False Claims
DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Bolsters Threat of False Claims Act Enforcement Under “Anti-DEI” Executive Order - Crowell & Moring LLP
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a Memorandum creating the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative that will “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and . . . pursue claims a...
Read moreFormer Visalia doctor guilty of making false claims about COVID-19 treatment - The San Joaquin Valley Sun
A Visalia doctor pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to selling misbranded drugs to combat the COVID-19 virus. The big picture: Stephen Meis, 73, pleaded guilty to one court of introduction ...
Read moreColleges could be targeted anew under fraud law, DOJ says - Higher Ed Dive
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday opened another line of legal attack against colleges over their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, policies on transgender athletesand other Trump ad...
Read moreSelectQuote (SLQT) Shares Slide Further on Disappointing Earnings Amidst DOJ Scrutiny– Hagens Berman - TradingView
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SelectQuote Inc. (NYSE: SLQT) faced renewed investor pressure on Monday, May 12, 2025, as its shares tumbled another 12% following the release of quar...
Read moreSuns Deny CEO Had Affair With Sophie Cunningham: ‘Entirely False' - Front Office Sports
A recent lawsuit against the Suns by the team’s former director of security included a claim that the team’s CEO and a former Phoenix Mercury player were having an affair. The Suns denied the clai...
Read moreElon Musk fires back at Bill Gates over DOGE cuts to USAID - New York Post
Elon Musk is lashing out at Bill Gates after the Microsoft co-founder accused him of endangering the lives of vulnerable children worldwide by pushing to dismantle the US foreign aid apparatus. “Wh...
Read moreJustice Dept. to Use False Claims Act Against Colleges Over DEI Programs - The Well News
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to use an anti-fraud law to prosecute or sue university officials who continue to promote diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The creation of the “C...
Read moreDOJ Announces Civil Rights Fraud Initiative: Department Will Seek To Use The False Claims Act To Enforce Civil Rights Laws Against Universities And Government Contractors - WilmerHale
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative within the Department of Justice to “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as appropri...
Read moreFalse Claims Act Insights - How Payment Suspensions Can Impact FCA Litigation - Husch Blackwell
Podcast Episode 25 | How Payment Suspensions Can Impact FCA Litigation Host Jonathan Porter welcomes to the show Husch Blackwell partner Bryan Nowicki, a Madison-based member of the firm’s Healthca...
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DOJ Ramps Up Use of False Claims Act to Advance Tariff Agenda - Foley Hoag LLP
The second Trump administration’s aggressive tariff policy is playing out in more than just the Commerce Department. Framed under the administration’s commitment to fight “waste, fraud, and abuse,...
