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
Judge Orders Government to Pay Relators a Cut of FCA Settlement -
On November 4, a federal judge from the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered the government to pay the relators’ share of a...more
11/11/2024
/ Conflicts of Interest ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
IRS ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Settlement
Biomedical Company Avoids DOJ Prosecution After First Ever Voluntary Corporate Self-Disclosure of Fraud Under NSD Enforcement Policy -
On May 22, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will not prosecute a...more
5/28/2024
/ Biomedical Companies ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
National Security ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure
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
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
DOJ Enters Into DPAs with Former Deerfield Traders and CMS Consultant -
On July 24, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into deferred prosecution agreements with Theodore Huber and Robert Olan, former traders...more
7/31/2023
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Clinical Laboratory Testing ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Kelly v United States ,
Kickbacks ,
Physicians ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)