Russian National Sentenced to Prison for $100 Million Cyber Fraud Conspiracy -
On October 30, 2020, a Russian national was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a scheme to illicitly obtain and use sensitive...more
11/6/2020
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Russia ,
SCOTUS ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Whistleblowers
On September 10, former US State Department lawyers filed a joint amicus brief in the Supreme Court encouraging the justices to reverse a DC Circuit court decision altering the FSIA.
The Amicus Brief -
Filed in support...more
Ten Individuals Charged for $1.4 Billion Health Care Billing Schemem -
On June 29, an indictment was unsealed charging ten individuals with health care fraud and wire fraud for allegedly participating in a pass-through...more
7/6/2020
/ Audits ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Indictments ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
SCOTUS ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
DOJ Files First Fraud Case in Connection with the CARES Act SBA Paycheck Protection Program -
David Staveley and David Butziger are the first two individuals to be charged with allegedly defrauding the Coronavirus Aid,...more
Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Circuit Split Over Deference Owed to Department of Justice Decisions to Dismiss Whistleblower Suits Brought Under the False Claims Act -
On April 6, 2020, the US Supreme Court denied a...more
DOJ Urged to Create Coronavirus False Claims Task Force -
On behalf of the National Whistleblower Center and the law firm of Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto, LLP, attorney Stephen Kohn requested the Department of Justice...more