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DOJ’s New Opioid Fraud And Abuse Detection Unit To Investigate Physicians And Pharmacists For Opioid-Related Health Care Fraud

Posted On Thursday, August 31, 2017
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What happened? Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the formation of a DOJ pilot program to combat the opioid epidemic devastating communities across the country. The program, named the...

Presidential Pardon Power In The Spotlight

Posted On Wednesday, August 30, 2017

What Happened? On August 25, President Trump pardoned former Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio was convicted last month of criminal contempt for violating a federal judge’s...

For Martin Shkreli, Conviction Is Just The Prologue

Posted On Friday, August 11, 2017

What Happened? A jury empaneled in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli on two counts of securities fraud and one count...

Senators Demand Answers From DOJ About The Controversial Use Of Stingray Surveillance Technology

Posted On Thursday, August 3, 2017

What Happened? A group of bipartisan senators petitioned the Department of Justice to disclose details about law enforcement’s use of cell-site simulator devices known as Stingrays. The...

Contractor Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Role In Scheme To Defraud The NWCDC

Posted On Monday, July 31, 2017
By: Christopher A. Iacono

What Happened? This week, Kevin Gleaton, 53, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after conspiring to commit wire fraud to defraud the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation...

Halliburton Settles FCPA Allegations For $29.2 Million

Posted On Friday, July 28, 2017
By: Douglas K. Rosenblum

What Happened? On July 27, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Halliburton Company with violating the books and records, as well as the internal controls, provisions of the...

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DOJ’s New Opioid Fraud And Abuse Detection Unit To Investigate Physicians And Pharmacists For Opioid-Related Health Care Fraud

Presidential Pardon Power In The Spotlight

For Martin Shkreli, Conviction Is Just The Prologue

Senators Demand Answers From DOJ About The Controversial Use Of Stingray Surveillance Technology

Contractor Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Role In Scheme To Defraud The NWCDC

Halliburton Settles FCPA Allegations For $29.2 Million

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