As predicted, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other enforcement agencies have acted quickly to bring substantial criminal enforcement actions for fraud against the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Acting Assistant...more
Since our last issue, we have identified 31 recently unsealed health care-related whistleblower cases. In this Qui Tam Update, we analyze the trends and take an in-depth look at a few noteworthy cases....more
8/5/2016
/ Certificates of Compliance ,
Constructive Trusts ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
DEA ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Intervenors ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
State False Claims Acts ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Whistleblowers
The long-running test-referral prosecution against Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services, LLC (“BLS”), a New Jersey clinical blood testing laboratory; its owner and employees; and BLS’s referring physicians recently reached...more
7/9/2016
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Bribery ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Individual Accountability ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Service Agreements ,
Yates Memorandum