Worldwide: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

Takeda Pharmaceuticals agreed in May 2026 to pay $13,670,921 to resolve False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations tied to its Trintellix speaker program.

The Department of Justice's new FOCUS Initiative marks a significant shift in False Claims Act enforcement, prioritizing data-driven qui tam cases brought by outsiders using publicly available information and analytics.

Vince McKnight, Co-Vice Chairman and Whistleblower & Qui Tam Practice Group Co-Chair at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, discusses his career path from his formative years in Washington, D.C. to becoming a leading advocate in whistleblower and employment law. He shares insights on the False Claims Act, qui tam litigation, and the critical role of whistleblower advocacy in protecting those who expose fraud and wrongdoing.

The Trade Fraud Task Force, established last year, is gaining even more teeth. The Trade Fraud Task Force (Task Force) is a cross-agency effort established in August 2025 between the DOJ and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs or CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Between July 2011 and June 2014, California-based Perfectus Aluminum Inc., Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC, and four affiliated warehousing companies imported more than 2.2 million aluminum extrusions from China.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on March 1, 2026, implemented the Residential Real Estate Rule (RRE Rule), which requires certain real estate...

The Trade Fraud Task Force, established last year, is gaining even more teeth. The Trade Fraud Task Force (Task Force) is a cross-agency effort established in August 2025 between the DOJ and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs or CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

The Department of Justice’s investigations into providers of gender-affirming medical care are putting the department on a collision course with both providers seeking to quash the subpoenas as unlawful...

The Department of Justice has issued new guidelines aimed at dramatically accelerating the investigation and prosecution of qui tam cases involving fraud on federally-funded, state-administered benefits programs.