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Alleged Menendez Gift-Giver Loses Bid For Rehearing Of Medicare Overpayment Suit

Posted On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 At 3:08PM

In a prior post, we blogged about the Third Circuit’s ruling that the political case against Senator Bob Menendez can proceed to trial.   Now, in a separate civil matter, the U.S....

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U.S. Tax Court Includes Criminal Fines And Civil Forfeitures In $74 Million Recovery Under IRS Whistleblower Program

Posted On Thursday, August 11, 2016 At 3:09PM
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In Whistleblower 31276-13W v. Commissioner, 147 T.C. No. 4 (Aug. 3, 2016) filed last week, the U.S. Tax Court held that criminal fines and civil forfeitures constitute “collected proceeds”...

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Informal Efforts To Influence Executive Action Are “Ambiguously Legislative,” Says The Third Circuit In Declining To Toss Menendez Case

Posted On Friday, August 5, 2016 At 3:10PM

Senator Bob Menendez’s political corruption case will go forward under a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.  In a 22-count indictment, the government alleges that,...

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South Carolina Legislature Sends Overhaul Of Its Telemedicine Laws To Governor Haley For Her Approval

Posted On Friday, June 3, 2016 At 3:11PM

South Carolina, in a move that is becoming increasingly common among various state legislatures (or their medical boards), is on the verge of completely re-writing its telemedicine law – including...

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Trials Must Be Speedy, Sentencings Not So Much

Posted On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 At 1:00PM

The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the “right to a speedy and public trial” to those accused in criminal proceedings.  Federal and state courts have long grappled with...

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Calling All Wrongdoers!

Posted On Thursday, May 5, 2016 At 1:01PM
By: Douglas K. Rosenblum

On Thursday, April 28, 2016 Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell addressed the American Bar Association’s Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations regarding the Department of...

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