Former Congressman George Santos Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft -
On August 19, former US Representative George Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of the...more
8/26/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Bribery ,
Cash Transactions ,
Corruption ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Embezzlement ,
Evasion ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Documentation ,
False Statements ,
FBI ,
Federal Election Commission (FEC) ,
Fraud ,
Identity Theft ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Investors ,
Kickbacks ,
Plea Agreements ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Venezuela ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
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
Chicago Laboratory Owner Charged with Defrauding Medicare in $60 Million COVID-19 Test Kit Scheme -
The Chicago-based owner of two laboratories, Zoom Labs Inc. and Western Labs Co., has been charged with health care fraud...more
6/17/2024
/ Chronic Care Managment (CCM) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
HRSA ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Penalties ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
TRICARE ,
Uninsured Patients
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries-
Canadian Man Sentenced for Operating $175 Million Psychic Mass-Mailing Fraud Scheme -
On April 15, Patrice Runner, a Canadian and French...more
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
Three Individuals Sentenced for $3.5 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme-
On February 6, three individuals were sentenced for fraudulently obtaining and misusing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that the US Small...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
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
Nevada Man Sentenced to 51 Months Imprisonment for Prize-Notification Fraud Scheme -
Earlier this week, a Nevada man was sentenced to 51 months in prison for perpetrating a prize-notification scheme that defrauded...more
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
Medical Device Company to Pay Over $700,000 To Resolve Criminal Allegations -
On January 4, 2023, a criminal information was filed in the Southern District of Illinois, in which Jet Medical Inc. (Jet), a medical device...more
1/6/2023
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medical Billing Codes ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Settlement ,
Tax Evasion
Modernizing Medicine to Pay $45 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations -
Modernizing Medicine Inc. (ModMed), a Florida-based electronic health record (EHR) technology vendor, has agreed to pay $45 million to...more
11/4/2022
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries-
Amici Seek Dismissal of Qui Tam Suit From High Court -
Various medical, business and legal organizations are asking the US Supreme Court to...more
10/28/2022
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Indictments ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Qui Tam ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
EmpiresX Head Trader Pleads Guilty to $100M Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud Scheme -
On September 8, 2022, the “Head Trader” for EmpiresX, a purported cryptocurrency platform, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to...more
9/16/2022
/ Bid Rigging ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Fraud ,
Investment Fraud ,
Mail Fraud ,
Misrepresentation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sherman Act ,
Theranos ,
Wire Fraud
Eli Lilly Accused of Defrauding Government in $60 Million Qui Tam Suit -
In a qui tam suit alleging that Eli Lilly and Co. (“Eli Lilly”) violated the False Claims Act, a whistleblower contended that Eli Lilly defrauded...more
On July 20, 2022, the Justice Department announced that it brought criminal charges against 36 defendants in 13 federal districts across the country, charging more than $1.2 billion in alleged telemedicine, cardiovascular and...more
7/25/2022
/ Bank Fraud ,
CARES Act ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
Fraud ,
International Banks ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Telemedicine ,
Ukraine
Financial Asset Managers Charged in $1.2 Billion International Money Laundering Scheme -
On July 12, 2022, two financial asset managers from Switzerland and Argentina were charged in the Southern District of Florida in an...more
California Man Convicted in $27 Million PPP Fraud Scheme -
After a trial before a federal jury, a California man was convicted of bank fraud, making false statements to a financial institution, and money laundering for...more
4/1/2022
/ Bank Fraud ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
IRS ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
DOJ Secures $5.6 Billion in False Claims Act Recoveries in Fiscal Year 2021 -
On February 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the Department recovered approximately $5.6 billion in False Claims Act...more
2/4/2022
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Misappropriation ,
NFL ,
PSLRA ,
Purdue Pharma ,
Securities Fraud
4th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FCA Medicaid Suit Against Allergan -
On January 25, 2022, a majority of the Fourth Circuit panel affirmed the dismissal of a relator's False Claims Act complaint against Allergan Sales LLC,...more
1/31/2022
/ Allergan Inc ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Mail Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Pharmacist ,
Sentencing ,
TRICARE
Texas Man Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Prison for COVID-19 Fraud Scheme -
After pleading guilty to two charges of wire fraud and money laundering, a Texas man was sentenced to 110 months in prison for his scheme to...more
Pharmacist Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Prescription Drug Fraud -
An Orange County-based pharmacist and owner of TC Medical Pharmacy pled guilty to one count of health care fraud and was sentenced to 70 months in...more
After an eight-day trial, a federal jury convicted four California residents for their scheme to submit fraudulent loan applications seeking millions of dollars in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury...more
7/2/2021
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Bank Fraud ,
Consent Order ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Popular ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Spoofing ,
Wire Fraud
COVID-19 Task Force Established to Enhance Enforcement Efforts against Fraud -
On May 17, 2021, the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney General announced the establishment of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force,...more
5/24/2021
/ Attorney General ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Falsified Documents ,
Fraud ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
OIG ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Vaccinations ,
Wire Fraud
DOJ Updates Actions to Combat Fraud Related to COVID-19 -
On March 26, 2021, the Department of Justice provided an update on its criminal and civil enforcement efforts to combat fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic....more