On December 13, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced that it formally brought charges against eight former executives and agents of Siemens AG. The indictment, found here, charges […]
In Gustashaw v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo 2011-195 (T.C. 2011), the Tax Court held that the taxpayers who conceded deficiencies in tax attributable to participation in a Custom Adjustable Rate Debt […]
On November 17, 2011, a grand jury in the Northern District of California returned an indictment against Ashvin Desai alleging violation of 26 U.S.C. sections 7201 (tax evasion) and 7206(2) […]
On December 20, 2011, Brent Beckley, co-owner of Absolute Poker, an internet poker website, pled guilty to conspiracy to violate the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (“UIGEA”), mail fraud, and wire fraud in connection to his operation of the internet poker website.
On December 6, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the issuance of seven Warning Letters to companies marketing human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) products for weight loss. Found […]
On December 12, 2011, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals entered an opinion and order in the consolidated case of United States of America, v. John M. Crim, et al. […]
Federal prosecutors brought a record number of cases of health care fraud in fiscal 2011, a new report said, with Florida and its huge Medicare-dependent population remaining the epicenter of fraudulent claims.
On November 10, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two new draft guidance documents regarding Investigational Device Exemptions (IDE) applications for early feasibility studies and clinical investigations. […]
On November 22, 2011, the U.S. Justice Department announced that Merck had agreed to a settlement of $950 million in connection with the allegedly unlawful promotion of the painkiller Vioxx. […]
On November 23, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the initiation of enforcement measures against a dietary supplement manufacturer, charging the company with several violations of the […]
