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
On September 13, 2022, a federal court in San Francisco decided an NGO-led challenge to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final rule establishing a national standard for the disclosure of bioengineered foods. At the...more
9/30/2022
/ Bioengineering ,
California ,
Commerce Clause ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Food Labeling ,
Genetically Engineered Seed ,
National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS) ,
QR Codes ,
Standing ,
Summary Judgment ,
USDA
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
Medical Technology Company President Convicted for Participation in $77 Million COVID-19 and Allergy Testing Scheme -
On September 1, 2022, the president of Arrayit Corporation, a medical technology company in Silicon...more
9/9/2022
/ Bribery ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Investors ,
Kickbacks ,
Medical Technology Companies ,
Medicare ,
Prison ,
Puerto Rico ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
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
DOJ Denies Alleged Circuit Split on Particularity Requirement in FCA Cases -
In a much-anticipated filing by the Department of Justice (DOJ), following the US Supreme Court’s request for briefing by the US Office of the...more
US Supreme Court Requests Solicitor General’s Views in FCA Rule 9(b) Context -
On May 16, 2022, the US Supreme Court requested a brief from the US Solicitor General on the level particularly required by Federal Rule of...more
5/20/2022
/ Appeals ,
Bid Rigging ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
SCOTUS ,
Solicitor General ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Whistleblowers
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)
Four Indicted for $16 Million Money Laundering Scheme -
On March 23, 2022, an indictment was unsealed in the Western District of Arkansas, charging four men for their involvement in wire fraud and money laundering schemes...more
3/28/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Indictments ,
Investment Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
SBA ,
UPS ,
USPS ,
Visa Fraud ,
Wire Fraud
On March 7, 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), operating under its New Animal Drug Authority, took a new, important regulatory step forward in assessing genome editing in animals. Specifically, the Agency...more
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
In a unanimous opinion, the DC Circuit reversed a successful challenge brought by UnitedHealth (United) and other Medicare Advantage insurers to vacate a Medicare Advantage Overpayment Rule. The Overpayment Rule requires that...more
Sacha Baron Cohen has once again demonstrated his ingenuity not just on television but also in the courtroom. Cohen prevailed in a $95 million lawsuit brought by Roy Moore, the disgraced former Chief Justice of the Alabama...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
Where’s the Beef? Two Charged with $650 Million Cattle Ponzi Scheme -
On May 12, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a federal district court in Colorado unsealed an indictment alleging that two individuals ran...more
5/17/2021
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investment Fraud ,
Investment Funds ,
Mergers ,
Misrepresentation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Public Comment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government ,
Stock Prices
Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $12.6 Million to Settle FCA Allegations Involving Kickbacks -
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced a $12.6 million settlement with Incyte Corporation, a Delaware...more
5/10/2021
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Frivolous Lawsuits ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Settlement ,
Telemarketing ,
TRICARE
Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Afghan Government of $100 Million -
The owner of Assist Consultants Incorporated (ACI), an Afghan company that has received over $250 million in US-funded contracts...more
5/3/2021
/ Afghanistan ,
Barbados ,
Bribery ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Intent to Defraud ,
Investment Adviser ,
IRS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Tax Evasion ,
USAID
Court Rules Prescription Drug Event and Enrollee Encounter Data Are 'Claims for Payment' Under the False Claims Act -
US District Judge Noel L. Hillman approved a whistleblower’s request to file a Fourth Amended Complaint...more
4/26/2021
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fair Market Value ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Mail Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Part A ,
Medicare Part D ,
Oil & Gas ,
Securities Fraud ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
Urgent Care Provider and Management Company to pay $22.5 Million to End FCA Claims -
South Carolina urgent care providers agreed to pay $22.5 million to resolve False Claims Act claims filed by two former employees. The...more
4/19/2021
/ Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Settlement ,
TRICARE ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud