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White Collar Crime

Apr 6, 2026

President trump signs another anti-dei executive order for federal contractors, threatening false claims act enforcement

In late March, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, which mandates that, within 30 days of the Order, all federal contacts contain a clause under which the contractor or subcontractor agree that it will “not engage in any racially discriminatory DEI activities.” The Order defines “racially discriminatory DEI […]

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Jan 8, 2026

South Carolina Laboratory Pleads Guilty and Settles False Claims Act Allegations

On January 7, 2026, the Department of Justice announced that South Carolina clinical laboratory Labtech Diagnostics, and its founder and CEO had agreed to pay at least $6.8 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) and various other laws by paying illegal kickbacks to doctors. In addition to the civil […]

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Jul 8, 2025

Pandemic Payback—The Chase Continues

The DOJ has made clear, yet again, that pandemic-era financial misconduct will not be swept under the rug. Rahul Shah, a 56-year-old businessman from Evanston, Illinois, has been convicted for orchestrating a scheme that siphoned over $55 million through obtaining commercial loans and credit lines, as well as submitting fraudulent applications for COVID-19 relief funds […]

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Jul 5, 2025

The Rebirth of the DOJ’s False Claims Act Working Group

While much of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforcement has shifted away from white collar to other areas such as immigration, drug trafficking, and violent crime, the Trump DOJ has made clear that it will continue to prioritize enforcement under the False Claims Act (FCA), using both traditional theories of liability and some that are […]

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