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Customs Fraud, Whistleblowers, And $1.8 Billion In Liability: Lessons For Importers

Between July 2011 and June 2014, California-based Perfectus Aluminum Inc., Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC, and four affiliated warehousing companies imported more than 2.2 million aluminum extrusions from China.

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Anti-Fraud Coalition Urges Pennsylvania Lawmakers To Pass State False Claims Act

Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering House Bill 1697 and Senate Bill 38, which would establish a state-level False Claims Act to combat fraud in government contracting and public spending.

United States Government

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Miller Shah

Christine Dunn On Victim Advocacy, The Feres Doctrine & Holding Institutions Accountable (Video)

In this partner spotlight, Christine Dunn, Co-Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C. Office and Sexual Violence, Title IX, and Victims’ Rights Practice Group Co-Chair at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight...

United States Employment

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

DOJ Issues Guidance To Expedite FCA Investigations Involving Benefits Fraud

On May 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new guidance to the Fraud Section of the Civil Division and assistant U.S. attorneys investigating False Claims Act (FCA) violations aimed...

United States Criminal

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown: A Data-Driven, Whole-of-Government Approach To Preventing Fraud

United States Criminal

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Vince McKnight On The False Claims Act, Qui Tam Cases & Whistleblower Advocacy (Video)

United States Employment

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

Andrew Macurdy On Employment Law, Federal Prosecution & High-Profile Trials (Video)

United States Employment

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

Employment Practices Exclusion Bars D&O Coverage For Retaliation Claims

United States Insurance

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Wiley Rein

Inside The DOJ Playbook: What The New Whistleblower And Self-Disclosure Policies Mean For Advertisers And Privacy Professionals

United States Privacy

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

10 Best Practices For Designing And Managing Your Whistleblower Program

United States Government

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MGO CPA LLP

IRS Whistleblower Program Reform: What Proposed Changes Mean For Tax Enforcement And Whistleblowers

United States Tax

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Miller Shah

Another California “Thermonuclear” Verdict: $105 Million To Employee Who Reported Workplace Harassment

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Thad McBride And Jamie Parkinson Address FinCEN Whistleblower Proposal

United States International

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Bass, Berry & Sims

Florida Supreme Court Holds That Private Whistleblowers Must Allege And Prove An Actual Violation Of Law By Their Employers

United States Employment

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

DOJ And CFTC Bring New Insider Trading Cases In Prediction Markets

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Court Vacates $100,000 H-1B Fee

United States Immigration

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Sanctions Update: June 15, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Massachusetts Appeals Court Rejects Website Links As Sufficient Securities Disclosure Under State Law

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Kentucky Medical Cannabis Update: Governor Expands “Qualifying Conditions” By Executive Order

United States Employment

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

When Headlines Become Lawsuits: Defending A Prestigious Maryland School In A High-Stakes Whistleblower Trial

A Maryland private school faced a high-profile whistleblower retaliation lawsuit after terminating its Chief Financial Officer, who claimed he was fired for reporting discrimination concerns. The case, which drew front-page media attention, threatened the institution's reputation and required a defense strategy that would uncover the truth behind conflicting narratives about performance issues versus retaliation claims.

United States Employment

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Carr Maloney

Collusion By Code: DOJ Forecasts Criminal Scrutiny Of Algorithmic Pricing Tools

The Department of Justice's criminal antitrust enforcement division has issued a stark warning that companies using algorithmic pricing tools to coordinate with competitors face potential criminal prosecution.

United States Anti-trust

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Antitrust In Focus: What Is The DOJ Antitrust Whistleblower Program And What Does It Do? (Video)

With increased enforcement pressure and new incentives for insiders to report misconduct, antitrust compliance is more critical than ever. Companies need to understand how evolving Department of Justice...

United States Anti-trust

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Bipartisan Support For AI Regulation In Connecticut

On May 1, 2026, Connecticut’s House of Representatives gave final approval to Senate Bill 5, now rebranded as the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency Act (the “Bill”)...

United States Technology

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Dechert

New Whistleblower Rules Encourage A Nation Of Paid Informants

United States Employment

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

If You Have An Environmental Whistleblower Claim, Don’t Wait. Just Make The Call.

United States Employment

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The Employment Law Group

DOJ Civil Division Launches ‘FOCUS’ Initiative To Enhance Partnerships With 'Data-Miner' Whistleblowers

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DOJ Launches FOCUS Initiative, Signaling Increasingly Data-Driven Era Of FCA Enforcement

United States Criminal

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Winston Taylor

FinCEN Issues NPRM To Fully Implement Whistleblower Program

United States International

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Diaz Trade Law

FinCEN’s April 1, 2026 NPRM (Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking): Treasury Whistleblower Rules Under The Bank Secrecy Act And The Future Of AML Enforcement

United States Employment

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Friling Law

Incentives for Whistleblowers Remain, Even When the Government Declines a Case

United States Litigation

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Blow The Whistle, Get Paid: Treasury’s New Proposed Weapon Against Financial Crimes, Including Healthcare Fraud

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

IRS Whistleblower Program: A Strategic Tool For Uncovering Tax Fraud And Securing Substantial Financial Awards

United States Tax

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Friling Law

SEC Fraud And Violations: Whistleblower Enforcement And Legal Protections

United States Employment

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Friling Law

Incentives for Whistleblowers Remain, Even When the Government Declines a Case

A recent Ninth Circuit decision highlights how private whistleblowers can drive significant False Claims Act litigation and settlements even when the federal government declines to intervene or actively seeks dismissal. The case examines the boundaries of attorney fee enhancements in FCA cases, particularly when counsel achieves unprecedented results without government support.

United States Litigation

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Blow The Whistle, Get Paid: Treasury’s New Proposed Weapon Against Financial Crimes, Including Healthcare Fraud

The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled its new plan to attack financial crimes, with a particular emphasis on those involving fraud against government healthcare plans.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

IRS Whistleblower Program: A Strategic Tool For Uncovering Tax Fraud And Securing Substantial Financial Awards

The IRS Whistleblower Program is one of the most powerful — and financially rewarding — tools in the U.S. enforcement system. Created to help expose serious tax fraud, evasion schemes, and large underpayments, the program allows individuals to report violations confidentially and earn up to 30% of the government’s recovery

United States Tax

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Friling Law

SEC Fraud And Violations: Whistleblower Enforcement And Legal Protections

Since the Dodd–Frank Act of 2010, the SEC has fundamentally reshaped how securities fraud and corporate misconduct are detected and addressed. Through its Office of the Whistleblower (OWB), the Commission has recovered billions in penalties and awarded over $2 billion to individuals whose insider information helped uncover violations.

United States Employment

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Friling Law

New Trump Executive Order Targets DEI Practices For Federal Contractors

United States Employment

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ArentFox Schiff

DOJ’S Revised Antitrust Corporate Compliance Guidance: A Year In Review

More than a year has passed since the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division updated its guidance on corporate compliance programs, and while many subjects of enforcer attention...

United States Anti-trust

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Axinn

Illinois Whistleblower Law Just Got StrongerWhat Does This Mean For Employees Who Speak Up

The legal landscape for workers in Illinois has shifted significantly. Recent developments in the Illinois Whistleblower Law have clarified and strengthened protections...

United States Employment

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Patterson Law Firm

New Executive Order Increases Federal Contractor Exposure For Certain DEI Practices

On March 26, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to cancel, suspend, or deny future contracts to businesses that engage in what the administration describes...

United States Employment

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Butzel Long

UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: Employment Cases & News – March 2026

Welcome to the March 2026 edition of BCLP’s UK HR Two‑Minute Monthly – your quick, practical roundup of the latest UK employment law cases, HR developments and legislative news.

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Department Of Justice Issues First Department-Wide Corporate Criminal Enforcement And Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

United States Criminal

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Beveridge & Diamond

Executive Order Imposes New DEI‑Related Contract Requirements On Federal Contractors

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FINCEN’s One-Two Punch: New Health Care Fraud Advisory Followed By Proposed Whistleblower Rule

United States Government

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

FinCEN Issues Proposed Rule To Enhance Whistleblower Incentives And Protections

United States Government

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McDermott Will & Schulte

FinCEN’s Proposed Whistleblower Program: A Sea Change In AML And Sanctions Enforcement

United States Government

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Mayer Brown

DOJ And USPS Award First-ever $1 Million Antitrust Whistleblower Reward

United States Anti-trust

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Miller Shah

Negotiating An Executive Severance Package In The Shadow Of A Whistleblower Claim

United States Criminal

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

Whistleblower Retaliation: Enforcement Trends, Legal Protections, And Emerging Risks For Employers

United States Employment

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Friling Law

The DOJ’s Whistleblower Program And Leniency

United States Anti-trust

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Axinn

Virginia’s Exceptions To At-Will Employment

United States Employment

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The Employment Law Group

White Collar 2025 Wrap Up & 2026 Forecast

United States Criminal

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

OFCCP Is Fully Funded For 2026: Part 1 – What Federal Contractors Should Expect Next

United States Employment

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HR Unlimited

DOJ Issues First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy: What Companies Need To Know

United States Criminal

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Mintz

UK Whistleblowing Updates

United States Employment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

False Claims Act Trends And Expectations For 2026

United States Criminal

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Foley Hoag LLP

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Christine Dunn On Victim Advocacy, The Feres Doctrine & Holding Institutions Accountable (Video)

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Inside The Wirecard Scandal—Whistleblowing, Retaliation & Reform With Pav Gill (Podcast)

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Minutes On The Matter With Mike Beckwith: Ten Requirements For Whistleblowers Under New DOJ Program (Video)

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Whistleblower Systems Support Social Values (Video)

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Arnold & Porter

Theranos Whistleblower Claims "Fraud Is Not A Trade Secret" (Video)

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Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.

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