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Jonathan Porter

Jonathan focuses on white collar criminal defense, federal investigations brought under the False Claims Act, and litigation against the government and whistleblowers, with an emphasis on matters within the healthcare industry. Clients nationwide seek Jonathan’s knowledge as a former federal prosecutor with extensive experience in both criminal and civil matters to guide them through federal investigations.

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The first half of 2026 has confirmed that False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement is not only continuing at historically elevated levels but is expanding in scope, sophistication, and institutional backing. With the Department of Justice (DOJ) reporting more than $6.8 billion in FCA settlements and judgments for fiscal year 2025 (the highest annual total on record) and qui tam filings on pace to set another record in FY 2026, federal fund recipients across various industries face a sustained period of heightened scrutiny. This mid-year update synthesizes the most significant developments and offers practical considerations for navigating the current enforcement landscape.

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We just released Episode 45 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast where Jody Rudman and I talk about this year’s big DOJ healthcare fraud takedown.

We talk about how this year’s takedown compares to those in prior years, and how Medicaid Fraud Control Units participated more than in the past. Jody also unpacks the…

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We just released Episode 44 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast where Bryan Nowicki and I talk about this year’s much publicized string of egregious hospice fraud.

Bryan and I talk about how criminal fraud impacts the hospice industry as a whole, and has a particular collateral consequence on legitimate hospice providers and their…

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We just released Episode 43 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast where Sean Weiss of DoctorsManagement, LLC and I discuss the biggest topics in healthcare enforcement today. Sean predicts that technology is going to cause False Claims Act enforcement to rapidly improve, and he and I discuss ways healthcare providers can prepare themselves for…

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We just released Episode 42 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast where Tim Ribelin and I discussed managed care FCA enforcement.

Tim recently discussed this topic at an American Conference Institute conference. Our listeners now get to hear Tim’s takes on “one way” or “add-only” chart reviews, and how aggressive documentation templates create FCA…

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently provided important information about how it plans to handle the surge in data-driven False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam lawsuits. On April 30, 2026, DOJ announced its Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (FOCUS) Initiative, a new program designed to help the government assess viable data-driven qui tams. This initiative offers important insights into the DOJ’s evolving approach to these cases and potential new avenues for early dismissal.

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We just released Episode 41 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast where I discussed the often ignored but critical issue of relators’ attorneys’ fee petitions. Relators often claim millions of dollars of fees at the end of False Claims Act settlements, and some are shocked to learn that federal law requires the party settling…

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On December 19, 2025 and January 30, 2026, the United States Sentencing Commission released proposed amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for 2026. See U.S. Sentencing Comm’n, Proposed 2026 Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (Dec. 2025 and Jan. 2026). Taken together, these amendments suggest a meaningful recalibration of how federal sentences may be calculated and, for some defendants, an opportunity for more individualized and potentially less severe outcomes.

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We just released Episode 39 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast where I discussed recent oral arguments in the Third Circuit appeal of the Janssen Products case with Husch Blackwell’s Abe Souza. Abe explains how the trial of this declined qui tam—in which the Justice Department declined to intervene—led to a split…