False Claims and Mail and Wire Fraud: Implications of 'Universal Health'

November 1, 2016 | New York Law Journal

This past term, the Supreme Court took an expansive view of liability for "implied certifications” in the context of civil claims under the False Claims Act. In this article, we discuss how the Supreme Court’s broad theory of liability under the FCA might be applied to criminal prosecutions for “omissions” under the mail and wire fraud statutes.