[Podcast] Charging George Santos: Analyzing the U.S. Department of Justice’s Indictment of the Congressman
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On April 5, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") won a jury verdict in its first "shadow trading" insider trading action. Only a few weeks before this verdict, a court denied a motion to dismiss a...more
“Incident to” billing is widely practiced, and its regulations are generally well-known. But one Arizona physician recently found himself pleading guilty in federal court on April 3, 2024, to a criminal healthcare fraud...more
Congressman George Santos was elected to the House of Representatives in November 2022, representing New York’s Third Congressional District. On May 10, 2023 he was arraigned in Federal District Court in Long Island, NY on a...more
Importer Pays $3.25M Settlement in FCA Case A California importer paid $3.25 million (Law360 subscription required to view) to settle a whistleblower suit brought by a former employee of its overseas supplier under the False...more
Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Afghan Government of $100 Million - The owner of Assist Consultants Incorporated (ACI), an Afghan company that has received over $250 million in US-funded contracts...more
Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 12 (December 2020) - Finalizing a document issued last year, on Nov. 9 the Food and Drug Administration issued “Enhancing the Diversity of Clinical Trial Populations—Eligibility...more
There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and certain cleaning supplies. Although it may be tempting for manufacturers, suppliers and others with access to...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and various other federal, state and local government agencies have focused enforcement efforts on the COVID-19 pandemic and are aggressively...more
DOJ Charges Two Men for Defrauding Federal Government Under the CARES Act - Last week, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) brought the first U.S. criminal action stemming from the federal coronavirus stimulus program. In...more
We are pleased to present our annual mid-year update on financial reporting and issuer disclosure enforcement activity for 2019. This White Paper primarily focuses on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement...more
On April 23, 2019, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc. (RDC), one of the 10 largest wholesale distributors of pharmaceutical...more