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Pharmacist Sentenced for $180 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme DOJ

SEC Issues $6 Million Award to Five Whistleblowers SEC

11 Defendants Plead Guilty in $300 Million Healthcare Fraud DOJ

Former Domino’s Pizza Accountant to Pay Nearly $2 Million Penalty for Insider Trading SEC

SEC Charges Stericycle with Bribery Schemes in Latin America SEC

SEC Charges Senior Executive of Brazilian Company with Fraud SEC

CFTC Charges Tennessee Trader and Two Entities with Engaging in Cross-Market and Single-Market Spoofing and Manipulative Schemes CFTC

  Whistleblowers say health insurers are scamming Medicare to make billions DENVER GAZETTE

Providence Health & Services Agrees to Pay $22.7 Million to Resolve Liability From Medically Unnecessary Neurosurgery Procedures at Providence St. Mary’s Medical Center DOJ

Physician Partners of America to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Unnecessary Testing, Improper Remuneration to Physicians and a False Statement in Connection with COVID-19 Relief Funds DOJ

Florida’s BayCare Health System and Hospital Affiliates Agree to Pay $20 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Impermissible Medicaid Donations DOJ

U.S. SEC unveils rules to better oversee security-based swap execution REUTERS A U.S. markets regulator on Wednesday will propose new rules that would require platforms that execute trades of security-based swaps to register with the agency in a bid to increase the transparency of the over-the-counter derivatives market. read more »

SEC: Takeover Bid of Fortune 500 Company was a Sham SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Melville ten Cate, a U.S. citizen residing abroad, with fraud stemming from his allegedly phony offer to purchase Textron – a large U.S.-listed aircraft, defense, and industrial company. read more »

Radeas LLC Agrees to Pay $11.6 Million to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing DOJ

Former Coal Company Vice President Arrested and Charged with Foreign Bribery, Money Laundering, and Wire Fraud DOJ

U.S. SEC set to unveil tighter rules on blank-check companies REUTERS The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday will unveil a proposal to tighten its rules on special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) after a frenzy of deals in 2020 and early 2021 sparked concerns some investors are getting a raw deal. read more » U.S. SEC issues new guidance for brokers, advisors on investment recommendations REUTERS

SEC Charges Seven California Residents in Insider Trading Ring SEC

Wall Street regulator proposes to expand the definition of broker-dealers REUTERS The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday proposed expanding the definition of broker-dealers and mandating that Principal Trading Firms (PTFs) must register with the agency. read more »

SEC Awards $1.25 Million to Whistleblower SEC

 Oligarch linked to billions in 27 Swiss bank accounts in sister’s name THE GUARDIAN