William Athanas

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 | natlawreview.com | William Athanas

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 | 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.

Oct 15, 2024 | jdsupra.com | William Athanas

[co-author: Rebecca James*]The phrase “no good deed goes unpunished” represents the figurative irony that results when one seeking to help gets penalized instead. United States v. Moore, a recent decision from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, reflects the court’s concern that the expression had been interpreted as a literal directive by a prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO-SDFL).