates, alerts, news, and legal analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:
DLA Piper

Relaunch of DOJ-HHS Working Group Reinforces False Claims Act Enforcement Focus in Healthcare and Life Sciences Industries

DLA Piper on

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly announced the relaunch of a Working Group to enhance enforcement of the False Claims Act (FCA) across the healthcare and life...more

Jones Day

Global Enforcement And Asset Recovery Series - Series Article 2: Asset Disclosure

Jones Day on

In the context of asset recovery, a successful outcome largely depends on the ability of a claimant to garner sufficient disclosure of assets that are amenable to enforcement. This, in turn, explains why the powerful...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Appeals Court Clarifies Limits on Deportation Following Denaturalization for Fraud

On June 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated a removal order, holding that a naturalized U.S. citizen could not be deported following denaturalization for fraud, where he failed to disclose a recent...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Updated: Trump Administration Clarifies Criminal Enforcement Priorities

Husch Blackwell LLP on

On May 9, 2025, the White House issued an executive order, titled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations,” that could have a significant impact on the administration’s enforcement of criminal regulatory...more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - July 2025 #2

Kaufman & Canoles on

Jonathan Barnett, once named the “World’s Most Powerful Sports Agent” by Forbes, is accused of forcing an Australian woman to serve as his “sex slave,” while his sports agency within Creative Artists Agency ignored the...more

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal...

Medical Negligence And Its Liabilities Under UAE Law

Medical practitioners form one of the most important professions in the world. The significance of this profession results in a high number of responsibilities on individuals in the medical field. The UAE Government has...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

DOJ Remains Focused on Domestic Health Care Fraud

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued its annual Health Care Fraud Takedown results, announcing a record-breaking 324 defendants, including 96 doctors and licensed professionals, as well as more than $14.6 billion...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Second Circuit Rejects Challenge to Stratton Limits on Sentencing Enhancements

In United States v. Sterkaj, the Second Circuit (Cabranes, Raggi, and Nathan) vacated a sentence imposed on Klaudio Sterkaj because it represented an impermissible upward variance under United States v. Stratton, 820 F.2d 562...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 65 -The Power of Interpretation: Constitutional Meaning in the Modern World

Fox Rothschild LLP on

The Constitution takes center stage in this latest episode with legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UC Berkeley Law, who is renowned for his studies of constitutional law and federal civil procedure. He and host Matt...more

Morgan Lewis

DOJ and HHS Announce Joint False Claims Act Working Group

Morgan Lewis on

The US Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services recently issued a press release on the formation of a new False Claims Act Working Group, signaling to the healthcare industry an increased focus on anti-fraud...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

DOJ and HHS Announce False Claims Act Working Group & Enforcement Priority Areas

Ropes & Gray LLP on

On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced the formation of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group, signaling a continued and coordinated...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinCEN Targets Three Mexico-Based Financial Institutions with Sanctions Under New Authority to Address Money Laundering Associated...

On June 25, 2025, FinCEN issued its first orders under the 2024 FEND Off Fentanyl Act (FOFA), imposing special measures against three Mexican financial firms—CIBanco S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple (CIBanco), Intercam...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Unpacking the Department of Justice’s New FCPA Enforcement Priorities

New guidelines governing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations and enforcement effectively signal the official end of the proclaimed FCPA enforcement pause announced by President Trump earlier in the year, while...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast - Walking Tall

Holland & Knight LLP on

In this episode of his "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small recounts a compelling story from Appling County, Georgia, where corruption and drug smuggling under a powerful sheriff...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Health Care Fraud Enforcement Developments: the 2025 Takedown and a “New” False Claims Act Working Group

This year’s National Health Care Fraud Takedown (Takedown) announced recently by the Department of Justice was touted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) as the largest to date, involving over $14.6 billion in “intended loss”...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

The DOJ’s Top Priorities in White Collar Crime

The Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Office of the Assistant Attorney General, has issued a memorandum outlining DOJ’s primary points of focus in white-collar crime. The memo details how white-collar crime is...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

RICO Section 1962(b): Acquisition or Maintenance of Control Over Legitimate Enterprises — RICO Report Podcast

Troutman Pepper Locke on

In this episode of the RICO Report, host Cal Stein explores the intricacies of Section 1962(b) of the RICO statute. Though used more sparingly than Section 1962(c), this important section of RICO addresses the acquisition or...more

Jackson Walker

Fifth Circuit Criminal Opinions: Insights and Analyses Part IIII

Jackson Walker on

Hello all. Below is the May 2025 edition of the Fifth Circuit criminal and civil case summaries, with a special focus on cases of interest to white-collar practitioners. This past month, the Fifth Circuit issued published...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC issues enforcement actions for May 2025

On June 27, the FDIC published a list of administrative enforcement actions taken against banks and individuals in May. According to the FDIC, the Corporation issued 12 orders and two notices, including one consent order, one...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 30 - July 3, 2025

Carlton Fields on

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Lamonaco v. Experian - arbitration - Labriola v. Miami-Dade - employment, First Amendment - Wood v. Fla DOE - school, transgender, § 1000.071, First Amendment - USA v....more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 376 -- DOJ's Unicat Settlement and the Future Look of Trade Enforcement Actions

The Volkov Law Group on

What happens when a company inherits a sanctions violation through acquisition, and acts fast to fix it? Can a robust post-acquisition response really save a parent company from prosecution? In this episode, Michael...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown Sets Record as Largest in U.S. History, Charging 324 Defendants for Over $14.6 Billion in...

Womble Bond Dickinson on

On June 30, 2025, the Department of Justice announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown (“2025 Takedown”). ...more

Cozen O'Connor

DOJ & HHS Announce FCA Working Group to Implement Enforcement Priorities

Cozen O'Connor on

On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the creation of a DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group. The Working Group is a procedural...more

Compliance and Ethics: Ideas & Answers

Codes of conduct: Actual, apparent and potential conflicts of interest

Preventing and mitigating conflicts of interest (COI) is a mainstay of many corporate compliance and ethics (C&E) programs. And because there is no all-embracing COI legal regime (the way there is for, e.g., antitrust),...more

Mayer Brown

FinCEN Designates Three Mexican Financial Institutions Under New Section 311 Authority: First Use of Expanded Powers Under FEND...

Mayer Brown on

On June 25, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued three orders (the “Orders”) pursuant to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act and the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, designating three...more

14,646 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 586

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide