Dec 16, 2021 | Blog, News and Legal Developments
Law360 (December 10, 2021, 3:56 PM EST) — The Biden administration has deemed global corruption a key national security threat, marshaling the full power of the federal government to combat the flow of dirty money. Cybercrime enforcement is a plank of these...
Dec 2, 2021 | Blog, News and Legal Developments
Law360 (November 24, 2021, 1:02 PM EST) — Federal prosecutors in the Insys Therapeutics Inc. opioid kickback case won a fight over how much the founder and former executives owe victims, as a Boston federal judge on Tuesday ordered up the $48.3 million...
Nov 19, 2021 | Blog, News and Legal Developments
By Theresa Schliep, Law360 The new head of the IRS Criminal Investigation division’s New York field office told Law360 on Thursday that his top priorities will include targeting cryptocurrency abuse and expanding the office’s footprint in global tax...
Nov 9, 2021 | News and Legal Developments, Notable Whistleblower Cases
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Tuesday that it will give its first-ever whistleblower cash award to a former Hyundai employee, awarding Kim Gwang-ho more than $24 million — the maximum allowed by law — after an investigation...
Nov 9, 2021 | News and Legal Developments, Notable Whistleblower Cases
Law360 (November 8, 2021, 10:22 PM EST) — An orthopedic device company accused of paying millions in kickbacks to a surgeon in exchange for his using and recommending its products has agreed to a $16 million settlement in a whistleblower suit, the U.S....
Nov 8, 2021 | News and Legal Developments
Law360 (November 5, 2021, 11:03 PM EDT) — The U.S. Department of Defense’s proposed overhaul to its contractor cybersecurity requirements should be simpler to comply with than the previous version, but a purportedly beneficial allowance for self-assessment...
