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National Defense
July 2014
Chris Nagel |
Whistleblowers Cash In On False Claims Act A startling trend in defense contracting is the recent rise in payments made by industry to government agencies and whistleblowers under the False Claims Act.   |
ifeminists
August 11, 2004
Wendy McElroy |
Seeking Criminal Justice in Civil Court Feminist groups advocate civil proceedings for sexual abuse because "victims" will win more often and with less evidence. |
U.S. Banker
June 2009
Davies & Marquez-Garrett |
Financial Misconduct Is Not Just a Civil Matter The FBI is shifting more than $75 million in resources from counterterrorism work to help sort through what has been characterized as "the wreckage of the financial meltdown," and financial industry professionals are bracing themselves for the newest wave of recourse: criminal prosecution. |
National Defense
March 2008
Ifrah & Kardell |
Are You Prepared for A Government Probe? Government investigations are on the rise in the healthcare, defense, energy and insurance sectors. Agents from all levels of government have greater investigatory power through more inter-agency coordination and resource sharing. |
National Defense
February 2009
David H. Laufman |
Mandatory Disclosure Regime Raises Stakes for Contractors A new regulatory enforcement regime has now commenced that underscores the Department of Justice's aggressive approach to procurement fraud and dramatically increases the compliance and disclosure obligations of defense contractors. |
National Defense
September 2014
James C. Fontana |
Attorney-Client Privilege in Fraud Suits at Risk Government contractors typically maintain ethics compliance programs, which are mandated by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and are part of the industry's best practices. |
ifeminists
April 10, 2009
Wendy McElroy |
The Return of Debtor's Prison H. Beatty Chadwick, a former corporate lawyer, has been imprisoned in a Pennsylvania county jail for over 13 years even though he has never been arrested, criminally accused or tried. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Express Scripts' Bad Day Express Scripts joins other pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) embroiled in legal controversy. But the company, and its competitors, will eventually emerge from the fray and their stocks may then be worth another look. |
National Defense
January 2015
Ryan Berry & Guy Filippelli |
Compliance Programs Need Data Analytics Without data analytics tools, companies remain dependent on human identification of risks and violations. Their compliance efforts often consist only of training employees to spot misconduct, and in setting aside financial reserves to fund expensive, after-the-fact investigations by outside counsel. |
National Defense
February 2004
James McAleese |
Safe Harbors of Ethical Conduct Needed in Defense Procurement In light of a recent series of isolated, highly controversial public scandals with respect to several major defense acquisition programs, it is important to create "safe harbors" of conduct so that both government and contractor personnel can work as a cohesive team . |
National Defense
April 2009
Hickey & Parker |
White House Kicks Off New Wave of Reforms Pledges and actions in the president's first few weeks in office, signal that increased ethics restrictions on government appointees, lobbyists and contractors have arrived. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
August 1, 2011
Ryan & Pelot |
Congressional Investigations: What Every Exec Should Know When faced with legislative scrutiny, be prepared, be truthful, and don't be afraid to say 'I don't know'... The political pressures on Congress to reduce government spending on healthcare will only increase over time. |
National Defense
January 2007
David Hickey |
Companies Must Set and Review Compliance Priorities As 2006 closed, the Department of Justice's criminal division announced the formal creation of a national task force "to promote the prevention, early detection and prosecution of procurement fraud." |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Andrew Ackerman |
SEC Probes Wachovia The Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement staff has notified Wachovia Bank that they may recommend the SEC file charges against it, as a result of an investigation into alleged anti-competitive bidding practices. |
IDB America
May 2005
Alexandra Russell-Bitting |
Proven Tactics for the War on Corruption International experts trade tips on fighting fraud and abuse in the public sector. |
ifeminists
June 21, 2006
Gordon E. Finley |
One Woman's Word For Americans, One Woman's Word must be made exactly equal to One Man's Word -- nothing more and nothing less. Equality in bond and sanction is the only inherently defensible position. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
January 1, 2006
Cinquegrana & Lloyd |
Legal: Shifting Perspective on Off-Label Promotion A recent court case points to the government's shifting perspective on how it prosecutes companies for promoting off-label. Instead of criminal charges, hefty corporate integrity agreements might be in store. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2004 |
The Promise Keepers Is arbitration the answer to this broker's woe?... Should a former employer pay defense costs for broker being sued while employed with that firm?... |
Searcher
April 2001
Carol Ebbinghouse |
You Have Been Misinformed - Now What?: Attacking Dangerous Data If you have already been the victim of fraudulent information, omission of information, misinformation, or fraud on the Internet, it is small consolation that there were ways to have prevented damages -- even if only to your pride... |
National Defense
February 2009
McGrath & Connolly |
Final Rules on Mandatory Disclosure Effective Dec. 12, 2008, government contractors will face what rule authors characterize as a "sea change" in how government enforcement authorities expect to govern in the future. |
Chemistry World
January 13, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Ansun settles fraud case for $2m Ansun Biopharma has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a criminal and civil case for submitting false and fraudulent claims against grants and a contract with the US National Institutes of Health. |
Reason
June 2004
Jarett Decker |
Criminal Representation U.S. courts may find the ban on "expert advice and assistance" as applied to defense lawyers too much to stomach. |
Reason
April 2009
Anderson & Jackson |
Putting Stars Behind Bars How did breaking sports rules become a federal offense? |
Reason
March 2005
Matt Welch |
Taking the Fifth When journalists threaten our right to remain silent. |
CFO
November 1, 2003 |
Wall Street Warrior Ten questions for New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. His one message for CFOs: "Be careful." |
CFO
February 1, 2006
Kate O'Sullivan |
The Best Defense In today's high-stakes legal environment, top white-collar attorneys are ready to defend the CFO. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2005
David Grau |
Legally Bound If you have never bought or sold a financial advisory practice before, know that doing so comes with risks, too. Work with a law professional, but remember who's in charge. That's how to push your business over the top. |
Smithsonian
September 2005
Myron Farber |
Presence of Mind - On Not Naming Names 27 years ago this reporter was given a choice: Identify his confidential sources or go to jail. He chose jail. |
Information Today
December 31, 2007
George H. Pike |
Congress Proposes to Enhance IP Enforcement and Penalties The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act, H.R. 4279, proposes a number of steps to strengthen the enforcement of copyright, trademark, and patent laws and to increase criminal and civil penalties for copyright infringement. |
ifeminists
July 25, 2007
Carey Roberts |
Rarer than Rabies: The Legacy of Michael Nifong Michael Nifong's malfeasance has thrust the problem of prosecutorial abuse back into the public eye. |
ifeminists
January 26, 2005
Wendy McElroy |
Removing Legal Incentives to Lie The false accusations that impact most people often occur in the process of divorce, in battles over custody and child support. For years, advocates of fathers' rights have accused the family courts of being "anti-male" and of rubber-stamping women's claims. |
CFO
April 1, 2003
Kris Frieswick |
Fraud Squad Federal investigators are on a crusade to elevate corporate misdeeds to criminal offenses. |
BusinessWeek
July 1, 2010
Barrett & Blum |
The Oil Spill: Will BP Face Criminal Charges? A civil racketeering suit in Florida could provide a road map for prosecutors looking to bring felony charges against BP. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2008
Brad Kenney |
The Letter of the IT Law How companies are addressing the "capability gap" in compliance with the amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. |
Wired
April 24, 2007
Vince Beiser |
One Database Under the Law Within the next few years the Justice Department will build an unprecedented network of databases from the FBI, the DEA, the ATF, the Bureau of Prisons, and the US Marshals Service. |
Reason
April 2004
Anderson & Jackson |
Washington's Biggest Crime Problem The federal government's ever-expanding criminal code is an affront to justice and the Constitution. |
InternetNews
January 29, 2008 |
EU Court: File Sharers Can Remain Unnamed European Union countries can refuse to disclose names of file sharers on the Internet in civil cases, the EU's top court said on Tuesday in a blow to copyright holders trying to fight digital piracy. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2005 |
Legal: Jumping the Pond Class-action lawsuits are commonplace in the United States. Now, aggregate litigation is a looming threat in Europe. |
IDB America
July 2002
Claudia Neira |
A leader in investigative journalism Investigative reporting is a relative newcomer in the world of Central American journalism, where democracy and freedom of expression are gaining a stronger foothold. But Rolando Rodriguez, editor of the investigative unit of a Panama City newspaper, is already a veteran of this specialty. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Congress Fires at Music Pirates The Recording Industry Association of America may benefit from Justice Department muscle in its fight against illegal music downloads. |
InternetNews
December 15, 2004
Tim Gray |
Time Warner Settles Fraud Case Time Warner said today that it has agreed to pay $210 million in criminal and civil fines to settle a federal fraud case stemming from allegedly shady advertising deals within its America Online division. |
National Defense
March 2004
Harold Kennedy |
Army Crime Fighters Shift Focus to Wars The U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Command--which usually concentrates on bringing that service's own lawbreakers to justice--now is employing its detective skills against enemy combatants in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, according to the unit's deputy commander, Col. Paul R. Capstick. |
InternetNews
August 26, 2004
Roy Mark |
FBI Sting Targets P2P Operation DOJ launches first peer-to-peer criminal probe by targeting a network of Direct Connect users. |
Salon.com
September 22, 2001
Damien Cave & Katharine Mieszkowski |
The end of liberty Law enforcement officials are taking advantage of the war on terrorism to get everything they ever wanted, some say... |
National Defense
November 2014
Tompkins et al. |
Executive Orders Require Vendors' Attention While the use of executive orders and the federal procurement process to implement non-procurement policy are not new phenomena, contractors should consider these issues with renewed focus. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 1999 |
This Just In... A Documentary Companion to A Civil Action |
Smithsonian
June 2007
Siobhan Roth |
For Hire: Secret Service Agent Here is a look at the jobs you wish you had. First up, the Secret Service's highest-ranking woman. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2003
Joseph P. Mensch |
Choosing a Civil Engineer With adequate time to review a proposed project, a civil engineer can evaluate a host of site issues before closing on a property. Discover how these professionals can save valuable time and money. |
ifeminists
December 30, 2003
Wendy McElroy |
Criminals Owe Debt to Victims, Not Society I believe both civil and criminal court systems should aim at compensating the victim. What would a criminal system organized around restitution look like? |
