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One of the ways the Medicare program and other payer plans are recovering overpayments and identifying billing fraud is through the regular use of data mining.

False Claims Act qui tam fraud claims must be arbitrated as a result of arbitration agreements signed by relators who have brought FCA fraud claims on the government’s behalf ..

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has introduced a significant change to its whistleblower program that could substantially increase payouts for individuals who report violations. Under the new rule, qualifying whistleblowers in cases yielding $5 million or less in monetary sanctions will presumptively receive the statutory maximum award of 30 percent, marking a major shift from the current factor-based assessment process.

On Oct. 10, 2006, Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty announced a new national procurement fraud initiative and a National Procurement Fraud Task Force (“Task Force”). This new Task Force, a partnership between the De-partment of Justice’s Civil and Criminal Divisions, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and other federal law enforcement agencies, was created to increase coordination among federal law enforcement and “to intensify the government’s detection efforts and to continue prosecuting those who

The $20 million dollars subject to this forfeiture action was used by Zong and others in an attempt to purchase a hotel in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2011 and 2012.

This week's episode covers national fraud enforcement, an executive order focused on defense contracting, government investment strategies, GSA and transactional data reporting, and the Pentagon review of 8(a) awards, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou.

As 2015 comes to an end, we look back and see many of the themes that have become familiar to False Claims Act practitioners and followers...

On September 22, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed to delay the effective date of its Investment Adviser/CFT Program and SAR requirements for registered investment advisers...

Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") Kenneth A. Blanco highlighted the obligations of the gaming industry to develop ...

A former Venezuelan official admitted to soliciting and receiving bribes from owners of certain U.S. energy companies. The official pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

On December 3, 2012, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act cannot be interpreted to prohibit truthful, non-misleading speech about lawful unapproved uses of an FDA-approved drug.

On September 13th, Morvillo Abramowitz Partner Brian A. Jacobs was again on NewsNation's "Banfield," together with Tara Wall, discussing the latest developments in the DOJ's...

ACG holds its Third Annual Middle Market Public Policy Summit this Wednesday, February 5th in Washington, DC. Confirmed speakers include Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Congressman John Delaney (D-MD) and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), as well as officials from the SEC.

In an interagency statement, the Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, National Credit Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and FinCEN addressed instances in which banks ...

On, May 22, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the City of South Miami, Florida, with "defrauding bond investors about the tax-exempt financing eligibility of a mixed-use retail and parking structure being built in its downtown commercial district."

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s power to obtain documents from U.S. companies and their auditors is a key component of its mandate to protect the marketplace from fraud.

U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence ("TFI") Sigal Mandelker described TFI efforts to strengthen the financial crimes enforcement framework.