The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is increasingly using the False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue customs fraud, tariff evasion, and duty underpayments, resulting in significant settlements and expanded enforcement activity.
On July 14, the US Department of Justice (DOJ), together with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), held a major news conference in Chicago, Illinois, announcing that the Trade Fraud Task Force has surpassed $1 billion in criminal and civil recoveries, penalties, forfeitures, and charged losses in less than one year since its launch.
Pat Naples was quoted on how data analytics and fraud-detection software was used by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in one of the largest coordinated health care fraud enforcement actions to date.
On May 12, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Perfectus Aluminum Inc., Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC, and four affiliated warehousing companies agreed to one of the highest customs fraud settlements ever: a $549.5 million resolution of civil False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that they knowingly evaded antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on aluminum extrusions imported from China.
In the latest episode of Five Questions, Five Answers, host Birgit Matthiesen is joined by ArentFox Schiff colleagues Jackson David Toof and Mario A. Torrico for a conversation on the False Claims Act (FCA), its origins, and its continued importance as a tool to combat fraud against the federal government.
On April 24, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee announced a $2.1 million settlement with Echelon Fitness Multimedia, LLC, resolving False Claims Act (FCA) allegations of undervaluation leading to the underpayment of duties.
False Claims Act Investigations & Litigation attorneys Jacques Smith, Pat Naples, and John Keblish authored a piece for Chief Healthcare Executive on the key regulatory developments and emerging areas of risk in cybersecurity-specific False Claims Act (FCA) settlements.
On April 10, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) agreed to pay more than $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with anti-discrimination requirements as set forth in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.