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Generally, the 6-year statute of limitations prescribed by 26 U.S.C. § 6531(2) for tax evasion offenses under 26 U.S.C. § 7201 runs in cases involving a filed, but false, from the date the return was filed with the IRS.

Dan Pascucci of Mintz Levin's Litigation Practice discusses the importance of selecting the appropriate venue when pursuing assets that have been fraudulently moved across international borders.

A crucial decision in most federal "white collar" criminal investigations is whether to "proffer" to the government.

On June 29, 2015, Justice Eileen Bransten of New York Supreme Court granted Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s ("Goldman") motion to dismiss a cause of action for negligent misrepresentation...

In United States ex rel. Doe v. Heart Solution, P.C., 923 F. 3d 308 (3d Cir. 2019), the court of appeals ruled that individual employees with no ownership interest in a company

On June 9, 2015, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a Fraud Alert directed at compensation arrangements that individual physicians enter into with third parties.

According to the blueprint, this a $15.1 billion or 17.9% decrease from the FY 2017 annualized level.

On Oct. 10, 2006, the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Oracle Corporation (“Oracle”) for $98.5 million to settle allegations that PeopleSoft Inc. (“PeopleSoft”) overcharged federal buyers under the General Service Administration’s (“GSA’s”) Multiple Award Schedule (“MAS”) program.

The Justice Department has consolidated its tax, healthcare, and procurement fraud units under a new National Fraud Enforcement Division, equipped with a data-driven detection center that's transforming how fraud is identified. Government contractors face heightened scrutiny in three critical areas: cybersecurity attestations, Buy American compliance, and defective pricing, though a self-disclosure pathway remains available for those who act quickly.

The Ninth Circuit, as a matter of first impression, ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") is subject to equitable tolling. Plaintiff Move, Inc. ("Move") moved to vacate an arbitration panel's...

Shepard Fairey avoided jail time for his criminal contempt conviction arising from evidence tampering in his previous civil lawsuit against the Associated Press.

In a reminder that willful violations of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are criminal and can carry significant sentences, on November 1, 2019, and November 6, 2019,...

Read the latest edition of Red Notice, a monthly update on global investigations and prosecutions that cross multiple jurisdictions. Red Notice focuses on developments related to anticorruption as well as export controls and sanctions

An accounting firm agreed to pay nearly $150 million to the U.S. government to settle potential liability related to the audits of a failed mortgage lender.

The role of internal auditing is expanding rapidly in complexity and scope as companies cope with myriad regulations, technological transformation, legacy transition, and external threats...

Gunnison Energy Corporation (GEC), SG Interests I Ltd., and SG Interests VII Ltd. (SGI) were required to pay a total of $550,000 to the United States for antitrust and False Claims Act violations related to an agreement not to compete in bidding for four natural gas leases sold at auction by the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Day One of the ABA White Collar Crime Conference in San Francisco featured a compelling panel on antitrust enforcement.