Criminal Prosecution, Identity Theft, Healthcare Fraud

DOJ Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Takedown in U.S. History

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 7/1/2025

In the largest health care fraud takedown in U.S. history, the Justice Department announced charges against 324 individuals—including 96 licensed medical professionals—in connection with schemes involving over $14.6 billion...more

EnforceMintz — Long Tail of Pandemic Fraud Schemes Will Likely Result in Continued Enforcement for Years to Come

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 1/17/2025

In last year’s edition of EnforceMintz, we predicted that 2024 would bring an increase in False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement activity related to COVID-19 pandemic fraud. Those predictions proved correct. The COVID-19 Fraud...more

Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Aggravated Identity Theft Law in Healthcare Fraud Case

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/27/2023

The healthcare industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the United States. Healthcare companies and practitioners devote significant resources to complying with the complex and often changing legal and...more

In a win for defendants, the Supreme Court limits the aggravated identity theft statute and resulting prosecutorial...

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on 6/21/2023

Federal prosecutors will now be cabined in their ability to use aggravated identity theft charges to pressure defendants to plead guilty to other offenses in exchange for avoiding the two-year mandatory minimum, mandatory...more

Supreme Court Cautions Against Overly Broad Criminal Charging Decisions

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/19/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck another blow against overcriminalization of federal criminal statutes, i.e., the application of criminal provisions in specific laws in ways that Congress never intended. The court’s...more

Supreme Court Unanimously Reins in the Government’s Use of the Aggravated Identify Theft Statute

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/13/2023

In an extremely consequential decision issued last week, the United States Supreme Court reined in what the Court termed the government’s “boundless interpretation” of the aggravated identity theft statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A....more

Is this “Good-Bye” to the Two Year Mandatory Minimum in Healthcare Fraud Cases?

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/12/2023

On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision holding that the aggravated identity theft statute –and its mandatory minimum of two years – is not triggered merely because someone else’s identification...more

State Enforcement Actions Demonstrate Continued Scrutiny of Health Care Fraud

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 4/2/2018

A series of criminal and civil enforcement actions announced in recent weeks demonstrate the continued attention that state regulators throughout the Northeast are placing on health care fraud. ...more

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