Last week, in light of the Department of Justice’s newly-formed COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force, we cautioned that COVID-related prosecutions were likely imminent. And on the heels of this DOJ task force, we are already...more
6/1/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicare ,
Telemedicine ,
Virus Testing ,
White Collar Crimes
While COVID continues to lose its grip across America, its focus within the Department of Justice is just getting started. On Monday, the DOJ Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the formation of a COVID-19 Fraud...more
For the past two years, telemedicine companies, durable medical equipment suppliers, pharmacies, and individuals and entities that market to such entities have been at the center of DOJ gunsights. In 2019, the Department...more
4/30/2021
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Bribery ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
TRICARE
On Thursday, AseraCare, a national hospice care provider, announced that it had settled a long-standing Medicare billing dispute with the DOJ, a case that has garnered nationwide attention in healthcare since 2008. At issue...more
3/5/2020
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Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Government Investigations ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospice ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Billing Privileges ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Statistical Sampling
On Tuesday, former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver received a welcomed victory, albeit partial, in the Government’s long running prosecution accusing him of fraud, extortion and money laundering....more
1/24/2020
/ Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Extortion ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Governor McDonnell ,
Honest Services Fraud ,
McDonnell v US ,
Money Laundering ,
Official Act ,
Public Corruption ,
Public Officials ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
White Collar Crimes
Last month, Polsinelli highlighted a recent update to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, which detailed how DOJ will evaluate the effectiveness of corporate compliance programs in the...more