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DOJ Announces Record-Breaking National Health Care Fraud Takedown Against 324 Defendants with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

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The DOJ announced on June 30 an unprecedented Health Care Fraud Takedown resulting in criminal charges against 324 defendants (including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other licensed providers), with an...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Two Charged in Alleged $227 Million COVID-19 Test Kit Fraud

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Two Charged in Alleged $227 Million COVID-19 Test Kit Fraud - Syed Murtuza Kablazada and Mehdi Hussain, the owners and operators of medical laboratories in Illinois, were charged with submitting more than $227 million in...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Walgreens to Pay $300 Million to Settle DOJ Claims Over Invalid Opioid Prescriptions

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Walgreens to Pay $300 Million to Settle DOJ Claims Over Invalid Opioid Prescriptions - Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay more than $300 million to resolve allegations brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ)...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Robust False Claims Act Results for DOJ in 2024 Reveal Dynamic Enforcement Landscape

In January, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2.9 billion in fiscal year 2024, bringing the total amount of settlements and judgments under the...more

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US Department of Justice Announces US$2.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2024 False Claims Act Recoveries

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On 15 January 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published its report (Report) announcing civil recoveries under the False Claims Act (FCA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The recoveries for FY 2024 exceeded US$2.9 billion,...more

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False Claims Act Insights: Key Takeaways from DOJ’s Fiscal Year 2024 Cases & Recoveries

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last Wednesday that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2.9 billion in fiscal year 2024—up approximately 5% from last year. DOJ’s announcement...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

2024 False Claims Act Statistics Show More Cases Filed Than Ever Before

The Justice Department released its annual False Claims Act statistics on Wednesday, January 15, detailing the number of cases filed, recoveries made, and relators’ shares awarded in fiscal year 2024. The government recovered...more

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DOJ Announces Larger FCA Recoveries and More Whistleblower Cases Filed in 2024

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On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced $2.9 billion in total False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for FY 2024, a slight increase from 2023. In addition to growing recoveries, DOJ announced a new...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Announces Agreement With Rite Aid to Settle Allegations of Violating the FCA and CSA in Relation to...

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DOJ Announces Agreement With Rite Aid to Settle Allegations of Violating the FCA and CSA in Relation to Opioid Dispensing - On July 10, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Rite Aid Corporation and 10 of its...more

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Investigations Newsletters: Georgia Laboratory Owner Pleads Guilty to Felony Anti-Kickback Statute Violations

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Georgia Laboratory Owner Pleads Guilty to Felony Anti-Kickback Statute Violations - On February 28, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the guilty plea of Andrew Maloney, who, along with his clinical laboratory...more

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False Claims Act Enforcement Highlights Need for Robust Compliance Programs

The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement statistics for FY 2023 and identified key priorities for FCA enforcement in 2024 and beyond. The DOJ continues to pursue FCA...more

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DOJ Releases Annual Civil Fraud Recovery Statistics and Results…A Look Behind the Numbers

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On February 22, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual report of civil fraud recoveries for FY2023, along with a press release highlighting DOJ’s civil enforcement efforts.  Our top ten observations from...more

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HHS & DOJ FY 2022 Enforcement Targeted Fraud in COVID-19, Telemedicine, Opioid and Prescription Drugs, and Substance Use Treatment...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released its “Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022” (the “Report”), highlighting...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Recent Filings Shed Light on DOJ’s View of Supreme Court’s Recent FCA Ruling

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Recent Filings Shed Light on DOJ’s View of Supreme Court’s Recent FCA Ruling - On June 1, 2023, the US Supreme Court explained that an assessment of a defendant’s subjective beliefs — rather than what an objectively...more

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Health Care Enforcement: Review of 2022 and A Look Ahead to 2023

This is the third part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: congressional investigations. Health care fraud enforcement remained a top priority at both the national...more

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Health Care Enforcement – A Look Ahead

This is the first post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Join us in the weeks ahead as we provide updates on new developments and emerging trends in a number of white...more

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Analysis of DOJ’s 2021 FCA Statistics and the Trends Therein

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) announced that it recovered over $5.6 billion under the False Claims Act (FCA) in Fiscal Year 2021. That is a massive headline haul that is second only to the...more

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2021 FCA Recoveries Bounce Back from Decade-Low . . . Maybe

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On February 1, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the second-largest annual total recoveries in the history of the False Claims Act (FCA)—$5.6 billion—for FY 2021 (October 2020 – September 2021)...more

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Key Takeaways From FDLI's Enforcement, Litigation, And Compliance Conference Keynote Address

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FDLI hosted a virtual conference December 9–10, 2021. The keynote address was given by Arun Rao, Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Arun Rao discussed the efforts of the...more

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Five Takeaways from DOJ’s Latest National Enforcement Action, Including Continued Focus on Opioids and Telemedicine

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced its latest national enforcement action related to health care fraud (National Enforcement Action) in which DOJ filed criminal charges against 142 defendants. The...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Sham Speaker Fees Lead To Jail Term

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On June 16, Jeffrey Goldstein, a former Manhattan physician, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for taking $196,000 in kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics, a defunct Arizona-based opioid manufacturer. Goldstein pled guilty to...more

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OIG Releases Semiannual Report to Congress

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On May 28, 2021, OIG released its Semiannual Report to Congress (the Report). The Report describes OIG’s work during the 6-month semiannual reporting period of October 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021 (the Semiannual Reporting...more

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$8 Million Pharmacy Fraud Case Lands 6 Behind Bars

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A recent health care fraud conspiracy case resulted in federal prison sentences for six participants, serving as a warning to pharmacy owners and their employees. The Case- Mohamed Abdalla is a licensed pharmacist who...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Individual Prosecutions Down But Corporate Resolutions Steady for DOJ’s Fraud Section in 2020, with...

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Individual Prosecutions Down But Corporate Resolutions Steady for DOJ’s Fraud Section in 2020, with More in the Pipeline - The Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Fraud Section recently released a year-in-review report that...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Department of Justice Announces $8.3 Billion Settlement with Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma and...

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Department of Justice Announces $8.3 Billion Settlement with Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma and Members of the Sackler Family - On October 21, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it reached a global resolution...more

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