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Fraud Risk Management Whistleblowers

Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Fraud Risks in Nonprofit Organizations: Eight Steps Nonprofits Can Take Today To Mitigate Fraud Risks

Fraud is a pervasive and costly issue that can affect all types of organizations, including nonprofits. Nonprofit organizations are especially vulnerable due to limited resources, less staff resources, and, in many cases,...more

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Contractors and Grant Recipients Beware: False Claims Act Risk in Termination Settlements

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A significant number of government contracts and grants have been terminated recently by federal agencies pursuant to the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "cost efficiency initiative" and review of "covered...more

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How to Handle Internal Investigations: Different Tactics for Different Triggers

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Internal investigations often start small. A complaint, a suspicious transaction, or a red flag in a routine audit. Most companies try to manage these issues internally, without specialized tools or external legal support....more

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Eye on Economic Crime: Key takeaways from the Serious Fraud Office’s Business Plan 2025-26

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The Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) has released its Business Plan for 2025-26, outlining significant changes and strategic initiatives aimed at combatting serious fraud, bribery, and corruption.  The Plan is framed by the SFO...more

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Recent FTO Designations Raise FCA Liability Concerns for Multinational Organizations

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On February 20, 2025, the State Department designated multiple Mexican drug cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations (“TCOs”) as foreign terrorist organizations (“FTOs”). At the same time, these groups were designated...more

DLA Piper

False Claims Act Year in Review: 2024

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The US government and private plaintiffs use the False Claims Act (FCA) – a federal statute originally enacted in 1863 in response to defense contractor fraud during the American Civil War – to combat various forms of fraud...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Nonprofit Sector Compliance Conference - May 21st, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Navigate the unique challenges of compliance for nonprofits - From fraud and conflict of interest to tax exemption, fundraising, and data security, nonprofit organizations are faced with significant compliance issues,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The False Claims Act in 2024: A Government Enforcement Update

This past year, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to be a key tool for the Justice Department and whistleblowers to bring suits against companies, including those in the financial services sector. The Justice Department...more

Bracewell LLP

Keeping an Eye on AI: DOJ Updates its Playbook for Corporate Compliance

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On September 23, 2024, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri announced that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) had issued updated guidance to federal prosecutors in its “Evaluation of Corporate...more

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The Bre-X Mining Scandal: Part 6-A Guide for the 2024 Compliance Professional (Part 2)

Today we conclude a multipart blog post series exploring one of the biggest corporate scandals of the 1990s, the Bre-X mining scandal. In our most recent blog post we explored the foundational lessons from the Bre-X scandal...more

Conn Kavanaugh

“Hot” Tips for Internal Investigations

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An increased government interest in rooting out corporate fraud, coupled with new theories of corporate and individual liability, have made state and federal investigations almost a way of life for large and small companies...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 18th Annual Conference on Anti-Corruption - June 18th - 19th, London, United Kingdom

Hosted by the C5 Group, the 18th Annual Conference on Anti-Corruption London will bring together the brightest minds in anti-corruption and compliance to review the most pressing multi-jurisdictional enforcement updates...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

The compliance lessons in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in U.S. ex rel Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc.

The False Claims Act (FCA) permits private individuals to bring lawsuits in the name of the United States—called qui tam—against those they believe have defrauded the federal government: 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b). The FCA thereby...more

BCLP

Action Items for Recipients of PPP Loans to Mitigate Risk Related to Fraud Allegations

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In our last article, we discussed how recipients of larger PPP loans are at risk for allegations of fraud and specifically addressed how these recipients may become targets of False Claims Act (FCA) allegations, which can be...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Should Business Owners rely on Whistleblowers or Forensic Accountants?

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According to a recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Blog entry (11/28/18), over 40% of internal frauds are discovered by whistleblowers and statistics show that 74% of whistleblowers are terminated. ...more

NAVEX

Turning Passive Detection into Active Incident Management

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Effective incident management programs do not just exist, they are celebrated. The best programs achieve this by operationalizing their incident management programs into their organization’s DNA. This turns passive reporting...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Mitigating FCA Whistleblower Risk When Employees Leave

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Over the past decade, efforts to enforce health care fraud regulations have been bolstered significantly with increased government funding and a dramatic increase in whistleblower claims filed under the False Claims Act’s qui...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending June 6, 2014)

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The SEC had mixed results in court this week. A Manhattan jury returned a verdict against the agency in a high profile and long-running insider trading case where the agency had previously obtained favorable rulings from the...more

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