DOJ’s First Criminal Securities Fraud Prosecution Related to COVID-19 Results in Eight-Year Sentence -
Mark Schena, the former president of Arrayit Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based medical technology company, was...more
10/23/2023
/ Conspiracies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investors ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Technology Companies ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Restitution ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sentencing ,
Settlement ,
TRICARE ,
Wire Fraud
A laboratory company based in Texas, Genotox Laboratories Ltd., recently reached an agreement with the federal government to resolve False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute violations, stemming from allegations related to...more
4/10/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Settlement ,
Texas
Ophthalmology Distributer and Owner Oppose Government Request for $490 Million Award After Jury Verdict -
A federal jury in Milwaukee recently returned a verdict against the Cameron-Ehlen Group, Inc., d/b/a Precision Lens,...more
$31 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Results in Two Convictions -
On January 30, 2023, a federal jury found two Florida physicians guilty for their involvement in a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $31 million. The two...more
2/6/2023
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Settlement
Guilty Plea in $250 Million Federal Child Nutrition Fund Fraud Scheme -
A man from Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pled guilty for his involvement in a $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded...more
1/30/2023
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Forgery ,
Fraud ,
Guilty Pleas ,
IRS ,
Nursing Homes ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Settlement