United States: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

On November 12, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into its first deferred prosecution agreement (DPA)1 for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) since the beginning of the Trump Administration.

The facts before the Third Circuit in the recently decided case of Patel v. United States illustrate how parties can put themselves in a bind if they make factual admissions when resolving a criminal case involving fraud on the government while not simultaneously resolving the government's civil claims under the False Claims Act (FCA) for the same underlying conduct.

Health care fraud, public corruption and other types of fraud have emerged as apparent top white collar enforcement priorities of the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois...