On Monday, October 7, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider a petition for certiorari in United States ex rel. Hart v. McKesson Corp., Case No. 23-1293, where relator, Adam Hart (“Relator”), sought review of a...more
10/16/2024
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Certiorari ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
McKesson Technologies ,
Mens Rea ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Violations ,
Willful Misconduct
The Department of Justice and the US Attorney offices around the country are continuing to be in hot pursuit of cases of fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 20, 2022, the Department of Justice announced a new...more
4/26/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Investigations ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Provider Relief Fund
Last Monday, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the Middle District of Florida’s sentence of probation for former physician Nicole Bramwell in a $4.4 million Tricare fraud case was substantively unreasonable. The district...more
3/16/2022
/ Clear Error Standard ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Probation ,
Reasonableness Factors ,
TRICARE ,
White Collar Crimes