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This is the fifth part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: ESG.

Takeaways:

• The SEC’s Division of Enforcement set record-highs in total money relief ordered and total civil penalties assessed in fiscal year 2022.
• The SEC will likely focus its enforcement efforts on securing the cryptocurrency industry’s compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and ensuring statements made by investment advisers and issuers concerning their ESG-compliance are both truthful and not misleading.…

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This is the first in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: criminal tax enforcement.

The False Claims Act (or “FCA”) continued to drive significant enforcement activity in 2022, especially, but not exclusively, in the healthcare sector.  In 2023, we expect the government and whistleblowers to continue to prosecute and likely resolve False Claims Act matters in large numbers. … More

Editors’ Note: This is the fourth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed  anti-corruption trends in 2020. Up next: a look at State Attorney General trends. Look for additional posts throughout the month of January.

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced recently that it reached a $63.5 million settlement with pathology lab Inform Diagnostics related to allegations of False Claims Act (FCA) and Stark Law violations.  The government alleged that the company had illegally provided referral-source doctors with subsidies for electronic health records (EHR) systems and free or discounted technology consulting services.  The case, which developed out of a whistleblower complaint, was prosecuted as a civil matter with the coordination multiple DOJ offices,… More