Nov 28, 2022 | Government Contract, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On Monday, November 28, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Percoco v. United States, a case involving the “honest-services fraud statute” and whether a private citizen can be convicted for bribery and fraud. The case involves a former New York state...
Nov 22, 2022 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract, Government Investigations
In fiscal year 2021, just under 90% of the government’s False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries came from within the healthcare industry. The year prior, that figure was a bit lower, but still over 83%. It is safe to say, then, that the “vast majority” of FCA...
Jun 22, 2022 | Government Contract
In 2020, the Georgia General Assembly proposed a constitutional amendment that would allow Georgians to more easily challenge the constitutionality of state laws and actions. The amendment, which voters overwhelmingly supported, waived sovereign immunity (otherwise...