Two Charged in Alleged $227 Million COVID-19 Test Kit Fraud -
Syed Murtuza Kablazada and Mehdi Hussain, the owners and operators of medical laboratories in Illinois, were charged with submitting more than $227 million in...more
6/2/2025
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Opioid ,
Physicians ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wire Fraud
Seventh Circuit Reverses AKS Conviction Involving Allegations of Illegal Marketing and Advertising -
On April 14, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the criminal conviction of Mark Sorensen after a...more
4/21/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Appeals ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Wire Fraud
Jury Acquitted Lab Owners in Nearly $40 Million COVID-19 Fraud Case -
On March 27, a Florida jury acquitted two testing lab co-owners of conspiracy, health care fraud, and wire fraud charges. Innovative Genomics, LLC...more
4/7/2025
/ Bribery ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
HRSA ,
Kickbacks ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Wire Fraud
DOJ Reports Nearly $3 Billion in FCA Settlements, Judgments for FY 2024 -
On January 15, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) totaled more than $2.9...more
1/20/2025
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investment Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
Florida Telemarketer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for $67 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme -
On December 6, Jose Goyos was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in managing a deceptive telemarketing scheme to...more
12/16/2024
/ Beneficiaries ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Florida ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Insider Trading ,
Investors ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sentencing ,
Telemarketing ,
Wire Fraud
UCHealth Settles FCA Violations for $23 Million -
On November 12, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims...more
11/18/2024
/ Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Investment Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Pharmacist ,
Settlement ,
TRICARE ,
Wire Fraud
New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged for Accepting Foreign Bribes -
On September 26, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery, and two counts of soliciting donations from...more
9/30/2024
/ Bribery ,
Campaign Contributions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Fraud ,
HRSA ,
Identity Theft ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Billing Codes ,
Reimbursements ,
Sentencing ,
Settlement ,
Virus Testing ,
Wire Fraud
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
DOJ Launches Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program -
On August 1, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the details of its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program. According to the DOJ, the...more
8/12/2024
/ Bribery ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
DEA ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Internal Reporting ,
Kickbacks ,
Opioid ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
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
Testing Facility Settles $2.5 Million Anti-Kickback Lawsuit -
On May 15, the US Attorneys for the Southern District of New York announced that they had settled their civil fraud lawsuit against Balance Diagnostics USA,...more
Big Baby’s Big Foul: Former NBA Star Glen 'Big Baby' Davis Sentenced to 40 Months for Healthcare Fraud Scheme -
On May 9, former Boston Celtics forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis was sentenced to 40 months in prison following...more
5/13/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CIMA ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospice ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
NBA ,
Wire Fraud
DOJ Secures Plea in $50 Million Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme -
On April 26, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Manishkumar Patel pleaded guilty to charges related to a $50 million health care fraud and...more
5/6/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
HRSA ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Retaliation ,
Telemarketing ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
Former Comptroller of Ecuador Convicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme -
On April 24, a Miami jury convicted Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni, the former Comptroller General of Ecuador, for his role in an...more
4/30/2024
/ Bribery ,
Conspiracies ,
Controlled Substances ,
Dark Web ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Ecuador ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sentencing ,
Wire Fraud
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
Commonwealth Financial Network Must Pay $72 Million in SEC Enforcement Action -
Late last week, a Massachusetts federal judge ordered Commonwealth Financial Network to pay over $72 million due to its “egregious” failure to...more
4/8/2024
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fraud ,
Investment Adviser ,
NASA ,
Penalties ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sentencing ,
Wire Fraud
Cooperation Spares Former NBA Shooting Guard From Prison -
Former National Basketball Association (NBA) shooting guard, Antoine Wright, was sentenced to time served after he pled guilty to conspiracy and aggravated...more
3/25/2024
/ CARES Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
NBA ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Telemedicine ,
Wire Fraud
Former Healthcare Executives Convicted for Health Insurance Policy Fraud Scheme -
Steven Dorfman, the former chief executive officer and owner of the Florida-based healthcare company Simple Health, and John Sand, a former...more
2/19/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Mail Fraud ,
Medical Equipment ,
Medicare ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Scams ,
Sentencing ,
TRICARE ,
Wire Fraud
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
DC Federal Judge Dramatically Amplifies False Claims Act Damages Award -
On January 16, Judge Rudolph Contreras of the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion agreeing in part with the federal...more
1/22/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Damages ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FDCPA ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
NBA ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Reimbursements ,
Wire Fraud
Health Care Network Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $345 Million -
Community Health Network Inc. (CHN) has agreed to pay $345,000,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) for knowingly...more
12/27/2023
/ Compensation ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
OIG ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sentencing ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Wire Fraud
Two Individuals Indicted for Operating $25 Million Crypto-Fraud -
On December 11, a federal court in California unsealed a superseding indictment, which charged two men with operating a $25 million cryptocurrency fraud...more
12/18/2023
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Indictments ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities Fraud ,
Wire Fraud
Hospital Executive and Three Physicians to Pay More Than $880,000 to Resolve Kickback Allegations -
On Monday, December 4, 2023, a Lexington, Texas, hospital executive and three health care providers agreed to pay more...more
12/11/2023
/ Clinical Laboratory Testing ,
Conspiracies ,
Controlled Substances ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Settlement ,
TRICARE ,
Wire Fraud
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
DOJ’s First Criminal Securities Fraud Prosecution Related to COVID-19 Results in Eight-Year Sentence -
Mark Schena, the former president of Arrayit Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based medical technology company, was...more
10/23/2023
/ Conspiracies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investors ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Technology Companies ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Restitution ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sentencing ,
Settlement ,
TRICARE ,
Wire Fraud