The Justice Department has announced the first-ever False Claims Act settlement with a lender to resolve allegations related to processing a Paycheck Protection Program loan on behalf of an ineligible customer. This...more
9/21/2022
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DOJ Strike Force ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FBI ,
Fraud ,
Lenders ,
Money Laundering ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Popular ,
SBA
On the heels of the Supreme Court decision in Xiulu Ruan v. United States, wherein the Supreme Court held that the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a medical provider knowingly or intentionally acted in an...more
7/8/2022
/ DEA ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Documentation ,
FBI ,
Good Faith ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Opioid ,
Physicians ,
Reasonable Doubt ,
SCOTUS
The U.S. Department of Justice recently charged multiple physicians and health care professionals for opioid-related crimes in a crackdown with a clear message to individuals in the industry: If you are involved with...more
5/31/2022
/ Controlled Substances Act ,
Criminal Investigations ,
DEA ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FBI ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SCOTUS
Vanessa R. Waldref, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, recently announced the creation of a new interagency COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force to combat alleged fraud arising from the pandemic. One of its...more
Recent remarks to American Bar Association’s National White Collar Criminal Defense Institute by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco serve as a clear warning to businesses that the Biden Justice Department will demand...more
The U.S. Justice Department’s COVID-related health care fraud crackdown continues to intensify. On a single day in September 2021, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against 138 defendants in 31 federal...more
10/13/2021
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diagnostic Tests ,
FBI ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medical Equipment ,
Nurses ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Physicians ,
Provider Relief Fund ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The owner of a Florida jet company agreed August 26, 2021, to pay a large penalty for using government aid - which was directed to his business - on his own personal expenses.
The scheme came to light because of a...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has intensified its already aggressive crackdown on fraud related to COVID-19, recently announcing criminal charges against a telemedicine company executive, a physician, marketers and medical...more
6/8/2021
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FBI ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
OIG ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Provider Relief Fund ,
Telemedicine ,
Virus Testing
The Justice Department has widened its crackdown on COVID-19 fraud, announcing the first criminal case alleging misuse of federal relief funds designated for medical providers. The egregious nature of the alleged fraud and...more
2/26/2021
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Embezzlement ,
FBI ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Home Health Care ,
Investigations ,
Misuse or Misdirection of Funds ,
OIG ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Provider Relief Fund