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Defendant of Qui Tam Action Cannot Use Collateral Estoppel to Escape Criminal Liability for Fraud

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia decided in December of 2016 that the government can pursue criminal charges against a defendant even if that person also faced a qui tam action brought by a private individual. In the case of U.S. v. Whyte, William R. Whyte,…

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