By: F|G Marketing / Date: 15, June 2021
On 10 June 2021, China passed an anti-sanctions law to counteract the sanctions imposed by the US, EU, Canada, and the UK against various Chinese entities, and officials, in recent years. The new law permits China to penalize individuals or entities involved in the design or implementation of foreign sanctions, including those entities engaged in “discriminatory practices” against Chinese citizens and organizations. The phrase “discriminatory practices” is not defined in the new law, but the broad language appears to encompass… Read more
By: F|G Marketing / Date: 27, April 2021
This week the Biden Administration is expected to announce a proposal to provide the Internal Revenue Service an additional $80 billion in funding and expanded authority to prioritize enforcement and audit efforts against high earners and corporations. As part of his “American Families Plan” which he will detail in his address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, President Biden is expected to announce his proposed funding increase could raise at least $700 billion over the next ten years.… Read more
By: F|G Marketing / Date: 26, April 2021
The NFL Draft descends on Cleveland the weekend of April 29 to May 1, with League representatives, team personnel, players, their families, and fans from across the country in tow. As with any other national event, draft weekend will bring heightened attention from law enforcement. This increased law enforcement presence often results in very public arrests for a litany of offenses. For example, during Nashville’s 2019 NFL Draft, an NFL player was arrested for public intoxication and vandalism. Another person… Read more
By: F|G Marketing / Date: 05, April 2021
By: Perry Mastrocola, Partner; Robert J. Porter, Associate; Kevin J. Vogel, AssociateCongress recently mustered a rare, overwhelmingly bipartisan majority—in both houses—to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (“NDAA”), overriding a White House veto for the first and only time in President Trump’s presidency. What could have brought such unity? The most significant anti-money-laundering legislation since the 2001 Patriot Act, among a number of other provisions relating to the nation’s security. The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020… Read more
By: F|G Marketing / Date: 24, March 2021
After years-long advocacy by Flannery | Georgalis, federal prosecutors recently dropped all bribery and public-corruption charges against a former official of the Cuyahoga County Land Bank in a highly publicized criminal matter. These charges together carried a maximum sentence of over twenty years in prison. F|G’s client received a sentence of two years’ probation and a fine on a different, much lesser charge. The dismissal of these charges was reported on cleveland.com and ideastream.org, where F|G attorneys were also quoted.
By: F|G Marketing / Date: 09, March 2021
Pandemic or no pandemic, the yearly process of updating the federal rules continues. This year, the Judicial Conference of the United States is considering significant changes to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that would expand the information federal prosecutors must provide defendants about their expert witnesses. In August 2020, the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules proposed what the New York City Bar described as “the first set of changes—and the most sweeping ones—to criminal expert discovery… Read more
By: F|G Marketing / Date: 28, January 2021
The Biden Administration’s trade policies and positions signal a return to relations with U.S. allies and multilateral trade. With Janet Yellen confirmed as Treasury Secretary, we expect to see reviews of, and modifications to, U.S. sanctions. And the pending confirmation of Gov. Gina Raimondo as Commerce Secretary could bring changes to Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum products, as well as further actions on antidumping/countervailing duties.COVID-19 and Humanitarian AidWith COVID-19 continuing to wreak global havoc, the Biden Administration announced… Read more
By: F|G Marketing / Date: 20, October 2020
It comes from the shadows to possess you into turning your own clients in to the police. The most secure safes open at its command. Friends, ignore it at your peril...it’s the physical-evidence rule! On October 29 at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (virtually), Kevin Vogel will be discussing the super scary implications of Comment 2 to Ohio R. Prof. Cond. 3.4 for lawyers who may come into possession of physical evidence of client crimes. Need more Ohio Attorney Conduct… Read more
By: F|G Marketing / Date: 30, September 2020
On September 30th, Brian C. Rabbit, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice announced the largest ever nationwide healthcare fraud takedown. As part of the takedown, the Department of Justice announced charges in 50 separate federal districts and the participation of over 40 different United States Attorney’s Offices, including offices in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. Charges were brought against a wide variety of individuals, including 50 doctors, 20 healthcare executives, and more than… Read more
By: F|G Marketing / Date: 25, September 2020
Flannery | Georgalis partner Colin Callahan will speak on fraud enforcement trends involving electronic health records (EHR) at the American Health Law Association’s 2020 Virtual Fraud and Compliance Forum on September 30, 2020. Along with fellow presenters Christopher C. Sabis, Prof. Deborah Farringer, and Edward Crooke (DOJ), Colin will talk about the history of enforcement actions and relator activity involving EHR systems, examine new areas of fraud enforcement activity, and discuss relevant compliance considerations for EHR developers and users when… Read more