Eleventh Circuit Holds that the Government Need Not Prove a Payee’s Motivation for Accepting a Payment Under the Anti-Kickback Statute

In United States v. Shah,¹ a case involving the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS),² the defendant attempted to convince the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to get rid of the defense-dreaded and government-friendly “one purpose” rule. The court did so, but appears to have replaced it with an even less defense-friendly “no purpose” rule, at least for AKS payees.