Jury Clears SuperValu of Liability in Whistleblower FCA Prescription Pricing Case -
A federal jury in Illinois recently found SuperValu not liable in a whistleblower lawsuit that accused the company of overcharging the...more
3/10/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers
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
Walgreens Settles for $106.8 Million Over FCA Violations -
On September 13, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. (collectively, Walgreens) agreed to pay $106.8...more
9/23/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CVS ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Money Laundering ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law ,
Walgreens
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
Federal Court Dismisses $680 Million FCA Suit -
On July 23, a Maryland federal judge, Ellen L. Hollander, dismissed a $680 million False Claims Act (FCA) suit that was previously revived by the US Supreme Court. The suit...more
Texas Pharmaceutical Marketer Sentenced for $59 Million Medications Fraud Conspiracy -
On July 12, Quintan Cockerell, a Texas pharmaceutical marketer, was sentenced to over two years in prison and ordered to pay more than...more
7/22/2024
/ Conspiracies ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Hospice ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Sentencing ,
Settlement
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
Former NBA Player Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud -
Terrence Williams, a former NBA player, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud the NBA’s Health and...more
8/14/2023
/ Bitcoin ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Misleading Statements ,
Money Laundering ,
NBA ,
Penalties ,
Reimbursements ,
Sentencing ,
Theft ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
DOJ Indicts 47 Individuals in Largest COVID-19 Fraud Scheme To Date -
On September 20, 2022, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced federal criminal charges against 47 defendants from the nonprofit, Feeding Our...more
9/23/2022
/ Compliance Monitoring ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Enforcement ,
False Documentation ,
FOIA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
New Guidance ,
Reimbursements ,
USDA
On July 20, 2022, the Justice Department announced that it brought criminal charges against 36 defendants in 13 federal districts across the country, charging more than $1.2 billion in alleged telemedicine, cardiovascular and...more
7/25/2022
/ Bank Fraud ,
CARES Act ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
Fraud ,
International Banks ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Telemedicine ,
Ukraine
DOJ Denies Alleged Circuit Split on Particularity Requirement in FCA Cases -
In a much-anticipated filing by the Department of Justice (DOJ), following the US Supreme Court’s request for briefing by the US Office of the...more
DOJ Secures $5.6 Billion in False Claims Act Recoveries in Fiscal Year 2021 -
On February 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the Department recovered approximately $5.6 billion in False Claims Act...more
2/4/2022
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Misappropriation ,
NFL ,
PSLRA ,
Purdue Pharma ,
Securities Fraud
Court Reinstates Life Insurance Company's Fraud Claims Over Defunct Laboratory -
A New Jersey state appeals court reinstated Aetna Life Insurance Company’s (Aetna) fraud claims against the minority owners of the now defunct...more
10/18/2021
/ Aetna ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Hemp Related Businesses ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Life Insurance ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UFTA
A Florida owner of telemedicine companies is charged with orchestrating a health care fraud and illegal kickback scheme that involved the submission of over $784 million in false Medicare claims.
DOJ Charges Telemedicine...more