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Case Summary In Kousisis v. United States , the Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant can be convicted under the federal wire fraud statute without causing the victim a net pecuniary loss. The case involved Stamatios Kousisis (“Kousisis”) and the industrial painting company he helped manage...
A Significant Shift in White Collar Criminal Enforcement The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has unveiled a comprehensive plan for its white-collar crime enforcement strategy, laying out the “high-impact” areas where enforcement will be focused, changes and clarification of how the DOJ will view...
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a memorandum and accompanying press release announcing its “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” designed to vigorously enforce the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) “against those who defraud the United States by taking its money while...
In a striking move at the end of March, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a $4.6 million settlement with MORSE Corp Inc. (“MORSE”), a defense contractor based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for falsely certifying that the company complied with cybersecurity requirements. The...
Medical practices, dental practices and other health care entities must again comply with the federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). The deadline for compliance is March 21, 2025. What You Need to Know: The Corporate Transparency Act filing deadline is now March 21, 2025. Medical practices and...
The CTA madness continues. On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the "Fifth Circuit"), in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop v. Garland ("Texas Top Cop Shop"), stayed the enforcement of an injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas...
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) granted the U.S. Government’s motion to stay the nationwide preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (“District Court”) on December 3, 2024, which temporarily halted...
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments in Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Todd Heath , Docket No. 23-1127, a case in which the Court agreed to review whether reimbursement requests submitted to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “E-Rate Program” are considered...
The decision of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in the case of National Small Business United v. Yellen , announced on Friday, March 1, 2024, has created uncertainty for both reporting companies and their attorneys under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). What...
For all “reporting companies” created or registered on or after January 1, 2024, information concerning the “beneficial owners” of the reporting company must be reported to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) along with information concerning “company applicants.” As a result, both...
On November 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a resolution allowing it to use “compulsory process in nonpublic investigations involving certain products and services that use or claim to be produced using artificial intelligence (AI) or claim to detect its use.” This allows the...
“Company applicants” — the term may sound vague, but the identities of “company applicants” of reporting companies are just as important under the new federal Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) as the identities of the beneficial owners of those companies. What You Need to Know: The era of...
On October 11, the U.S. Department of Justice released a settlement agreement with a large, Florida-based automotive management company for False Claims Act violations based on an allegedly improper forgiveness of a Paycheck Protection Program loan. Until now, the DOJ has primarily focused on...