News & Analysis as of August 9, 2025

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California AG Takes Action Against $1.3 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/17/2025

In May, California’s attorney general (AG) charged a local dermatologist with more than 20 counts of fraud after uncovering a scheme that allegedly resulted in the state’s Medicaid program paying out over $1.3 million for...more

Owners of Transportation Company Defrauded Medicaid of $3.8M

Rivkin Radler LLP on 1/3/2025

The New York State Attorney General’s Office announced on December 5 that Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Usman Khan and Farhan Khan and their Orange County-based transportation companies, Tristate Express NY, Inc., Meditrans...more

North Carolina AG Settles With Joint Active Systems

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/27/2023

On February 1, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced that his Medicaid Investigations Division reached a $500,000 settlement with Joint Active Systems, Inc. (JAS). The AG’s Medicaid Investigations Division...more

The New Jersey False Claims Act: A Decade Of Data Reveal $147m Recovered By The Garden State

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,... on 9/14/2021

Takeaway: Based on data reported by the State Attorney General, New Jersey’s False Claims Act (NJFCA) has been a legislative success. Between 2010 and 2019, the State netted $147 million under the NJFCA, while relators...more

Latest FCA Settlement Involving Massachusetts Lab Highlights Federal/State Cooperation

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 7/16/2019

Late last month the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut issued a press release regarding the latest False Claims Act (FCA) settlement involving the healthcare industry in New England. According to the...more

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