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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 21, Issue 2 - (Winter 2004/2005)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.11.05

  • "Ethics and Compliance: Is Your Ethics and Compliance Program Working? How Can You Tell?," Author: Richard Bednar.
  • "Fifth Amendment Takings: When Regulation “Goes Too Far,” Author: Michael Klise.

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Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.19.25

Buying Peace: The Importance of Releasing FCA Liability When Resolving Criminal Allegations of Fraud Against the Government

The facts before the Third Circuit in the recently decided case of Patel v. United States illustrate how parties can put themselves in a bind if they make factual admissions when resolving a criminal case involving fraud on the government while not simultaneously resolving the government’s civil claims under the False Claims Act (FCA) for the same underlying conduct....