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Investigations Newsletter: Three Individuals Sentenced for $3.5 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

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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

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Investigations Newsletter: Surgeon To Pay Up to $43 Million for FCA Fraud

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Surgeon To Pay Up to $43 Million for FCA Fraud - A Michigan vascular surgeon, Vasso Godiali, was sentenced to 80 months in prison for defrauding health care programs in connection with his submission of false claims for...more

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Department of Justice Announces Increased Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Effort to Combat PPP Fraud

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The U.S. Justice Department recently announced an increased nationwide coordinated law enforcement effort aimed at combatting COVID-related fraud. The initiative seeks to identify and prosecute individuals and companies who...more

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Investigations Newsletter: $31 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Results in Two Convictions

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$31 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Results in Two Convictions - On January 30, 2023, a federal jury found two Florida physicians guilty for their involvement in a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $31 million. The two...more

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Investigations Newsletter: COVID-19 Fraud Update

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Khadijah Chapman of Georgia, Daniel Labrum of Utah, and Eric O’Neil of Connecticut were all charged in separate indictments with submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications. According to the DOJ,...more

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Investigations Newsletter: New York Man Pleads Guilty to PPP Loan Fraud

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On October 26, Marcus Frazier of New York pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud affecting a financial institution for his alleged role in a scheme to obtain $6.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funds designed...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Taiwanese National, Self-Proclaimed CEO Sentenced To 6 Years For COVID

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On August 11, 2021, Sheng-Wen Cheng was sentenced to 72 months in prison for his alleged participation in multiple schemes related to Covid-19 pandemic loan fraud and securities fraud. Taiwanese National, Self-Proclaimed...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Four Convicted of Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Millions in COVID-19 Relief Programs

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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

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Labor & Employment E-Note - July 2020

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Spotlight - Wrongfully Convicted of Murder, Tennessee Board of Parole Recommends Adam Braseel to be Exonerated - On June 24, 2020, The Tennessee Board of Parole voted unanimously to recommend that Gov. Bill Lee...more

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