All Department of Justice articles – Page 13
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News BriefBooz Allen to pay $377.5M in improper billing case
Booz Allen Hamilton agreed to pay approximately $377.5 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice regarding alleged False Claims Act violations stemming from improper billing of commercial and international costs in government contracts.
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News BriefDOJ, FTC highlight core guidelines in draft merger guidance
New draft merger guidance put forward by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission continues the agencies’ joint mission to modernize antitrust enforcement.
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News BriefCriminal Division head Kenneth Polite to leave DOJ
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr. is set to leave the Department of Justice after a tenure highlighted by multiple policy changes intended to empower corporate chief compliance officers.
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News BriefNextGen Healthcare to pay $31M in false claims case
Electronic health record technology vendor NextGen Healthcare agreed to pay $31 million as part of a settlement announced by the Department of Justice for allegedly misrepresenting the capabilities of its software.
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PremiumPotential sanctions violations: To voluntarily self-disclose or not?
The Department of Justice scrutinizing sanctions on par with how it views bribery under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act alters the calculus of whether a company should voluntarily self-disclose potential violations, experts discussed at CW’s TPRM Summit.
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News BriefCCO among 12 individuals charged in DOJ, SEC insider trading sweep
The Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against a dozen individuals across four separate insider trading cases, including an alleged scheme involving the chief compliance officer of an international payment processing company.
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News BriefCenCal Health to pay $49.5M in wider DOJ false claims case
County-organized health system CenCal Health and three other healthcare providers agreed to pay a total of $68 million across settlements with the Department of Justice regarding alleged false claims submitted under California’s Medicaid program.
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PremiumFTC cases thrust COPPA compliance into spotlight
The Federal Trade Commission’s recent children’s privacy enforcement activity—including fines against Microsoft and Amazon—leaves no doubt businesses must make complying with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act a top priority.
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News BriefS.C.-based St. Francis to pay $36.5M in false claims settlement
South Carolina-based healthcare system St. Francis agreed to pay $36.5 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice addressing alleged violations of the False Claims Act, Stark Law, and Anti-Kickback Statute.
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News BriefPharmacy holding company CCO convicted in $50M Medicare fraud
Steven King, the chief compliance officer of a defunct pharmacy holding company, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud for unnecessarily billing Medicare for more than $50 million in medical supplies.
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News BriefTenet-affiliated health systems to pay $30M in DOJ kickback case
Tenet Healthcare, Vanguard Health Systems, and the Detroit Medical Center agreed to pay $29.7 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice addressing allegations they provided kickbacks to doctors who made referrals to their health organizations.
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PremiumCulture goals: ‘Get out of the squishiness and into something measurable’
Organizations must move beyond abstract theory and truly measure their compliance culture, a panel of experts discussed during Compliance Week’s 2023 National Conference.
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News BriefFTC orders Amazon pay $30M for alleged Alexa, Ring privacy violations
Amazon is set to pay more than $30 million comprised of a civil penalty and consumer refunds to resolve two separate cases alleging privacy violations regarding its Alexa voice assistant service and Ring doorbell subsidiary.
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PremiumRisk assessment fundamentals: Flexibility, accountability, more
Tailoring your risk assessments to guidance from your relevant regulators is a good idea, a panel of compliance practitioners speaking at Compliance Week’s 2023 National Conference agreed. But it certainly isn’t the place to start.
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Supreme Court once again strikes blow to DOJ’s fraud theories
A pair of unanimous Supreme Court decisions handed down earlier this month are the latest in a string of cases in which it has expressed concerns about government overreach regarding anti-corruption enforcement and wire fraud statutes.
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News BriefPolite: Voluntary self-disclosure rising since DOJ policy changes
The Department of Justice has seen an uptick in self-reported potential misconduct by corporations since it increased incentives for voluntary disclosure, according to Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr.
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OpinionHighlights from Compliance Week 2023
Significant changes in policy and technology, in addition to fresh perspectives on tried-and-true compliance topics, highlighted the discussion at Compliance Week’s 2023 National Conference.
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PremiumSurvey: Compliance tech priorities focused on TPRM in 2023
Respondents to a survey conducted by Compliance Week and FTI Consulting largely indicated third parties to be the most heightened area of risk to their businesses this year, with reporting and dashboarding and enhancing analytics capabilities among top priorities.
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News BriefPrecision Lens, owner ordered to pay $487M in false claims judgment
A judge affirmed more than $487 million in penalties and damages against Precision Lens and its owner after a jury found they filed tens of thousands of false claims to Medicare and violated the Anti-Kickback Statute.
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PremiumDOJ official: Compliance team access, visibility into data a sign of effectiveness
One of the ways the Department of Justice will assess a firm’s compliance program is by judging how accessible and visible a company’s data is to its compliance function, an agency official told attendees at Compliance Week’s 2023 National Conference.