WEEKLY FEDERAL PRISON NEWS YOU CAN USE

* “FSA TASK-FORCE STACKS FSA/SCA ETC,” FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONS, EARLY RELEASE DIRECT TO HOME CONFINEMENT. * DIRECTOR MARSHALL’S EFFORT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS – HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IS YOUR FACILITY FSA/SCA, ETC STACKED AND CURRENT – “LET US KNOW”
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DOJ-HHS ARE INCREASING THEIR ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITIES, TARGETING FCA NON-COMPLIANCE

TARIFFS, HEALTHCARE, LIFE SCIENCES, AND PHARMACEUTICALS The Department of Justice has tasked its MIMF (Market Integrity and Major Frauds) Unit with investigating fraud schemes by companies dodging U.S. tariffs.  IN THE CROSSHAIRS:  KICKBACKS, AND MEDICARE ADVANTAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AMONG OTHERS,
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Nicknamed “Razor Blade Throat,” COVID Is Back. Will You Be In Prison? Will You Be Vaccinated?

WHY RAZOR BLADE THROAT? Because there have been anecdotal reports of some people getting painful sore throats, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. A As of July 15, COVID-19 cases were growing
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FEAR OF SENTENCING AND GOING TO PRISON

HOW DO YOU COUNTER THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN? WHAT CAN YOU DO? S Find a Group or Someone To Talk To Someone Who’s Been Through This – You’re Not Alone ⇓ This White-Collar Support Group is a Great First Start ⇓
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FRAUD TARGETS: HEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANIES, SURGICAL CENTERS, OR HOSPITAL BILLING PRACTICES: YOU’RE NOT IMMUNE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

* THEIR FIRST TARGET IS YOU: WHITE-COLLAR HEALTHCARE, AND LIFE SCIENCES. *   WHILE THE CHARGES TODAY ARE CIVIL AND FINANCIAL, TAKE THESE SERIOUSLY. CIVIL TODAY CAN BECOME CRIMINAL TOMORROW.  FIRST, GET LEGAL ADVICE. A A SHOULD YOUR CHARGES BECOME CRIMINAL… WHETHER
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STARTING 6/2025: HOME CONFINEMENT FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE – IS NOT DEPENDENT ON RRC BED AVAILABILITY

HOME CONFINEMENT  THIS 6/17/2025 PRESS RELEASE APPEARS TO HAVE SOME TEETH BEHIND IT ONLY TIME WILL TELL  *   GETTING INTO THE DETAILS OF THE SECOND CHANCE ACT If your sentence is > 60 mo (5 yrs) = last 6 mo on home confinement. If
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HOME CONFINEMENT: MORE CLARITY FROM THE NEW BOP DIRECTOR, WILLIAM MARSHALL III

** PRIORITIZING INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT NEED STRUCTURED SUPPORT – TO HC. 6/17/2025 FSA [First Step Act] and SCA [Second Chance Act], cumulatively applied in sequence to maximize prerelease custody. Residential Reentry Center (RRC) Bed Availability/Capacity Shall Not Be a Barrier to
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PHYSICIAN, ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, OR HEALTH SYSTEM CEO; YOU MAY BE THE DOJ #1 TARGET

False Claims Act (FCA), Coding – falls into: “fraud (intentional)” or “abuse (innocent mistake).” * The #1 Target that the DOJ Criminal Division will prioritize and investigate begins with Healthcare and Procurement Fraud—memorandum: May 12, 2025. A What was once considered criminal,
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False Claims Act (FCA) 2025, COULD PUT YOU IN LEGAL JEOPARDY

FCA #1: HEALTHCARE. IF YOU’RE A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SYSTEM CEO-COO, A CONTRACTOR, OR PROCUREMENT OFFICER: UNDERSTAND THE DOJ 5/12, & 19/2025 MEMOS DON’T BE ON THEIR TARGET LIST. + 5/12/2025 MEMORANDUM TO: All Criminal Division Personnel FROM: Matthew R. GaleottiHead of
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FEDERAL JUDGES STRESS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SHARING YOUR PERSONAL BACKGROUND, AND WHY IT MATTERS.

The Personal Narrative. Its Nuances in Legal Defense and Personal Reflection. * “Don’t wait to think about sentencing advocacy,” since 99 percent of federal criminal clients will be facing sentencing, start preparing the case for sentencing early on. –Federal Judge Robert N.
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