Seventh Circuit Reverses AKS Conviction Involving Allegations of Illegal Marketing and Advertising -
On April 14, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the criminal conviction of Mark Sorensen after a...more
4/21/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Appeals ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Wire Fraud
FCA Complaint Filed Against One of Nation’s Largest Specialty Wound Care Providers -
On April 4, the government filed a complaint against Vohra Wound Physicians Management LLC, its founder, Dr. Ameet Vohra, and VHS...more
4/14/2025
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exports ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Price-Fixing ,
Russia
Following a whistleblower complaint filed by Andrew Hersh in 2020, a Florida businessman, Patrick Walsh, and 10 companies he owned or operated entered into a civil settlement for over $20 million to resolve False Claims Act...more
With 2025 underway, the ArentFox Schiff White Collar team highlights the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new enforcement priorities and two cases pending before the US Supreme Court that could have sweeping implications for...more
3/12/2025
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
SCOTUS ,
White Collar Crimes
Florida Telemarketer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for $67 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme -
On December 6, Jose Goyos was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in managing a deceptive telemarketing scheme to...more
12/16/2024
/ Beneficiaries ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Florida ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Insider Trading ,
Investors ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sentencing ,
Telemarketing ,
Wire Fraud
Owner, Operator of Texas Lab Charged for $79 Million Medical Testing Fraud Scheme -
On November 20, Osman Syed, the owner and operator of a laboratory in Texas, was charged with three counts of health care fraud,...more
11/25/2024
/ Conspiracies ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Bank Accounts ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Home Health Care ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Testing ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Sentencing ,
Settlement ,
Texas
UCHealth Settles FCA Violations for $23 Million -
On November 12, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims...more
11/18/2024
/ Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Investment Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Pharmacist ,
Settlement ,
TRICARE ,
Wire Fraud
US Supreme Court Declines to Consider AKS ‘Willfulness’ Question -
On October 7, the US Supreme Court denied a petition in which a whistleblower asked the Court to decide whether a “willful” act under the federal...more
10/14/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Home Health Care ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Telehealth ,
Whistleblowers
Walgreens Settles for $106.8 Million Over FCA Violations -
On September 13, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. (collectively, Walgreens) agreed to pay $106.8...more
9/23/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CVS ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Money Laundering ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law ,
Walgreens
Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering of $18 Million Leads to Prison Sentence for New York Pharmacy Owners -
Two pharmacy owners from New York have been sentenced for using their pharmacies to submit fraudulent claims to...more
Teva and DOJ May Reach Settlement in Closely Watched AKS Lawsuit -
On June 16, Teva Pharmaceuticals filed a request with the First Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to hold in abeyance its interlocutory appeal concerning...more
6/24/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Fraud ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Kickbacks ,
Money Laundering ,
Sentencing ,
Settlement ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
Vaccinations ,
Wire Fraud
Testing Facility Settles $2.5 Million Anti-Kickback Lawsuit -
On May 15, the US Attorneys for the Southern District of New York announced that they had settled their civil fraud lawsuit against Balance Diagnostics USA,...more
DOJ Secures Plea in $50 Million Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme -
On April 26, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Manishkumar Patel pleaded guilty to charges related to a $50 million health care fraud and...more
5/6/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
HRSA ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Retaliation ,
Telemarketing ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
Former Comptroller of Ecuador Convicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme -
On April 24, a Miami jury convicted Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni, the former Comptroller General of Ecuador, for his role in an...more
4/30/2024
/ Bribery ,
Conspiracies ,
Controlled Substances ,
Dark Web ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Ecuador ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sentencing ,
Wire Fraud
Trio Sentenced to Eight to 15 Years in Prison for Laundering Proceeds of Telephone Scam -
Following a jury trial, three individuals were convicted of a money laundering conspiracy and sentenced to eight, 10, and 15 years...more
Home Health Care Owner Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme -
This week, the owner of a home health company was sentenced to nine years in prison for orchestrating a nearly $2.8 million scheme...more
2/5/2024
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Email ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Home Health Care ,
Identity Theft ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Sentencing ,
Social Security ,
Tax Fraud ,
Wire Fraud ,
Witness Tampering
Health Care Network Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $345 Million -
Community Health Network Inc. (CHN) has agreed to pay $345,000,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) for knowingly...more
12/27/2023
/ Compensation ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
OIG ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sentencing ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Wire Fraud
Three Men Sentenced for $54 Million TRICARE Fraud Scheme -
Three men were sentenced in connection with a $54 million bribery and kickback scheme involving TRICARE, a federal program that provides health insurance benefits...more
11/20/2023
/ Bribery ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Statements ,
Fraud ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Money Laundering ,
Pyramid Schemes ,
Reimbursements ,
TRICARE ,
Wire Fraud
FTX Founder’s Fraud Trial Continues in Manhattan Court -
The criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried continued this week in Manhattan where the FTX founder faces several charges, including fraud, conspiracy, and money...more
Federal Judge Rules Government Must Demonstrate “But-For” Causation for Anti-Kickback Statute Claims -
On September 27, 2023, Chief Judge Dennis Saylor of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that...more
10/9/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
But For Causation ,
Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Home Health Care ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Settlement ,
Summary Judgment ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Wire Fraud
Lab Owner Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering -
On September 26, 2023, a US District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina sentenced a Charlotte lab owner, Donald Booker, to over...more
10/2/2023
/ Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Gift-Cards ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Sentencing ,
Wire Fraud ,
Witness Tampering
Arkansas Men Convicted in $18 Million Global Investment Fraud Conspiracy -
A federal jury in the Western District of Arkansas convicted four men of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money...more
9/11/2023
/ Compliance ,
Conspiracies ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Documentation ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fraud ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Independent Investigations ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
Money Laundering ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Restitution ,
Settlement ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Returns ,
Verizon ,
Wire Fraud
DOJ Announced Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement -
On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat COVID-19...more
8/28/2023
/ Beneficiaries ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
OIG ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Sanction Violations
Walgreens Medicaid Fraud Case Kicked Back to Trial Court -
On August 15, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion reversing a district judge’s dismissal of False Claims Act (FCA) claims...more
8/21/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Convictions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Act ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Reimbursements ,
Trial Court Orders ,
Virus Testing ,
Walgreens
Former NBA Player Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud -
Terrence Williams, a former NBA player, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud the NBA’s Health and...more
8/14/2023
/ Bitcoin ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Misleading Statements ,
Money Laundering ,
NBA ,
Penalties ,
Reimbursements ,
Sentencing ,
Theft ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices