CARES Act, Compliance, COVID -19, DOJ, Ethics, False Claims Act, Fraud, Fraud and Forensic Inv..., Fraud Risk Management, Investigations, Lessons Learned, Monitoring, Payroll Protection Pro..., PPP, Risk, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks CARES Act, Compliance, COVID -19, DOJ, Ethics, False Claims Act, Fraud, Fraud and Forensic Inv..., Fraud Risk Management, Investigations, Lessons Learned, Monitoring, Payroll Protection Pro..., PPP, Risk, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks

First Civil Settlement for Fraud on Cares Act Paycheck Protection Program

On January 12, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California announced the first civil settlement with a borrower for allegedly committing fraud in obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loan, in violation of the False Claims Act ("FCA") and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act ("FIRREA").The FCA allows the government to recover damages and penalties for presenting false claims for payment to the United States. FIRREA allows the government to impose civil penalties for violations of enumerated federal criminal statutes, including those that affect federally-insured financial

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Jonathan T. Marks, Baker Tilly Partner, is Speaking Today at the First Chair Event in Chicago on Triaging Whistleblower Allegations

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False Claims Act: Supreme Court Recognizes Extended Statute of Limitations For Relators

Cochise settles a circuit split and effectively lengthens the potential period of a company’s vulnerability to qui tam suits over alleged False Claims Act violations.

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