Aug 19, 2020 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
Last week, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new guidance regarding enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), wherein it addressed an inquiry by a United States investment advisor regarding its intent to pay a foreign...
Aug 13, 2020 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, White Collar Crime
On August 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the indictment of a psychiatrist and his office manager for allegedly importing and selling drugs not approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”). The DOJ alleges that for ten years,...
Aug 12, 2020 | Administrative Law, Business Litigation, FINRA
On July 20, 2020, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued Notice 20-25, which amends the FINRA rules to require the assessment minimum fees in connection with all expungement requests. FINRA keeps track of broker-dealers’ and registered...
Aug 11, 2020 | Cyber Law, HIPAA
The HHS Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), which is charged with implementing and overseeing HIPAA, recently alerted providers of a potential scam being perpetrated by postcards falsely purporting to be from OCR. These postcards were directed to the attention of the...
Aug 10, 2020 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On August 6, 2020, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that it had charged a Georgia businessman with “hoarding and price gouging” in violation of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA). According to the government’s...
