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
Federal Court Permits Investors to Resume Kickback Suit Against Teva -
After a two-year long stay, on August 30, Judge Karen S. Marston of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that investors...more
9/9/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investors ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Permits ,
Reimbursements ,
Settlement
Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering of $18 Million Leads to Prison Sentence for New York Pharmacy Owners -
Two pharmacy owners from New York have been sentenced for using their pharmacies to submit fraudulent claims to...more
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
Lab Owner Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering -
On September 26, 2023, a US District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina sentenced a Charlotte lab owner, Donald Booker, to over...more
10/2/2023
/ Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Gift-Cards ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Sentencing ,
Wire Fraud ,
Witness Tampering
Nurse Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud, Distributing Controlled Substances -
On May 9, 2023, an advanced practice registered nurse pleaded guilty to unlawfully distributing controlled substances and committing health...more