The federal government has demonstrated that it is more than willing to use the United States criminal code to prosecute home care agencies that pay unlawful financial inducements to generate referrals in violation of the...more
8/8/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) ,
Home Health Care ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
OIG ,
Penalties
On July 2, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the formation of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group to strengthen “their ongoing collaboration to advance...more
7/11/2025
/ Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Penalties ,
Whistleblowers
Last month, the head of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Matthew R. Galeotti, issued a Memorandum outlining DOJ’s enforcement priorities and policies for prosecuting white-collar crime,...more
6/20/2025
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
White Collar Crimes
On June 27, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the results of a two-week nationwide law enforcement action by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 32 federal districts against 193 defendants for their participation...more
On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) Lisa Monaco delivered remarks announcing updated guidance on how the Department of Justice will be prioritizing and prosecuting corporate crime. Her remarks were...more
On September 15, Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) Lisa Monaco delivered remarks announcing updated guidance on how the Department of Justice will be prioritizing and prosecuting corporate crime....more
As a candidate running for the office he now holds, President Biden advocated decriminalizing the use of marijuana, automatically expunging all prior marijuana use convictions, legalizing marijuana for medical purposes and...more
In United States ex rel. Cimznhca, LLC v. UCB, Inc., the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on a Circuit Court of Appeals dispute over the correct standard to apply to the government’s decision to dismiss a qui tam...more
9/16/2020
/ Appeals ,
Charles Grassley ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Exceptional Case ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Limitation Periods ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Whistleblowers