DOJ Announces FOCUS Initiative to Work with Data Miners Filing Qui Tams
As we previously reported here, record numbers of cases are being filed by “whistleblowers” under the FCA—approximately 1,300 qui tam suits last year alone. This morning, Brenna Jenny, the Deputy […]
DOJ Announces First FCA Settlement Resolving Title VII Discrimination Allegations
Last week, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a more than $17 million settlement with IBM to resolve allegations that the company violated the FCA by defying “anti-discrimination requirements as […]
DAAG Jenny Reinforces Commitment to FCA Enforcement Premised on Discrimination
At the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Conference, Brenna Jenny, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General of DOJ’s Commercial Litigation Branch, offered the most detailed description yet of the Trump Administration’s […]
DOJ Attorneys Underscore Heightened Focus on Trade Fraud During the Annual Qui Tam Conference
Speaking as part of a panel at the Federal Bar Association’s annual Qui Tam Conference today, a Senior Trial Counsel at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Christelle Klovers, emphasized the […]
Court Refuses to Reduce $290 Million FCA Judgment, Finding Damages and Penalties Assessed To Be Constitutionality Appropriate
We have previously reported on two district court decisions from Minnesota and Texas analyzing FCA damages and penalties under the Eighth Amendment Excessive Fines Clause, with both courts finding the […]
DOJ’s New FCA Settlements Underscore Trump Administration’s Focus on Tariff and Customs Compliance
Two recent settlements involving imports from the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) illustrate the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) commitment to rapidly stepping up enforcement against tariff evasion and customs […]
Major Change at the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division – Consequences for False Claims Act Enforcement in the Second Trump Administration
This past week saw a major change of the guard at the U.S. Department of Justice – one that may have significant impacts for the Civil Division’s use of the […]
DOJ Launches Initiative Leveraging the False Claims Act to Target DEI Programs
In a May 19, 2025 memorandum, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which aims to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and “pursue claims against any recipient of federal funds that knowingly violates federal civil rights laws” via “racist preferences, mandates, . . . and activities”—including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Federal Judge Pauses Enforcement of DEI Executive Orders, But False Claims Act Risk Remains
On Friday, February 21, a federal district judge in Maryland issued a nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and defendant federal agencies from enforcing portions of […]
Federal Agencies Can Now Directly Pursue FCA Cases Up to $1M
Embedded in the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law on December 23, 2024, is a provision that could significantly impact agency enforcement activity: the Administrative False Claims […]