Michelle J. Shapiro will speak on the “Health Care Fraud Enforcement: Examining the Current Era” panel at the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) 2026 White-Collar Crime Conference.
On April 20, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari in Beaird v. United States, No. 25-5343, agreeing to decide whether its 1993 decision in Stinson v. United States, 508 US 36 (1993), still correctly defines how much deference federal courts owe the official commentary accompanying the US Sentencing Guidelines. The outcome could reshape how federal judges calculate sentencing ranges nationwide.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is signaling that health care and life sciences companies should expect heightened regulatory scrutiny related to consumer protection and competition.
On April 14, Jay Clayton, US attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), made headlines when he announced that the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy did not supersede the SDNY Corporate Enforcement Policy.
On April 10, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) agreed to pay more than $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with anti-discrimination requirements as set forth in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
On April 1, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) submitted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing regulations to establish a formal Whistleblower Program under 31 U.S.C. § 5323.
Michelle J. Shapiro to speak at Executive Women in Bio (EWIB) virtual program – Implementing Lessons Learned From Enforcement Developments to Improve Corporate Compliance.
On February 24, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement published a revised Enforcement Manual, replacing the version that had been in effect since November 2017.
A coalition of US Senate Democrats introduced the FCPA Reinforcement Act, legislation aimed at strengthening enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) amid concerns that the Trump Administration has weakened federal efforts to combat corporate bribery abroad.
On February 6, bipartisan members of the US Helsinki Commission, led by Chairman Senator Roger Wicker, called on US Attorney General Pam Bondi, US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to “robustly enforce” the Foreign Extortion Protection Act (FEPA).
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