Insights on False Claims Act Investigations & Litigation

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Investigations Blog
NeoGenomics Laboratories to Pay $9.8 Million to Resolve FCA Allegations Relating to Below-Fair-Market-Value Consulting Services
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Meghan F. Hart, Meredith Gillespie

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Investigations Blog
Trade Fraud Task Force Surpasses $1 Billion in Recoveries
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Roberto Martinez, Meredith Gillespie

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Investigations Blog
DOJ Trade Fraud Task Force Surpasses $1 Billion in Recoveries; Announces Permanent Enforcement Section
Jackson David Toof, Nadia Patel, Mario A. Torrico

On July 14, the US Department of Justice (DOJ), together with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), held a major news conference in Chicago, Illinois, announcing that the Trade Fraud Task Force has surpassed $1 billion in criminal and civil recoveries, penalties, forfeitures, and charged losses in less than one year since its launch.

Investigations Blog
Done Global Founder and Clinical President Sentenced for $90 Million Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Nardeen Billan, James G. Pizzo

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Investigations Blog
Telemedicine Company Owner Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence for Medicare Fraud Scheme
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler, Nardeen Billan

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Investigations Blog
DOJ Announces 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler, Elizabeth McLaughlin

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News
Naples Quoted on DOJ Health Fraud Enforcement
Pascal Naples

Pat Naples was quoted on how data analytics and fraud-detection software was used by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in one of the largest coordinated health care fraud enforcement actions to date.

Investigations Blog
$2.3 Million Oral FCA Settlement Affirmed by Fifth Circuit
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Heather M. Zimmer, Elizabeth McLaughlin

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Investigations Blog
Ahold Delhaize Settles Allegations of Inflated Drug Price Reporting for $40 Million
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Heather M. Zimmer, James G. Pizzo

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Investigations Blog
New DOJ Health Care Fraud Unit Secures Six Trial Convictions Totaling Over $1.1 Billion
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Pascal Naples, James G. Pizzo

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Investigations Blog
HHS Using AI to Address Ongoing Audit Noncompliance
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Pascal Naples, John M. Hindley

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Investigations Blog
DOJ Warns That AI and Algorithmic Pricing Tools Can Trigger Criminal Antitrust Liability
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Sean A. Worley, John M. Hindley

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Investigations Blog
DOJ Secures Record $550 Million Settlement Over Alleged Aluminum Duty Evasion Scheme
Jackson David Toof, Nadia Patel, Mario A. Torrico, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler

On May 12, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Perfectus Aluminum Inc., Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC, and four affiliated warehousing companies agreed to one of the highest customs fraud settlements ever: a $549.5 million resolution of civil False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that they knowingly evaded antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on aluminum extrusions imported from China.

Investigations Blog
Perfectus Aluminum Agrees to Pay $549.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Evaded Customs Duties
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Roberto Martinez, Sean A. Worley

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Alerts
False Claims, Real Consequences: What Every Importer Needs to Know About Customs’ FCA Enforcement
Birgit Matthiesen, Jackson David Toof, Mario A. Torrico

In the latest episode of Five Questions, Five Answers, host Birgit Matthiesen is joined by ArentFox Schiff colleagues Jackson David Toof and Mario A. Torrico for a conversation on the False Claims Act (FCA), its origins, and its continued importance as a tool to combat fraud against the federal government.

Customs & Import Compliance Blog
Undervalued and Overexposed: Lessons Learned From the Echelon Fitness $2.1 Million Customs Fraud Settlement
James Kim*, Judy Bao, Constance Zhou*, Nick Kianpoor

On April 24, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee announced a $2.1 million settlement with Echelon Fitness Multimedia, LLC, resolving False Claims Act (FCA) allegations of undervaluation leading to the underpayment of duties.

Investigations Blog
Cybersecurity Failures and Liability for Health Care Organizations: A New Enforcement Frontier
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Shoshana Golden, Roberto Martinez

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Investigations Blog
Cybersecurity Failures and Liability for Health Care Organizations: A New Enforcement Frontier
D. Jacques Smith, Pascal Naples, John M. Keblish

False Claims Act Investigations & Litigation attorneys Jacques Smith, Pat Naples, and John Keblish authored a piece for Chief Healthcare Executive on the key regulatory developments and emerging areas of risk in cybersecurity-specific False Claims Act (FCA) settlements.

Investigations Blog
DOJ Civil Division Launches FOCUS Initiative to Vet Data-Mining Whistleblowers
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Shoshana Golden, Meredith Gillespie

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Investigations Blog
DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces Over $340 Million in Fraud Actions in One Week
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Meghan F. Hart, Meredith Gillespie

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Health Care Counsel Blog
Diagnostics and Laboratory Services: Enforcement Trends and Practical Safeguards
Hillary M. Stemple, Meredith Gillespie

Health care enforcement targeting diagnostic and laboratory services accelerated in 2025 and shows no signs of slowing down in 2026.

Investigations Blog
IBM to Pay $17 Million for Alleged Discriminatory DEI Practices
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Elizabeth Satarov, Meghan F. Hart

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Alerts
DOJ’s $17 Million False Claims Act Settlement With IBM: Proof-of-Concept for Potential DEI Whistleblower Suits
Kevin R. Pinkney, Cissy Jackson, Nadia Patel

On April 10, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) agreed to pay more than $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with anti-discrimination requirements as set forth in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

News
Naples Shared Insight on Treasury Incentives to Healthcare Whistleblowers
Pascal Naples

Pat Naples was featured on a recent proposal from the US Treasury Department that would share monetary penalties with healthcare whistleblowers.

Investigations Blog
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Issues Memorandum on the Creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Elizabeth Satarov, Nardeen Billan

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