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Corporate Officers Increasingly Target of Criminal Healthcare Fraud Charges


by Kathleen McDermott
Blank Rome LLP View Firm Credentials
Washington Office

March 5, 2005

Previously published on April 2004

Department of Justice healthcare fraud investigations increasingly target corporate officers for criminal liability. "Captain of the ship" responsibility for false claims reflects the government's view that corporate officers need to be held accountable when corporate compliance safeguards go awry.


 

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