Criminal Law

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that it was expanding the Criminal Division's Health Care Fraud Unit's Strike Force (Strike Force) to the District of Massachusetts.

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.

States and local governments continue the march toward adopting bans on political engagement by foreign nationals, including foreign corporations