by dcadmin | May 4, 2026 | Digital Assets, AI & Emerging Technology
Recently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a False Claims Act (FCA) initiative to enhance its relationships with data miners—individuals and entities who evaluate publicly available data for indicia of fraud subject to qui tam litigation. The volume of FCA...
by dcadmin | Apr 16, 2026 | White Collar Defense & Investigations
On April 10, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) resolved False Claims Act (FCA) claims arising out of a federal contractor’s implementation of a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program. The DOJ alleged that the DEI program breached anti-discrimination...
by dcadmin | Apr 16, 2026 | False Claims Act & Whistleblower Matters
Key Takeaways Government contractors and other recipients of federal funds that have or had DEI programs should evaluate those programs in light of the programmatic elements at issue in the IBM “proof of concept” resolution for its Civil Rights Fraud Initiative and...
by dcadmin | Mar 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a DOJ-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) applicable to all criminal matters, except antitrust. The policy is intended to “promot[e] uniformity, predictability, and fairness...
by dcadmin | Mar 9, 2026 | Financial Services
On February 26, 2026, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a precedential opinion in Garofalo v. Di Vincenzo, affirming a $2 million FINRA arbitration award in favor of SECIL Law PLLC client Jayne Di Vincenzo CFP®, ChFC®, CEP®, AIF®. In the underlying FINRA...
