Thomas Burnishes False Claims Act Crown With 9-0 Decree
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Justice Clarence Thomas rallied the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to crush a corporate crusade against False Claims Act cases targeting improper yet "objectively reasonable" billing, and the resounding ruling cemented his status as the high court's king of FCA interpretation ..read more
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Florida Mayor Arrested And Accused of Voting Fraud
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The mayor of a Florida city was arrested and charged with three counts of felony voting fraud after a months-long investigation found that he voted several times last year using a residential address where he didn't reside, according to the state attorney's office in Miami-Dade County ..read more
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High Court Opens Up Uncertainty On FCA Recklessness
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As the U.S. Supreme Court answered one pressing question about the False Claims Act's scienter requirement Thursday, it raised a new issue about what counts as a "substantial and unjustifiable risk" that a claim for payment is false, experts said ..read more
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Trump Criminal Case Fed. Judge Won't Recuse Over Firm Ties
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The New York federal judge who will decide whether Donald Trump can move the Manhattan district attorney's hush-money prosecution from state to federal court told the parties Thursday that he won't recuse himself after reporting he once provided legal services to a company affiliated with the former president ..read more
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Ex-Backpage Execs Still Can't Duck Prostitution Ad Charges
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An Arizona federal judge declined to toss a superseding indictment accusing former Backpage.com executives and employees of facilitating prostitution on the site, ruling that the sprawling, 100-count indictment sufficiently lays out the allegations against them ..read more
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Warren-Led Bank Clawback Bill Draws More GOP Support
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An updated version of a U.S. Senate bill that would claw back compensation from executives who preside over banks that fail has been reintroduced with a fresh wave of bipartisan cosponsors, including Republican Sens. J.D. Vance of Ohio and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota ..read more
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Man Accused Of Bribing Ill. Lawmaker Can't Dodge Charges
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An Illinois federal judge on Thursday refused to dismiss an indictment charging a gaming company owner with bribing state legislators to advance sweepstakes gaming legislation, saying his attempt to escape the charges by invoking a constitutional clause protecting federal legislators "doesn't get off the ground ..read more
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Sen. Asks DOJ To See If TikTok CEO Perjured Self In Congress
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., announced Thursday that he wants U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate whether TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew committed perjury when he told Congress back in March that American users' data was not stored in China ..read more
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James Bond-Loving Hemp Fraudster Gets 12 Yrs. After Fleeing
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A Washington state man who pled guilty to securities fraud after being accused of using deception to solicit investments in his hemp product business and using it to emulate a James Bond lifestyle was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in federal prison after being apprehended while on the lam ..read more
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Fed Orders Crypto-Friendly Silvergate Bank To Wind Down
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The Federal Reserve Board and California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced a joint cease-and-desist order on Thursday against Silvergate Capital Corp. to begin the wind-down of the defunct cryptocurrency-friendly lender's operations ..read more
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