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Investigations Newsletter: Chicago Laboratory Owner Charged with Defrauding Medicare in $60 Million COVID-19 Test Kit Scheme

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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

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Investigations Newsletters: Georgia Laboratory Owner Pleads Guilty to Felony Anti-Kickback Statute Violations

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Georgia Laboratory Owner Pleads Guilty to Felony Anti-Kickback Statute Violations - On February 28, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the guilty plea of Andrew Maloney, who, along with his clinical laboratory...more

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False Claims Act Enforcement Highlights Need for Robust Compliance Programs

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The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement statistics for FY 2023 and identified key priorities for FCA enforcement in 2024 and beyond. The DOJ continues to pursue FCA...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Announced Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement

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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

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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: Pharmacy Owners Plead Guilty to COVID Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

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Pharmacy Owners Plead Guilty to COVID Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme - Two New York men pled guilty for their alleged involvement in a complex money laundering conspiracy to launder proceeds from a fraudulent health...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Jury Orders Eli Lilly To Pay $61 Million

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Jury Orders Eli Lilly To Pay $61 Million - A federal jury in Illinois found that, beginning around 2004, drug manufacturer Eli Lilly deliberately underpaid rebates to Medicare programs by excluding retroactive drug prices...more

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OIG Warns Health Care Practitioners About Fraud Schemes With Telemedicine Companies in Special Fraud Alert

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On July 20, 2022, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert cautioning physicians and other health care practitioners to use “heightened scrutiny” when entering into telemedicine arrangements that...more

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Five Takeaways from DOJ’s Latest National Enforcement Action, Including Continued Focus on Opioids and Telemedicine

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced its latest national enforcement action related to health care fraud (National Enforcement Action) in which DOJ filed criminal charges against 142 defendants. The...more

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