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An article in Bloomberg BNA's Health Care Fraud Report and other publications, "Trump Budget Anticipates Spending, Net Savings From Fighting Health Fraud," pointed out that while the Trump administration's recent budget request calls for increased anti-fraud funding, HIPAA investigations could languish due to a $6 million cut at the Department of Health and Human Services' ..

Eric Fader was quoted in a January 27 article, "Trump DOJ Likely to Keep Heat on Individuals for Health-Care Fraud," in Bloomberg BNA's Health Care Daily Report and other publications. The article discussed the U.S. Department of Justice's so-called Yates memo which, among other things, encouraged federal prosecutors to focus on individual accountability in enforcement actions against corporations.

The Republic of Cabo Verde extradited a Colombian national who was indicted for money laundering in connection with an alleged corruption scheme in Venezuela.

Partner Charles B. McKenna, of Riker Danzig's White Collar Criminal Defense and Investigations Practice, co-authored an article on bail reform in New Jersey and how it should be a model for the country.

Over the past several months, many federal agencies have adopted rules significantly increasing the maximum civil monetary penalties (CMPs) they can potentially impose.

Of the $5.69 billion in FY 2014 False Claims Act recoveries, the DOJ collected approximately $5.4 billion from the financial and healthcare industries, which paid out $3.1 and $2.3 billion, respectively.

In last week’s Employment Law Commentary on the Department of Homeland Security’s new regulation regarding Social Security No-Match letters, we indicated that the regulation, meant to be effective September 14, 2007, had been enjoined by a federal judge in San Francisco until October 1.

What impact will the incoming Trump administration have on health care enforcement and False Claims Act cases?

Establishes a federally supervised program within the National Coordination Center authorizing vetted U.S. private-sector companies to conduct cyber surveillance and cyber effects operations...

The False Claims Act (FCA) saw another year of increased activity in 2013, with new qui tam suits hitting an all-time high of 753, a rise of more than 100 over 2012.

The federal government collected a record-breaking $5.7 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries in fiscal year (FY) 2014, up from $3.8 billion in FY 2013.

The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an administrative ruling that will provide time-limited relief from the Beneficial Ownership Rule for financial products and services ...

Every company that receives federal funds in any form—whether by contract, as a subcontractor, through a federal subsidy program or as a grantee— or that has obligations to the federal government, has reason to focus on the False Claims Act (FCA).

The federal government has created a Federal Identity Theft Task Force, which is being chaired by the U.S. Attorney General and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.

In this NYU Law Compliance & Enforcement blog post, Sharon Cohen Levin discusses the US government's crackdown on foreign corrupt money in the United States.

The 116th Congress is poised to take an aggressive approach to investigations.

They also suggest that the government is securing large recoveries in claims initiated based on its own investigation independent of whistleblower complaints.

The US Federal Judge filed a controversial default judgment for terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York.