Giovanni Giarratana

Oct 24, 2024 | jdsupra.com | William Athanas |Giovanni Giarratana |Hilary Williamson

Mandatory disclosure obligations significantly changed for federal grant recipients, sub-recipients, and applicants on October 1, 2024. The amended federal regulation establishing these mandatory disclosures (2 C.F.R. § 200.113) not only expands the scope of conduct that must be reported but it also lowers the standard of evidence triggering the mandatory disclosure.

Oct 24, 2024 | jdsupra.com | William Athanas |Giovanni Giarratana |Hilary Williamson

In the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., three justices expressed concern that the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions violate Article II of the Constitution and called for a case presenting that question. Justice Clarence Thomas penned a dissent explaining that private relators wield significant executive authority yet are not appointed as “Officers of the United States” under Article II.

Oct 24, 2024 | lexology.com | William Athanas |Giovanni Giarratana |Hilary Williamson

Mandatory disclosure obligations significantly changed for federal grant recipients, sub-recipients, and applicants on October 1, 2024. The amended federal regulation establishing these mandatory disclosures (2 C.F.R. § 200.113) not only expands the scope of conduct that must be reported but it also lowers the standard of evidence triggering the mandatory disclosure.

May 8, 2024 | lexology.com | William Athanas |Giovanni Giarratana

At last week’s sentencing of Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, the government recommended a 36-month prison sentence. Despite the serious nature of Zhao’s crimes – failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, which enabled users to engage in transactions linked to narcotics, terrorist financing and child sex abuse, among others – the court imposed a much shorter sentence: four months imprisonment.

Feb 26, 2024 | practicesource.com | Jonathan Ferry |Giovanni Giarratana

On February 22, 2024, Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton delivered remarks at the 2024 Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Conference. During those remarks, Boynton announced another record year for DOJ’s False Claims Act enforcement efforts. Specifically, Boynton announced, in 2023 alone, nearly $2.7 billion was recovered under the FCA and included the resolution of 543 matters — the most FCA matters ever resolved by DOJ in a single year.