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DOJ Reports $3.5B Haul from FCA Enforcement in FY15

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.11.15

On December 3, 2015, DOJ reported that it had obtained more than $3.5 billion in recoveries (settlements and judgments) from civil FCA cases in FY15, making it the fourth year in a row that recoveries have exceeded this amount. Of the FY15 recoveries, $1.1 billion related to procurement, $1.9 billion to health care fraud, and the remainder to mortgage fraud and other federal programs.


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Client Alert | 5 min read | 09.21.26

Congressional Letter Puts Spotlight on Unenforceable Secrecy Demands in Federal Subpoenas

When federal law enforcement agencies issue subpoenas to companies for information about their customers, the subpoenas or cover letters often contain boilerplate nondisclosure language. This language generally directs companies not to notify those customers and implies that there may be legal consequences for doing so. But as two lawmakers recently called out in a formal letter to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), this boilerplate language may not carry the force of law....