The big gun wielded by the U.S. Department of Justice last week against drug maker Wyeth for hundreds of millions of dollars in alleged Medicare fraud grew more lethal a few days later after action by President Barack Obama.

Obama signed a new law that, besides mainly targeting economic stimulus fraud, broadens the liability of businesses for defrauding the government in a host of other areas.

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