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Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan Fraud: A Survey & Analysis of Recent Civil & Criminal Enforcement Outcomes

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was a federal law enacted in or around March 2020 designed to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who were suffering the...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

EnforceMintz — Long Tail of Pandemic Fraud Schemes Will Likely Result in Continued Enforcement for Years to Come

In last year’s edition of EnforceMintz, we predicted that 2024 would bring an increase in False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement activity related to COVID-19 pandemic fraud. Those predictions proved correct. The COVID-19 Fraud...more

Cozen O'Connor

Whistleblower Watch - A quarterly update on FCA Enforcement and Qui Tam Litigation

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Whistleblower Watch is a critical resource for in-house counsel and compliance professionals. Each quarter, Cozen O’Connor summarizes the most notable False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement actions, settlements, and legal trends,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fourth Circuit Increases Defendants' Exposure in White Collar Cases, Interpreting 'Loss' as Either Actual or Intended Financial...

For years, it has been unsettled in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals whether a white-collar defendant may be held accountable for intended loss amounts during sentencing in fraud and other financial harm cases. Prosecutors...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The Department of Justice’s COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force 2024 Report: A Continued Commitment to Combatting COVID-19-Related...

Since the pandemic, COVID-19-related fraud has been a consistent target of the Department of Justice....more

Oberheiden P.C.

A Guide to Qui Tam Lawsuits for Whistleblowers

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One avenue for whistleblowers to take to report fraud against the government is to file a qui tam lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act. These lawsuits are complex because they have not two, but three parties to them –...more

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Health Care Fraud Enforcement in 2024

This is the ninth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year... The government had another busy year in 2023 investigating and prosecuting health...more

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False Claims Act Enforcement: Looking Back and What to Expect in 2024

This is the eighth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year... It is not often that we can say that a federal fraud statute had a blockbuster...more

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US Department of Justice Announces US$2.68 Billion in Fiscal Year 2023 False Claims Act Recoveries

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On 22 February 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published its report (Report) announcing civil recoveries under the False Claims Act (FCA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. The recoveries for FY 2023 exceeded US$2.68...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Forecasting White Collar Enforcement Trends in California for 2022

In the first year of the Biden administration, leadership at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other U.S. government agencies announced expansive efforts to investigate...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Indictments Filed in US for Fraudulent Receipt of Federal Financial Assistance from CARES Act

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The volume of assistance, totalling USD 2.8 trillion, provided financial aid to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Update: The Growing Wave of PPP Loan Prosecutions

As the pandemic slowly recedes, leaving a host of hastily-enacted funding and programs in its wake, the government’s recovery and clean-up efforts are well underway. In April and May 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ)...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Closer Scrutiny Expected of Corporate Conduct

The Biden administration is widely expected to be tougher on corporate wrongdoing than its predecessor. Although there have not yet been significant changes to existing policies, key nominations to date and early enforcement...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Biden DOJ Likely To Employ FIRREA as an Enforcement Tool

The Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Joe Biden is widely expected to increase its focus on white collar enforcement actions against individuals and financial institutions. We anticipate that we will see, as we did...more

King & Spalding

What’s in Store for White-Collar Enforcement in 2021 and Beyond

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Federal white-collar prosecutions declined considerably from 2010 to 2019, and likely fell even further last year after courts and government offices closed. But given the impending end of the pandemic, another surge of...more

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Five Developments Identified in Criminal and Civil Enforcement of PPP Loans

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Recently, the Beverly Hills Bar Association in California sponsored a panel presentation on “PPP Enforcement Trends,” whose panelists included a high-level prosecutor from the United States Attorney’s Office and other leading...more

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Zeroing In: Early Trends In White-Collar Prosecutions Under Biden’s DOJ

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If the Biden administration's early moves are any indicator, its Department of Justice (DOJ) is poised to devote more time and energy to the prosecution of white-collar crime than it did under the Trump administration, when...more

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Bioventus Agrees to Pay $3.6 Million to Settle False Claims Act Violations

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The False Claims Act is a powerful tool for government prosecutors to use against healthcare providers, and drug and device companies.  The Trump Administration used the False Claims Act to attack the opioid industry and rein...more

Cozen O'Connor

PPP Fraud Is Ripe for Enforcement in 2021. Can Self-Disclosure & Cooperation Create a Path to Leniency?

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As we approach the one-year anniversary of passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, we are getting a better sense of how the government will address fraud arising out of this legislation....more

Alston & Bird

New Administration, New Enforcement Priorities

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Three weeks into the Biden Administration, businesses must prepare for significant changes in regulatory and enforcement priorities. Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team summarizes the new...more

K&L Gates LLP

They Know What You Did Last Summer: DOJ Announces First Civil Settlement Involving PPP Borrower

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The long-anticipated wave of civil enforcement actions involving participants in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has begun. On 12 January 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first civil settlement...more

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Congressional Investigations Preview for the 117th Congress: Unified Democratic Control Means More Robust Oversight and...

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The election of Joseph R. Biden Jr. as president of the United States and Democratic control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate mean that the private sector can expect to be the main focus of congressional...more

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Important Lessons from the DOJ's First Civil Action for CARES Act Loan Fraud

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On January 12, 2021, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) settled its first civil action for alleged fraud against the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) – the primary lending program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,...more

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2021: A New Year, the Same Fear - Why Companies Should Expect a Wave of PPP Investigations

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Four months after the expiration of the $659 billion forgivable loan relief program established by the CARES Act, the federal government has disbursed approximately 5.2 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans....more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.10.2020 | Top Story: Federal and State Regulators Sue Facebook over Alleged Antitrust Violations

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The long-awaited Facebook antitrust bomb dropped on Wednesday, with the FTC and attorneys general from more than 40 states accusing Zuck & Co. of “buying up its rivals to illegally squash competition” in D.C. federal district...more

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