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AI Authentication Management: Enforcement Prioritization In Executive Order 14,409, “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence And Security”
An Executive Order directs the Attorney General to prioritize enforcement of federal criminal laws against AI-enabled cyberattacks, particularly focusing on identification fraud and authentication violations. Legal experts analyze how Section 1028's broad definitions of identification documents and authentication features provide powerful prosecutorial tools against autonomous AI threats, while examining implications for public-private cybersecurity partnerships.
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Mintz
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FTC Targets Payment Processor In Proposed $12 Million Sham-Merchant Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission has reached a proposed $12 million settlement with Humboldt Merchant Services based on allegations that it processed payments for merchants that were shell companies or engaged in fraud. This enforcement action highlights the FTC's scrutiny of payment processors and their obligations to identify and prevent fraudulent merchant activity.
United States Consumer
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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340B Meets The FCA In The Ninth Circuit: What The Pharmaceutical Industry And Investors Need To Know OnPoint Thu Sep 03 2026 The Ninth Circuit's Adventist Decision Lets 340B Covered Entities Bring FCA Qui Tam Suits Over Drug Pricing, Raising New Risks For Manufacturers And Investors.
The Ninth Circuit's landmark decision in Adventist Health System v. AbbVie Inc. has opened a new front in healthcare fraud enforcement by allowing 340B covered entities to bring False Claims Act qui tam suits against drug manufacturers over alleged pricing violations. This ruling, combined with the court's earlier EKRA decision in Schena, signals an expanding landscape of federal healthcare fraud theories that narrows traditional defenses and creates significant litigation exposure for pharmaceutical compan
United States Commercial
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Dechert
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Tick Tock – The Wait Is Over: Eleventh Circuit Upholds FCA Qui Tam Constitutionality
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled on the constitutionality of qui tam provisions under the False Claims Act, addressing whether private relators violate the Appointments Clause by bringing enforcement actions without presidential appointment. The decision examines whether relators qualify as "officers of the United States" and evaluates the characteristics that define a continuing government position, with significant implications for healthcare entities and government contractors
United States Criminal
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Holland & Knight
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Eleventh Circuit Holds That Qui Tam Provisions Of The False Claims Act Do Not Violate The Appointments Clause
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has issued a landmark ruling on the constitutionality of the False Claims Act's qui tam provisions, which allow private citizens to sue on behalf of the government. This decision reverses a Florida district court's finding that these provisions violated Article II of the Constitution, joining four other circuit courts in upholding the legality of these widely-used enforcement mechanisms. The ruling addresses fundamental questions about the separation of powers
United States Litigation
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Baker Botts LLP
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DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Claims Another DEI-Related FCA Settlement
On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Deloitte LLP and several of its subsidiaries agreed to pay, collectively, $21.5 million to resolve allegations that Deloitte violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with new anti-discrimination requirements incorporated into its federal contracts, by discriminating against employees and applicants on the basis of race and sex, and by allocating and seeking reimbursement for costs related to those practices under its federal government contracts. This resolution is the second of its kind under DOJ’s recently launched Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, following a similar settlement by IBM in April 2026.
United States Government
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Crowell & Moring LLP
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Eleventh Circuit Holds That the False Claim Act’s Qui Tam Provisions Do Not Violate the Appointments Clause
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a pivotal ruling on whether the False Claims Act's qui tam provisions violate the Constitution's Appointments Clause, potentially reshaping the landscape for whistleblower-driven fraud enforcement. With FCA recoveries reaching record highs and the Department of Justice actively encouraging relators across multiple industries, this decision arrives at a critical juncture for federal fraud enforcement strategy. The court's analysis of whether private citizens c
United States Criminal
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Mayer Brown
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DOJ’s First Healthcare Fraud Declination Under The New Corporate Enforcement Policy: Key Lessons From The Campus Eye Management Resolution And The CEO’s Continuing Exposure
The Department of Justice declined to prosecute Campus Eye Management under its new Corporate Enforcement Policy after the healthcare company voluntarily disclosed Medicare fraud involving unnecessary diagnostic tests and kickback schemes. While the company avoided prosecution through cooperation and remediation, DOJ simultaneously indicted its founder and former CEO, raising critical questions about how healthcare organizations should balance voluntary disclosure, individual accountability, and compliance
United States Criminal
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Goodwin Procter LLP
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How The DOJ’s National Fraud Detection Center May Impact Business Immigration
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched the National Fraud Detection Center (NFDC), a prosecutor-led, multi-agency initiative designed to identify and investigate actors suspecting of defrauding various federal government programs. Though the formal announcement does not single out business immigration as an isolated enforcement target, the NFDC’s cross-agency architecture may have important implications for employers and participants in the employment-based immigration system.
United States Immigration
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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FinCEN Asks Banks To Step Up Efforts At Detecting Student Aid Fraud
FinCEN has issued a July alert urging banks and financial institutions to enhance their detection and reporting of fraud schemes targeting federal student aid programs. The alert identifies three primary fraud methods—ghost students, straw students, and insider-assisted schemes—and provides specific red flags to help institutions identify suspicious activity involving the approximately $120 billion in annual federal student aid disbursements.
United States Government
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Ballard Spahr LLP
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DOJ Formalizes Its Global Trade Fraud Enforcement Strategy
The U.S. Department of Justice has established a permanent Global Trade & Commerce Enforcement Section and released a comprehensive resource guide outlining federal authorities to combat customs and trade fraud. With $1 billion already recovered in enforcement actions, the DOJ emphasizes corporate compliance obligations, supply chain auditing, and the strategic use of the False Claims Act to pursue tariff evasion and duty underpayment.
United States Criminal
GP
Goodwin Procter LLP
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