Brothers Convicted in $100 Million HIV Drug Fraud Scheme -
On October 29, a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, convicted Maryland brothers Patrick and Charles Boyd of orchestrating a scheme to distribute roughly $100...more
11/4/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
HIV ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Transgender ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
Private Equity Firm Not Liable for Alleged FCA Retaliation Claims by Former Employee of Portfolio Company -
The District Court for the District of Nebraska addressed whether a private equity owner could be liable as an...more
10/28/2025
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
Retaliation ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
DOJ Seizes $15 Billion in Bitcoin in Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme -
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment charging Cambodian national Chen Zhi, founder and chairman of Prince Holding Group, with wire fraud...more
10/21/2025
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Bitcoin ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities Litigation ,
White Collar Crimes
Fourth Circuit Appeal Challenges Six-Year Sentence in $10 Million Medicaid Fraud Case -
A former physician assistant, Colby Edward Joyner, has asked the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to overturn his six-year...more
10/14/2025
/ Appeals ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Loans ,
Medicaid ,
Popular ,
Sentencing ,
UK ,
Wire Fraud
$37 Million FCA Settlement: Semler Scientific and Bard Resolve Medicare False Claims Over FloChec/QuantaFlo -
On September 26, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Semler Scientific Inc., Bard Peripheral...more
10/7/2025
/ Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Popular ,
Qui Tam ,
Whistleblowers
Remarks by Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti Regarding White Collar Enforcement Priorities -
On September 18, at the Global Investigations Review Annual Meeting, Acting Assistant Attorney General...more
Ninth Circuit Restores FCA Case Against Biotronik -
On September 10, the Ninth Circuit reversed a federal district court’s decision dismissing a whistleblower complaint against Biotronik which alleged violations of the...more
Omni Healthcare Ordered to Pay Attorney Fees for Vexatious FCA Litigation -
On September 5, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered Omni Healthcare, Inc., a Florida-based medical provider, to pay...more
9/16/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Qui Tam ,
Whistleblowers
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a False Claims Act (FCA) retaliation suit against AbbVie Inc. (formerly Allergan) brought by former sales representative Jeffrey Lewis. In the complaint, Lewis alleged he was...more
9/9/2025
/ Appeals ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medical Devices ,
Off-Label Promotion ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Whistleblowers
DOJ Files Brief in Johnson & Johnson’s Appeal of $1.6 Billion FCA Verdict -
On August 27, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief with the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, supporting aspects of Johnson &...more
9/3/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers
Allied Stone Inc. and Its President Agree to Pay $12.4 Million to Settle FCA Claims Relating to Evaded Customs Duties -
On August 19, Allied Stone Inc., an Oklahoma corporation headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and its...more
Texas Alleges That Eli Lilly Patient Assistance Programs Violates AKS -
The state of Texas and Health Choice Alliance, LLC filed a complaint alleging that pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly & Company, Inc. violated the...more
Regeneron Court Permits Government to Pursue False Certification Theory -
On August 4, the district court in the closely watched Regeneron case granted the government’s request to file a second partial summary judgment...more
Patio Furniture Firm Pays Millions for Dodging Import Duties -
Grosfillex Inc., a Pennsylvania-based patio furniture company, has agreed to pay $4.9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act...more
8/4/2025
/ Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Money Laundering ,
Whistleblowers
Johnson & Johnson Challenges the Constitutionality of FCA $1.6 Billion Verdict -
Following a record $1.6 billion jury verdict for off-label promotion of HIV drugs Prezista and Intelence, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary...more
7/28/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Appeals ,
CARES Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
First Amendment ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Penalties ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Scienter ,
Tax Fraud ,
Whistleblowers
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
7/21/2025
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Agencies ,
Investigations ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement ,
Technology Sector ,
White Collar Crimes
Federal Court Imposes Nearly $1 Billion in FCA Damages and Penalties Against Omnicare and CVS -
On July 7, Southern District of New York District Judge Colleen McMahon increased a False Claims Act (FCA) judgment from $136...more
7/14/2025
/ CVS ,
Damages ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Medicare ,
Penalties ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement
The government has announced a renewed and expanded focus on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement, doubling down on traditional health care priorities like kickbacks and drug pricing while signaling increased scrutiny of...more
Earlier this week, the government unsealed an indictment against Leo Joseph Govoni, the co-founder of the nonprofit Center for Special Needs Trust Administration (CSNT), and John Leo Witeck, an accountant for CSNT, charging...more
6/30/2025
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Generic Drugs ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Importers ,
Investigations ,
Medicare Part D ,
Money Laundering ,
Penalties ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Special Needs Trust ,
Tariffs ,
Trusts ,
White Collar Crimes
DOJ Criminal Division Head Details White-Collar Enforcement Priorities and Related Policy Revisions -
On June 10, the head of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti, gave a speech...more
6/16/2025
/ Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
White Collar Crimes
Welcome to the Summer 2025 issue of “FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest,” our quarterly newsletter in which we compile essential updates on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement trends, litigation, agency guidance, and...more
CEO of Health Care Software Company Convicted of $1 Billion in Medicare Fraud -
A federal jury in Miami convicted Gary Cox, the CEO of Power Mobility Doctor Rx, LLC, of six health care-fraud-related counts for his role in...more
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
6/2/2025
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Opioid ,
Physicians ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wire Fraud
DOJ Plans to Use the FCA to Attack DEI Initiatives -
On May 19, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a novel use of the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce Trump Administration policies against antisemitism, gender...more
5/27/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
On May 19, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a novel use of the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce Trump Administration policies against antisemitism, gender identity and expression, and diversity, equity, and...more