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United States: Department of Justice Removes Alien Terrorist in First Use of United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court

In the first-ever case before the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), Nazira Haji Zada, 47, an Afghan national previously residing in Fort Worth, Texas, was removed from the United States after conceding that she is an alien terrorist. As the matriarch in her family, she supported a plot to commit an ISIS-inspired mass […]

United States: Dompé U.S. Agrees to Pay $32M to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Relating to Self-Disclosure of Patient Kickbacks

Dompé U.S. Inc. (Dompé), based in California, has agreed to pay $32 million to resolve allegations that, between 2018 and 2021, it paid Medicare beneficiary co-pays through two patient assistance foundations to induce the purchase of its drug, Oxervate, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act. “This settlement demonstrates the United States’ commitment […]

United States: Strengthening U.S. Ties with the Pacific: Deputy Secretary Landau Engages Partners in Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Kiribati

Fresh from his meetings with government partners at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau traveled to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Solomon Islands, and Kiribati to advance the Trump Administration’s America First economic and security priorities across the Pacific. The Deputy Secretary reaffirmed our commitment to the FSM […]