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• Justices of U.S. Supreme Court Search for Injury in Respa Kickback Case

At oral arguments Monday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed skeptical of a homeowner's claim that a kickback scheme violated the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act without showing any actual injury was suffered. In First American Financial Corp v. Edwards, plaintiff Denise Edwards purchased a home in Ohio. In the transaction, her settlement agent referred her title insurance to First American Title.

• Lawyers USA
• December 06, 2011

• Charges, Guilty Plea in N.Y. Pension Kickback: Cuomo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday [April 15] he has filed criminal charges against the former chair of New York's Liberal Party, Raymond Harding, in a pension kickback scheme. Mr. Harding received more than $800,000 in illegal fees on state pension fund investments, Mr. Cuomo said in a statement.

• Reuters Hedgeworld
• April 16, 2009

• Justices of U.S. Supreme Court Ponder If Respa Bars Non-Kickback Fee

When a mortgage fee is just a fee and not a kickback to a third party, is it barred by federal law? That was the question before the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. The case of Freeman v. Quicken Loans involves a putative class action claim filed by complainants who obtained mortgage loans from Quicken in Louisiana. They claimed that they were charged "loan discount" fees but given no loan discounts, in violation of Section 2607(b) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

• Lawyers USA
• February 28, 2012

• 45 CFR 2543.82 - Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 45: Public Welfare

• Health Care Enforcement Defense Advisory: Seventh Circuit Upholds Conviction Of A Physician For A Violation Of The Anti-Kickback Statute.

A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upholding a physician's criminal sentence is yet another reminder that health care providers...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• United States v. Borrasi: Rough Seas In The Kickback Safe Harbors.

In United States v. Borrasi, the Seventh Circuit adopted the "one purpose" test under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. The government's position in ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• United States v. Borrasi: Rough Seas In The Kickback Safe Harbors

In United States v. Borrasi, the Seventh Circuit adopted the "one purpose" test under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. The government's position in ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Buying Popularity with Your Money ; Congressional Earmarks As Sleazy As 'Cornhusker Kickback'

With the recent passage of health care legislation and amendments to strip out the special benefits certain states got, such as the "Cornhusker Kickback," it's easy to forget that they make sausage in Washington just like they do at the deli: with pork. While the senator from Nebraska won't be putting his state's medical bill on the federal tab, several of the on-the-fence Democrats who ultimately voted for health care reform submitted requests for hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of earmarks. These end runs around the formal budgeting process are no different from deals in the Senate that outraged the nation; they're just smaller. More to the point, some of my recent research suggests that the primary reason members of Congress want earmarks is to help get themselves re-elected. ...

• The Washington Times
• April 05, 2010

• Health Care Enforcement Defense Advisory: Seventh Circuit Upholds Conviction Of A Physician For A Violation Of The Anti-Kickback Statute

A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upholding a physician's criminal sentence is yet another reminder that health care providers...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Chelsea Had Banned Contractor Who Spurred Kickback Allegations ; Frank Monroe Resumed Work Seven Years After His Firing, an Ex- Manager Says.

A contractor at the center of an alleged kickback scheme that ensnared the town's top official had been barred from town work in 1999 after reportedly overbilling for road sand. But by 2006, the contractor - Frank Monroe of Whitefield - was again doing work for the town despite the ban. Today, he's in charge of Chelsea's road sand and owns the right to plow in winter.

• Portland Press Herald
• March 07, 2011