Daily Compliance News: May 16, 2025, The Ethics Nightmare Edition
IT Company Resolves FCA Allegations for Nearly $15 Million - On July 14, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Hill ASC Inc., an information technology (IT) staffing company, agreed to pay $14.75 million to...more
Florida Telemarketer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for $67 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme - On December 6, Jose Goyos was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in managing a deceptive telemarketing scheme to...more
DOJ Secures Plea in $50 Million Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme - On April 26, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Manishkumar Patel pleaded guilty to charges related to a $50 million health care fraud and...more
Federal Judge Rules Government Must Demonstrate “But-For” Causation for Anti-Kickback Statute Claims - On September 27, 2023, Chief Judge Dennis Saylor of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that...more
Lab Owner Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering - On September 26, 2023, a US District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina sentenced a Charlotte lab owner, Donald Booker, to over...more
DOJ Announced Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement - On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat COVID-19...more
Pharmacy Owners Plead Guilty to COVID Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme - Two New York men pled guilty for their alleged involvement in a complex money laundering conspiracy to launder proceeds from a fraudulent health...more
Michigan Physician Charged in Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy - On February 26, 2020, the Department of Justice announced charges against a Michigan physician for his alleged role in an over $120 million...more