The Agency intends to initiate civil or criminal action against these individuals.

The New Jersey Senate and Assembly recently passed A2280, which operates similar to the federal statute, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act ("EKRA"). Similar to EKRA, A2280 criminalizes

White Plains, New York, partners Mat Ross and Ilysa Cholewa commenced a rescission action to declare four disability policies, totaling more than $30 million, void ab initio.

All Don Margolis did was be kind to a boy who liked his MG sportscar. The next day, police arrested and charged him with a crime the Ohio...

The Department of Justice has launched the National Fraud Detection Center, a new initiative that leverages data analytics to identify potential fraud patterns across federal programs. This cross-agency collaboration brings together prosecutors, analysts, and investigators to detect misconduct that might otherwise remain hidden in siloed datasets. The expansion of data-driven enforcement carries significant implications for companies receiving federal funds or engaging with multiple government agencies.

How will the enforcement landscape change under a new administration?

This week's episode provides a comprehensive overview of five critical developments in government contracts law, including a Pentagon directive on supplier cost and pricing, GSA's announcement regarding suspected procurement fraud, a federal court ruling in the Anthropic case, a new class deviation overhauling Cost Accounting Standards thresholds, and SBA's proposed restructuring of small business size standards.

This week’s episode covers a memo outlining the National Fraud Enforcement Division’s enforcement priorities, a White House memo that authorizes certain private sector offensive cyber operations...

John Cunningham, shareholder in the firm's White Collar Defense, Compliance & Investigations group, was interviewed for a podcast at the American Bankers Association's Financial Crimes...

The Supreme Court may soon accept a pivotal case – Sittenfeld v. United States – that could redefine when a political contribution becomes a crime.

Explore practical insights on government contracting through expert discussions covering congressional investigations, cybersecurity risks, compliance challenges, and strategic considerations...

On November 8, 2017, the US Department of the Treasury announced Kenneth A. Blanco as Director of FinCEN, a bureau in Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.

Why The Rule of Law Matters

Kirkland, Inc. will face a putative class action for allegedly violating the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act ("FACTA"). The plaintiffs filed their complaint against Kirkland in April 2017 ...

The prosecution was brought by the US Department of Justice's Public Integrity Section.

The US State Department and US Embassy in Hanoi sponsored a virtual program about public interest law for a Vietnamese delegation comprised of lawyers, judges and other officials.

In a recent Law360 article, tax partner and tax controversy group co-founder Kat Gregor, tax controversy counsel Elizabeth Smith and litigation associate Liz Tolon explore the tax privilege nuances associated with attorney-client privilege and other relevant analogs that exist to protect client confidentiality.

The Internal Revenue Service's struggles in the face of limited resources are well-documented. Over the past decade, the IRS's budget has increased only 9%...

In a highly anticipated decision filed earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's grant of a preliminary injunction in favor of hiQ

On October 30, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filed a complaint in federal court against a day trader for allegedly committing fraud and market manipulation...