Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: D.C. Bill Latest Attempt to Nix Credit Card Swipe Fees on Tips and Taxes Forbes – May 2, 2025 A Washington D.C. bill is the latest to hit back at credit card swipe fees. The Fair Swipe Act of 2025, introduced by D.C. Councilmember Charles [...]
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On May 1, the Department of Justice (DOJ) settled its latest cybersecurity enforcement action, showing the Government’s continued commitment to using the False Claims Act go after cybersecurity fraud. Under the settlement, RTX subsidiary Raytheon Company and Nightwing Group agreed to pay $8.4 million [...]
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On April 29, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that California-based pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences agreed to pay $202 million to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute. Specifically, the government alleged Gilead provided financial inducements to physicians to speak [...]
On April 30, a New Jersey-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility, Summit BHC New Jersey, LLC, d/b/a Seabrook, agreed to pay $19.75 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing for services it was not authorized to provide. This case was initiated by a former [...]
Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: Durbin to Keep Pushing Card Bill Payments Dive – April 28, 2025 Sen. Dick Durbin is retiring, but that doesn’t mean he’s done with credit card reform efforts. The Illinois Democrat announced last week that he wouldn’t seek re-election next year and his four-decade congressional career [...]
Despite a memorandum signaling the DOJ under Trump Administration will scale back certain enforcement actions involving cryptocurrency and digital assets, federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York recently reaffirmed the DOJ’s intent to pursue criminal fraud charges against Braden John Karony, the former CEO of the cryptocurrency and [...]
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team The government continues to prioritize healthcare fraud enforcement. As we detailed in our round-up of top healthcare-related False Claims Act recoveries from 2024, more than $1.67 billion (58% of all FCA recoveries that year) came from healthcare fraud cases alone. With several settlements already announced [...]
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Last week (April 21), the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $6 million award to two whistleblowers who caused the agency to open an investigation that led to a successful enforcement action. It is the first award the SEC announced since President Trump took [...]
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team As the Trump Administration continues to reshape U.S. trade policy through aggressive new tariffs, the stakes for importers have never been higher. With tariffs impacting trade with China, Canada, Mexico, and others, companies may be tempted to cut corners to avoid rising costs. When [...]
March 25, 2025 – Upon submission of a settlement agreement for preliminary approval by the Court, Plaintiffs and Sutter have issued the following joint press release regarding the Settlement: “Sutter Health and Plaintiffs Djeneba Sidibe, Jerry Jankowski, Susan Hansen, David Herman, Optimum Graphics, Inc., and Johnson Pool & Spa, on [...]