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2016 was a record-setting year for False Claims Act recoveries.

Last month, a federal jury in San Diego convicted Mexican multimillionaire José Susumo Azano Matsura for a series of campaign finance crimes, including contributions by a foreign national.

Prosecutions or enforcement actions against individual forex traders are rare, perhaps because the U.S. spot forex market is so lightly regulated.

Criminal defendants accused of white-collar crimes often deal with lawyers before and even while engaged in their alleged criminal misconduct.

On Sept. 9, 2015, then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates issued a memo requiring federal prosecutors to investigate any individuals responsible for illegal corporate conduct before settling a case.

Though it is unclear what the Supreme Court will decide, Chief Justice Rabner noted during oral argument that previous case law may have left open the possibility of disgorgement without a showing of economic damages.

This case illustrates that the misconduct involved in spoofing may also provide the basis for a charge of price manipulation.

Justice Friedman ruled that all claims against Natixis were barred by the statute of limitations for fraud in New York, finding that Plaintiffs could have discovered the alleged fraud at least two years prior to filing.

In recent years, the industry has seen various types of foreclosure rescue fraud perpetrated against borrowers, lenders, and servicers.

On May 23, 2016, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a judgment of fraud against Bank of America, Countrywide, and former Countrywide executive Rebecca Mairone in U.S. v Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

According to the order, BNY Mellon did not evaluate or hire the family members through its existing, highly competitive internship programs that have rigorous hiring standards.

As evidence that even individual physicians can be held to account for improper conduct, Modern Healthcare reports this week about an Ohio cardiologist who has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for overbilling.

CMS has announced that it is extending its Medicare Prior Authorization for Power Mobility Devices (PMDs) demonstration for three years, through August 31, 2018.

Policy Shifts at the Department of Justice – 2018 in Review provides an easily navigated yet detailed summary of significant developments at the Department of Justice (DOJ) focusing on fraud and abuse

The DOJ notes that 669 qui tam suits were filed this past year.

In United States ex rel. Benjamin Poehling v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc. et al., Case No. CV 16-08697 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 18, 2018), the court dismissed only half of the claims in a qui tam case...

In light of continuing indicators of potential prescription-medication fraud and abuse in state Medicaid programs, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reviewed federal and state pharmacy-related policies...

The U.S. government has changed up its approach to criminal health care fraud prosecutions and this new tactic has proven to be a cash cow.