Nine Individuals Charged in $24 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme -
In one of the largest COVID-relief fraud cases to date, nine Ohio and Florida individuals are alleged to have conspired to obtain...more
8/17/2020
/ Bank Fraud ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
False Statements ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Loan Applications ,
Money Laundering ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Wire Fraud
Florida Doctor Charged in $681 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Substance Abuse Treatment -
On July 30, 2020, a criminal complaint was unsealed charging Michael J. Ligotti, D.O., with conspiracy to commit health care fraud...more
8/10/2020
/ Drug Treatment ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Substance Abuse ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
COVID Relief Program Fraud Charges -
DOJ continues to announce charges against defendants accused of fraud in connection with allegedly false loan applications submitted under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...more
7/20/2020
/ Bank Fraud ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Loan Applications ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Tax Returns ,
TRICARE ,
Wire Fraud
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
SBA and Department of Treasury Announce Disclosure of PPP Recipients -
After weeks of mounting public and congressional pressure, on Friday, June 19, the SBA and Department of Treasury announced that it will make...more
6/26/2020
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure ,
Financial Institutions ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
NAICS ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SBA ,
TRICARE ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wire Fraud
Medical Technology Company President Charged in $69 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud Scheme -
A complaint in the Northern District of California was unsealed on June 9, 2020, charging the president of Arrayit Corporation, a...more
6/15/2020
/ Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Pharmacies ,
Probation ,
Securities Fraud ,
South Korea ,
TRICARE ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Virus Testing ,
Wire Fraud
NY Investment Firm to Pay $35 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations -
New York-based investment firm International Investment Group LLC (IIG) agreed to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over $35 million to...more
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries -
DOJ News -
Four Physicians Found Guilty for Role in $150 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme -
Following a four-week trial, a federal jury in...more
2/7/2020
/ Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Distribution ,
False Billing ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
ITAR ,
Medicare ,
Opioid ,
Physicians ,
Securities Fraud ,
Stocks ,
Wire Fraud
Former Drugstore Executive Receives Two-Year Sentence, Ordered to Pay $6.3 Million for Kickback Scheme -
A Pennsylvania federal judge sentenced a former Rite-Aid advertising executive to two-years imprisonment and ordered...more
10/29/2019
/ Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
HUBZone ,
Indictments ,
Insider Trading ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Kickbacks ,
Market Manipulation ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Restitution ,
Rite Aid ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Contractors ,
Wire Fraud
Patient Recruiter Convicted in $1.3 Million Kickback Conspiracy Scheme -
After a six-day trial, a federal jury in Detroit found a patient recruiter guilty of one count of conspiracy to pay and receive health care...more
8/5/2019
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Blue Book ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreclosure Sales ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Public Contracts ,
Settlement ,
Wire Fraud
DOJ News -
Inpatient Rehabilitation Company Agrees to Pay $48 Million to Resolve FCA Allegations -
DOJ announced that Encompass Health Corporation (f/k/a HealthSouth Corporation), the nation’s largest operator of...more
7/17/2019
/ Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Insider Trading ,
Laboratories ,
Medicare ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
OIG ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Pre-Judgment Interest ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement ,
State False Claims Acts ,
Wire Fraud