United States: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

On January 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had recovered more than $6.8 billion in FCA settlements and judgments for FY 2025.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division's Fraud Section released its 2025 Year in Review (YIR) on January 22, touting a historic year in fraud enforcement.

Trade enforcement emerged as a key priority in 2025, driven by sustained geopolitical tensions, trade remedy expansions, and heightened scrutiny of de minimis entries.

The goal of recent law reforms in many jurisdictions is to make it easier to hold businesses to account for offenses committed by their directors, employees, agents and other associated parties, a corporate criminal liability risk that has been developing over several years.

In September 2025, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced a $4.2 million settlement with the former CEO of True Health Diagnostics, LLC ("True Health"), Christopher Grottenthaler...

Those involved with internal investigations will continue to contend with a set of increasingly defined and evolving set of constraints in 2026...

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CMS' action signals a broader federal focus on using provider enrollment moratoria to address perceived fraud risks.

As the Department of Justice (DOJ) has established its enforcement priorities over the last year, companies in regulated industries have worked to balance risk and react to the government's areas of focus.