William Harrington Annie Railton

April 01, 2021 | New York Law Journal

There have been many criminal prosecutions of COVID-related fraud—the DOJ recently announced that the Fraud Section has criminally charged at least 120 defendants to date in fraud cases involving the PPP—but those often alleged egregious misconduct. Two new end-of-year settlements go beyond such incidents of egregious wrongdoing, however, and shed greater light on how the government might pursue civil enforcement for companies whose behavior was grey, sloppy, or pushed boundaries, which William Harrington, Annie Railton and Melissa Brumer discuss in this Federal Civil Enforcement column.

By William Harrington, Annie Railton and Melissa Brumer

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April 09, 2020 | New York Law Journal

As many companies potentially rush into the government contracting space to fill gaps in medical equipment and services, and even experienced contractors find themselves navigating unchartered (and evolving) waters concerning the provision of medical care, heightened risks under the FCA may follow. William Harrington, Annie Railton and Courtney Orazio discuss some of those risks in this edition of their Federal Civil Enforcement column.

By William Harrington, Annie Railton and Courtney Orazio

8 minute read