Modernizing Medicine (ModMed), an electronic health record (EHR) technology vendor, will pay $45 million over allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by soliciting and receiving kickbacks in exchange for referrals and by causing healthcare providers to submit false claims, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said. The Anti-Kickback Read More
A district court judge has ruled in favor of the Department of Justice in its civil antitrust lawsuit to block book publisher Penguin Random House’s proposed $2.2 billion acquisition of Simon & Schuster, the DoJ said. “Upon review of the extensive record and careful consideration of the parties’ arguments, the Read More
In a first-of-its-kind resolution with the Department of Justice, Google has agreed to reform and upgrade its compliance program in a way that ensures “timely and complete responses” to lawful court orders, including subpoenas and search warrants, the Justice Department announced. “This agreement demonstrates the Department’s resolve in ensuring that Read More
Seven directors among five companies have resigned from corporate board positions in response to concerns by the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division that their roles potentially violated the Clayton Act, the agency announced. Section 8 of the Clayton Act prohibits directors and officers from serving simultaneously on the boards of Read More
Lafarge, a French multinational construction conglomerate, and its now-defunct Syrian subsidiary, Lafarge Cement Syria (LCS), pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide illicit payments and resources to two U.S.-designated foreign terrorist groups: the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and the al-Nusrah Front (ANF). These companies further admitted to negotiating Read More
During two recent speeches, U.S. Department of Justice officials outlined broad policy changes on such topics as voluntary self-disclosure, the use of personal communication devices by executives, compensation clawback policies, chief compliance officer certifications, and others. Last week, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced several policy changes intended to clarify Read More
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (GOL), Brazil’s second largest airline, must pay $41.5 million to resolve parallel bribery investigations by criminal and civil authorities in the United States and Brazil resulting from violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. GOL also entered a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Department of Justice Read More
A California county organized health system (COHS) and three California healthcare providers have agreed to pay a total of $70.7 million in three separate settlements over alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) and the California False Claims Act (CFCA) concerning the submission of false claims to California’s Medicaid Read More
Medical-device maker Boston Scientific disclosed in a recent regulatory filing that it’s currently under investigation concerning alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. “In March 2022, the company received a whistleblower letter alleging Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Vietnam,” Boston Scientific stated in an Aug. 4 quarterly filing. Read More
Chemical company Albemarle disclosed in a recent regulatory filing that it has “commenced discussions” with both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) concerning the potential resolution of an investigation that began more than four years ago into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Read More
