News2022-09-12T16:29:50-05:00
September 5th, 2025|

Federal Government Steps Up Trade Fraud Enforcement Efforts with Task Force

The Department of Justice along with the Department of Homeland Security have launched a cross-agency Trade Fraud Task Force to ramp up enforcement against importers and other parties who seek to defraud the United States by circumnavigating tariffs or duties on certain products or smuggling in prohibited goods. Baron & [...]

Attorney Kenneth Capesius Charts the Relationship Between the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act

February 1st, 2024|

Baron & Budd Whistleblower Attorney Kenneth Capesius recently penned an article in Law360 about the False Claims Act (FCA), the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), and how [...]

Baron & Budd Obtains $2.5 Million Settlement from ADCO Industries for Evading Customs Duties

December 5th, 2023|

This case brought forward by whistleblowers is the largest settlement in which the government has intervened for a customs fraud scheme involving the evasion of [...]

Behind the Bipartisan Legislation That’s Aiming to Strengthen the CFTC Whistleblower Program

August 3rd, 2023|

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program was established in 2010 to provide monetary incentives to individuals who report possible violations of the Commodity [...]

Electronic Health Records Company NextGen Healthcare Inc. Settles with DOJ for $31 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

July 19th, 2023|

NextGen Healthcare Inc. (NextGen), an electronic health record (EHR) technology vendor, agreed to pay $31 million to resolve allegations that NextGen violated the False Claims [...]

Whistleblower Attorney Noah Rich Pens Deep Dive on the Common Law Roots of Materiality Under the False Claims Act

June 29th, 2023|

Baron & Budd whistleblower attorney Noah Rich recently wrote an article for the University of Cincinnati’s Law Review, titled “The Common-Law Roots of Materiality Under [...]

DOJ Files Complaint in Intervention in Baron & Budd Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Rite Aid

March 14th, 2023|

Yesterday, the United States Department of Justice filed its complaint in intervention in a whistleblower lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) by Baron [...]

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