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NJ Pharmacy Exec Jailed for Kickback Scheme

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Adam Brosius, a former pharmacy executive, was recently sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay $33 million in restitution and $27 million in forfeiture. Brosius was the director and then the president of...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The EU’s New Anti-Corruption Directive - What it Means for Global Companies as FCPA Enforcement Shifts

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On April 21, 2026, the Council of the European Union formally adopted the Directive on Combating Corruption, establishing for the first time a harmonized criminal law framework across all Member States....more

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When Self-Defense Shapes Probable Cause- Third Circuit Raises the Stakes in Kendig v. Stolar

In a significant Fourth Amendment decision, the Third Circuit held in Kendig v. Stolar, 2026 WL 1145264, that law enforcement may, in certain circumstances, be required to include known affirmative-defense evidence in...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Medicaid Behavioral Health Investigations and Payment Suspensions in D.C. Are Increasing – How Providers Can Limit Risk

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Behavioral health providers in the District of Columbia (“District” or “D.C.”) are operating in an environment of heightened government scrutiny....more

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DOJ and CFTC bring insider trading charges involving event contracts

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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging Gannon Ken Van Dyke, an active-duty US Army soldier, with multiple felonies arising from his alleged use of classified...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

The EU Anti-Corruption Directive Is Now Published. What Compliance Leaders Need to Do Now.

The EU Anti-Corruption Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. That moment, which many compliance leaders have been anticipating since the Commission first proposed harmonized...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ’s West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force: What LTC Facilities Need to Know

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What is the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force? - DOJ’s Fraud Division announced the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force on April 30, 2026, as a multidistrict enforcement initiative uniting the Division’s...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

You Suspect Your Client Committed Tax Fraud: Now What?

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What is a tax practitioner to do when they suspect—or worse, know— that their client committed tax fraud? In the first and second parts of this three-part series, we discussed the basic elements of civil tax fraud and...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Federal Court Seizes $2 Million from Wound Care Clinic: What Providers, Distributors, and Manufacturers Need to Know

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Skin substitutes, bioengineered or natural materials designed to promote healing by replacing or supporting damaged skin, have become a key component of advanced wound care....more

Estlund Law, P.A.

Estlund Law Obtains The Removal For Two Red Notices On Behalf Of Chinese Nationals

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Miami, Florida, U.S.A. – Estlund Law has successfully obtained the removal of two Red Notices requested against our clients by the People’s Republic of China....more

Thompson Coburn LLP

OIG’s FAQs Clarify Anti-Kickback Risk Despite Fair Market Value and Stark Compliance

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently updated its General Questions Regarding Certain Fraud and Abuse Authorities FAQ page—a resource which offers the healthcare...more

Carlton Fields

DOJ’s National Corporate Enforcement Policy May Improve: Outcomes When Companies Discover Violations

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On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice announced what it described as the “first-ever Department-wide corporate enforcement policy for criminal matters,” covering all corporate criminal matters except for antitrust...more

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IRS Proposed Changes to Voluntary Disclosure Program

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On December 22, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced proposed updates to its Criminal Investigation Voluntary Disclosure Practice (VDP), opening a 90-day public comment period that closed on March 22. Revised...more

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The Boston Insider Trading Prosecutions: Case Architecture and Defense Themes

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Federal prosecutors in Boston and the SEC unveiled a coordinated takedown of an alleged global insider‑trading ring spanning multiple years, law firms, and “hub‑and‑spoke” tipping chains. As of May 6, 2026, authorities said...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Scam Center Strike Force Targets Southeast Asian Scam Centers

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On April 23, 2026, the Department of Justice announced charges against two Chinese Nationals, Huang Xing Shan and Jiang Wen Jie, for wire fraud, the seizure of $700 million in Cryptocurrency and the seizure of a Telegram...more

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New OIG FAQ Warns Fair Market Value Alone Does Not Shield AKS Liability

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Key Takeaways - OIG’s new FAQ #17 reiterates that fair market value alone does not eliminate risk under the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and emphasizes that AKS compliance depends on the full facts and circumstances,...more

Estlund Law, P.A.

Red Notices and Immigration Removal or Deportation

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A person may still be deported or removed from a country even if extradition is not legally possible. In this video, we explain how INTERPOL Red Notices can impact immigration decisions, why countries have discretion over...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 414 -- A Conversation with Kilby Macfadden: Organizational Justice and the Future of Internal Investigations

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In this episode of Corruption, Crime, and Compliance, Michael Volkov interviews Kilby Macfadden, J.D., CCEP, Managing Director and Associate General Counsel at KPMG LLP, where she serves as Head of Investigations overseeing...more

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How AI Use Can Increase Failure to Prevent Fraud Risk

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Companies increasingly rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline workflows, improve efficiency, and perform complex tasks. To date, much commentary on AI risk has focused on external threats to companies (for...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Federal Committee to Weigh Permitting Depositions in Criminal Cases

Federal criminal rules experts may soon begin studying something the federal criminal system has resisted for more than 80 years: allow parties to take pretrial depositions in criminal cases. A proposal to do just that landed...more

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A Better Way to Manage the EU Anticorruption Directive and Whatever Comes Next

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The European Union ratified a new anti-corruption directive at the end of April, one that both increases the penalties for corporate corruption and harmonizes those penalties across all 27 EU member states. The Directive is a...more

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Cracking Down on Fraud: West Coast Style

On April 30, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to target schemes in Arizona, Nevada, and the Northern District of California. The initiative reflects a coordinated...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

2026 Spring Economic Update: Key Impacts on Canada’s Financial Sector

Introduction - On April 28, 2026, the federal government released the 2026 Spring Economic Update, followed by the tabling of Bill C-30, the Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act. Together, they introduce several...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] Enforcement Outlook | Sanctions Trends and Emerging Risks - May 20th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Sanctions enforcement is intensifying amid heightened geopolitical tensions, rapid innovation in digital assets, and unprecedented coordination among US enforcement authorities. The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury),...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOJ’s West Coast Strike Force to Target Health Care Fraud in Arizona, Nevada, and Northern California

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On April 30, 2026, the newly constituted National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED) of the U.S. Department of Justice announced the formation of a West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force....more

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