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Fraud
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Rivkin Rounds
Bronx Nursing Home Settles AKS/FCA Case
By Eric Fader
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that Morris Park Nursing Home, a skilled nursing facility in the Bronx, and two individuals agreed to pay a total of $3.46 million…
TortsProf Blog
USSC: Fraud and Bankruptcy Discharge
The Court held that the 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A) exception to discharging debt for money obtained by fraud extends to an unknowing business partner. Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 598 U.S. ___,…
Trellis.Law Blog
Trump Trials Civil Case – Part 2
By Nicole Clark
On September 21, 2022, Letitia James, the Attorney General of the State of New York, filed a complaint against former President Donald Trump in the New York County Supreme Court.…
Legal Profession Blog
Pine Bluffed
The Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct Panel D has ordered an interim suspension of an attorney in the wake of recent criminal charges.THV 11 reportedThe former Director of…
Regulatory Oversight
FTC Comment Request Signals Joint Enforcement With State AGs Will Continue Increasing
By David N. Anthony, Stephen C. Piepgrass, Ronald I. Raether, Jr., Ashley L. Taylor, Jr., Chris Willis, Chris Carlson, Trey Smith
On June 7, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a request for information (RFI) to gain additional insight into how it can optimize joint enforcement with state attorneys general (state…
Subject to Inquiry
Supreme Court Clarifies the False Claims Act’s Knowledge Requirement, Eliminating a Potential Defense for Government Contractors and Healthcare Providers Accused of Fraud
By Michael J. Podberesky, Edwin O. Childs, Gretchen Heinze Townshend, Brett Barnett, Jonathan Ellis
On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of whistleblower plaintiffs (referred to as “relators”) in consolidated False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases in a decision that clarified…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
A Discussion with Nacha on Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Fraud
By Keith J. Barnett, Carlin McCrory
Troutman Pepper’s Payments Pros podcast offers insights from Troutman Pepper Fintech and Payment practice group attorneys, industry business leaders, and regulatory experts on the most challenging legal and regulatory concerns confronted by participants…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Can a Private Person Defraud the Public of Honest Services?
Last month in Percoco v. United States (U.S. May 11, 2023), the Supreme Court reversed the petitioner’s judgment of conviction for conspiracy to commit honest-services wire fraud for allegedly accepting…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is it weird and worrisome or understandable and useful to have so much reporting about Elizabeth Holmes reporting to prison?
I was instinctively disinclined to blog about the news that former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was reporting today to federal prison. But all my newsfeeds (which, admittedly, focus on criminal…
Virginia HOA and Business Law Blog
Watch out for email scams!
By John Tarley
Email and telephone frauds are proliferating through the attorney community, and have been redirected at other professionals. On the message board for the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, one of my…