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DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces Five Priority Areas — What Companies Need To Know
The Justice Department's newly created National Fraud Enforcement Division has outlined five key enforcement priorities and announced plans to consolidate fraud-enforcement capabilities under a centralized structure with approximately 500 attorneys. Companies in government contracting, healthcare, and global trade sectors face heightened scrutiny as DOJ signals enhanced enforcement...
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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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DOJ Fraud Division Announces Top Enforcement Priorities
The Department of Justice's newly formed National Fraud Enforcement Division has outlined its organizational structure and five key enforcement priorities, signaling heightened scrutiny across government contracting, healthcare, tax compliance, and international trade. With over 500 attorneys and aggressive expansion plans, the Division emphasizes data-driven investigations and rewards for voluntary self-disclosure. Organizations operating in these sectors face increased enforcement risk and should evaluate
United States Criminal
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Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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One Fraud Division, Many Enforcement Questions: What DOJ's National Fraud Enforcement Division Means For Companies
The Department of Justice has established a new Fraud Division with sweeping authority over criminal fraud, tax fraud, trade fraud, and health care fraud matters. This consolidation of enforcement power into a single division, backed by sophisticated data-driven detection capabilities and a growing team of 500 attorneys, fundamentally reshapes the corporate compliance landscape.
United States Criminal
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Mintz
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CLIENT ALERT: DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces New Enforcement Priorities And Plan To Address Them
The Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division has unveiled a restructured framework targeting five critical areas of fraud enforcement, backed by a planned expansion to 500 attorneys and staff. With new specialized prosecution teams and data-driven investigative tools, the Division aims to pursue complex fraud schemes more aggressively across government procurement, healthcare, tax compliance, international trade, and corporate misconduct.
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Sher Tremonte
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500 Prosecutors And Five Priorities: Inside DOJ’s Aggressive New Fraud Push
The U.S. Department of Justice is launching an unprecedented expansion of its National Fraud Enforcement Division, deploying approximately 500 attorneys and staff by late August 2026 to combat fraud across five critical enforcement areas. With enhanced data-driven capabilities and specialized prosecution teams, DOJ is signaling a more aggressive approach to white-collar enforcement that will significantly impact companies in government contracting, healthcare, tax, international trade, and corporate sectors
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Arnold & Porter
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DOJ Announces National Fraud Enforcement Division Priorities And Enhanced Authority In Bid To “Supercharge” Fraud Enforcement
The Department of Justice's newly established National Fraud Enforcement Division has announced five critical enforcement priorities and received expanded prosecutorial authority, signaling a major reorganization of federal fraud enforcement capabilities. With plans to grow to 500 attorneys and staff, the division will deploy data analytics and nationwide coordination to combat fraud in public trust, healthcare, tax enforcement, global trade, and corporate misconduct.
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
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Cyber Offensive: White House Establishes New Program For Private-Sector Cyber Operations Against Foreign Cybercrime Groups
President Trump's National Security Presidential Memorandum establishes a groundbreaking program authorizing vetted private US companies to conduct cyber surveillance and offensive operations against foreign cybercrime organizations under federal government direction. The initiative creates a National Coordination Center to oversee these operations while requiring rigorous vetting, legal compliance safeguards, and coordination across intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
United States Government
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Steptoe LLP
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New Massachusetts Law Expands Liability For Statutory Mandated Reporters
Massachusetts has enacted a new law criminalizing sexual conduct between mandated reporters and minors aged 16-17 over whom they exercise supervisory authority, carrying penalties up to 20 years in prison. The legislation addresses power imbalances in relationships between minors and adults in positions of authority such as teachers, coaches, and healthcare providers, even after formal supervisory roles have ended. Employers of mandated reporters must now update policies, training programs, and codes of con
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Holland & Knight
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Government Contractor Pays $21.3 Million To Resolve Alleged Small Business Contracting Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice recently settled a $21.3 million case involving allegations that contractors fraudulently obtained federal contracts designated for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. This settlement raises critical questions about when legitimate partnership arrangements cross the line into potential fraud, and what compliance measures contractors must implement to avoid violating federal small business contracting requirements.
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Miller Shah
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CMS Gains Exclusion Authority: What Healthcare Providers Should Be Watching
The Trump Administration's recent announcement regarding CMS exclusion authority represents a potentially transformative shift in federal healthcare enforcement. This development could significantly expand the government's capacity to exclude providers from Medicare and Medicaid participation, raising critical questions about how responsibilities will be divided between CMS and OIG. Healthcare organizations with substantial federal program participation face new compliance considerations as enforcement mech
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Holland & Knight
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The Compliance Clinic: Chronic Care Management Spotlight
The Office of Inspector General has placed chronic care management services under heightened scrutiny, with investigations increasingly targeting providers for potential overbilling. As Medicare payments for CCM services have surged and enforcement agencies deploy AI-driven analytics to detect billing anomalies in real time, healthcare providers face mounting pressure to ensure their documentation and coding practices can withstand rigorous audit.
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McDermott Will & Schulte
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