Sep 2, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Trade Law
We have written previously (here, here, and here) about a marked increase in cusoms-related fraud enforcement, particularly in light of the current administration’s focus on increased tariffs on imported goods. This enforcement has included both criminal charges...
Aug 20, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract
On August 19, 2025, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that his office had filed a lawsuit under the Florida False Claims Act (FCA) against textbook publishers McGraw Hill and Savvas Learning Company. According to the state, the defendants failed to...
Aug 18, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
We write frequently about the federal False Claims Act (FCA), which is the federal government’s most powerful civil fraud fighting tool. Healthcare providers, government contractors, and any other business that submits claims for reimbursement to the federal...
Jul 31, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract
As we write about regularly, the False Claims Act (FCA) is the government’s most powerful civil fraud-fighting tool, giving the government the ability to conduct sweeping investigations and pursue treble (3x) damages and per-claim penalties. Moreover, the...
Jul 24, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations
In yet another False Claims Act (FCA) settlement involving avoidance of customs duties, on July 23, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that New Hampshire-based Global Plastics and Marco Polo International — both subsidiaries of MGI International...
Jul 22, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations
On July 15, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina announced that it had intervened in a case brought under the False Claims Act (FCA)’s qui tam (whistleblower) provisions. The lawsuit was filed against Global Office...
