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On Monday April 25, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in United States v. Shaw, a closely watched case out of the Ninth Circuit addressing the bank fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1344. That statute has two subsections, the first of which criminalizes schemes “to defraud a financial institution.” The question presented in Shaw is … Continue Reading
Last week, the Third Circuit issued a decision that could have major ramifications for sentencing in federal fraud cases. United States v. Nagle dealt with a fraud perpetrated against the Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) program. The DBE program requires states that receive federal transportation funds to set goals for the awarding of … Continue Reading
Last week, the Texas Supreme Court joined the majority of jurisdictions in holding that a company enjoys an absolute privilege when providing the Department of Justice (DOJ) with an internal investigation report containing statements later alleged by an employee to be defamatory. The decision in Shell Oil Co. v. Writt, __S.W.3d__ (Tex. 2015) should provide … Continue Reading
2014 was a banner year for federal recoveries under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). In a press release dated November 20, 2014, the DOJ announced that its total recoveries – including those from both settlements and judgments – amounted to $5.69 billion for the fiscal year ending September 30th. These results mark the first time … Continue Reading
Supreme Court To Resolve Circuit Split Over Bank Fraud Statute
By Dietrich Snell and Jonathan Siegelaub on Posted in White Collar
Third Circuit Decision Could Have Broad Implications For Sentencing In Federal Fraud Cases
By Dietrich Snell and Jonathan Siegelaub on Posted in White Collar
Texas Supreme Court: Companies Shielded from Defamation Claims for Statements in Internal Investigation Reports
By Jonathan Siegelaub, Phillip Caraballo-Garrison and Sigal Mandelker on Posted in White Collar
DOJ Announces Record Year of Over $5 billion in False Claims Act Recoveries
By Jonathan Siegelaub, Roger Cohen and Sigal Mandelker on Posted in Corporate Governance, Health Care, White Collar