Recently by Amelia R. Medina
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Pushing Back on Piling On: Heaping regulatory penalties on businesses that plead guilty may not be the answer
“A slap-on-the-wrist culture.” This is how Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), speaking publicly this spring, characterized recent decisions by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulators not to impose the most severe regulatory penalties...
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From Carrot to Stick?: Use of Self-Audits as Evidence Against Healthcare Entities in False Claims Act Cases
Introduction In recent years, many healthcare entities have invested tremendous resources into compliance programs. They have done so with the understanding that good faith compliance efforts – while by no means an absolute shield to enforcement actions under the False Claims Act (FCA)[1...
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