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Investigations Newsletter: Jury Acquitted Lab Owners in Nearly $40 Million COVID-19 Fraud Case

Jury Acquitted Lab Owners in Nearly $40 Million COVID-19 Fraud Case - On March 27, a Florida jury acquitted two testing lab co-owners of conspiracy, health care fraud, and wire fraud charges. Innovative Genomics, LLC...more

Investigations Newsletter: President Trump Puts a “Pause” on FCPA Enforcement

President Trump Puts a “Pause” on FCPA Enforcement - On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) pausing the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). According to the EO, the pause will...more

Investigations Newsletter: California Doctor to Pay $3 Million for Insider Trading

California Doctor to Pay $3 Million for Insider Trading - On December 18, a California oncologist agreed to pay the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $3 million to resolve allegations of insider trading. The SEC...more

Investigations Newsletter: Seventh Circuit Considers When Legal Marketing Transforms Into Illegal Kickbacks

Seventh Circuit Considers When Legal Marketing Transforms Into Illegal Kickbacks - On December 4, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments regarding whether the January 2023 jury conviction of...more

Investigations Newsletter: US Supreme Court Declines to Consider AKS ‘Willfulness’ Question

US Supreme Court Declines to Consider AKS ‘Willfulness’ Question - On October 7, the US Supreme Court denied a petition in which a whistleblower asked the Court to decide whether a “willful” act under the federal...more

Investigations Newsletter: New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged for Accepting Foreign Bribes

New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged for Accepting Foreign Bribes - On September 26, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery, and two counts of soliciting donations from...more

Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Launches Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

DOJ Launches Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program - On August 1, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the details of its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program. According to the DOJ, the...more

Investigations Newsletter: Former Comptroller of Ecuador Convicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

Former Comptroller of Ecuador Convicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme - On April 24, a Miami jury convicted Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni, the former Comptroller General of Ecuador, for his role in an...more

Investigations Newsletter: Three Men Sentenced for $54 Million TRICARE Fraud Scheme

Three Men Sentenced for $54 Million TRICARE Fraud Scheme - Three men were sentenced in connection with a $54 million bribery and kickback scheme involving TRICARE, a federal program that provides health insurance benefits...more

Investigations Newsletter: Supreme Court to Hear US Government in FCA Scienter Oral Argument

Supreme Court to Hear US Government in FCA Scienter Oral Argument - On March 20, 2023, the US Supreme Court agreed to allow the federal government to participate in oral argument in the Supreme Court’s review of the...more

Investigations Newsletter: OIG Warns That Proposed Drug Discounts May Warrant Sanctions

OIG Warns That Proposed Drug Discounts May Warrant Sanctions - On October 5, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an advisory opinion assessing a proposal that involved...more

Investigations Newsletter: DOJ and Treasury Announce Multilateral Russian Oligarch Task Force Called “REPO” 

DOJ and Treasury Announce Multilateral Russian Oligarch Task Force Called “REPO” - On March 16, 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen met with representatives from Australia,...more

Investigations Newsletter: Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $6.9 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Kickbacks and Bribery

Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $6.9 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Kickbacks and Bribery - On January 13, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a Florida man pled guilty in the Southern District of...more

Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Files Complaint in AWP False Claims Act Suit Against Pharmaceutical Ingredient Seller 

DOJ Files Complaint in AWP False Claims Act Suit Against Pharmaceutical Ingredient Seller - On November 8, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it intervened in a qui tam suit and filed a False Claims Act...more

Diabetic Testing Supplier Agrees to $160 Million Penalty to Resolve False Claims Act Charges

On August 2, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Arriva Medical LLC (Arriva), once the nation’s largest Medicare mail-order diabetic testing supplier, and its parent company, Alere Inc., have agreed to...more

Investigations Newsletter: Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Afghan Government of $100 Million

Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Afghan Government of $100 Million - The owner of Assist Consultants Incorporated (ACI), an Afghan company that has received over $250 million in US-funded contracts...more

Investigations Newsletter: French Concrete Contractor to Pay $3.9 Million FCA Penalty

French Concrete Contractor to Pay $3.9 Million FCA Penalty - On February 17, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a French company, COLAS Djibouti SARL, agreed to pay $3.9 million to resolve allegations...more

Investigations Newsletter: DOJ’s 2020 False Claims Act Recoveries Lowest Since 2008

DOJ’s 2020 False Claims Act Recoveries Lowest Since 2008 - On January 14, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it obtained more than $2.2 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving...more

Investigations Newsletter: First Circuit Upholds Whistleblower Retaliation Verdict (hold for Monet)

False Claims Act Legal Developments - First Circuit Upholds Whistleblower Retaliation Verdict - On December 9, 2020, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held as a matter of first impression that “the...more

Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Announces Charges Against 345 Defendants in Historic Nationwide Health Care Fraud and Opioid...

DOJ Announces Charges Against 345 Defendants in Historic Nationwide Health Care Fraud and Opioid Takedown - The DOJ announced a nationwide enforcement action charging 345 defendants across 51 federal districts with...more

Investigations Newsletter: Engineering Firm Settles $37 Million False Claims Act Allegations

Engineering Firm Settles $37 Million False Claims Act Allegations - As part of a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice, QuantaDyn Corporation has agreed to pay $37,757,713.91 in restitution to resolve...more

Investigations Newsletter: Elder Care Companies Agree to Pay $15.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries - Health Care Enforcement News - Elder Care Companies Agree to Pay $15.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations - The Department...more

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