With the gradual lifting of stay-at-home orders and efforts to re-open the economy, business owners and employers are concerned that they may face a flood of lawsuits involving claims of unsafe practices brought by customers...more
Medical Technology Company President Charged in $69 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud Scheme -
A complaint in the Northern District of California was unsealed on June 9, 2020, charging the president of Arrayit Corporation, a...more
6/15/2020
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Contractors to Pay Over $2.8 Million to Settle Small Business Contract Fraud Allegations -
On June 2, 2020, the Department of Justice announced that Ross Group Construction Corporation and its affiliates agreed to pay...more
6/5/2020
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Foreign National Charged With Fraudulently Applying for $20 Million in COVID-19 Loans -
On May 21, 2020, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest of a foreign national for...more
DOJ Obtains Restraining Order to Stop Oklahoma Company From Selling Purported COVID-19 Treatment -
An Oklahoma federal court issued a temporary restraining order against Xephyr LLC d/b/a N-Ergetics and its owners ordering...more
Engineer Charged With Defrauding COVID-Relief Program -
Texas-based engineer Shashank Rai was charged with defrauding the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) by...more
DOJ Files First Fraud Case in Connection with the CARES Act SBA Paycheck Protection Program -
David Staveley and David Butziger are the first two individuals to be charged with allegedly defrauding the Coronavirus Aid,...more
SEC Adopts Aggressive Approach to COVID-19 Fraud -
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has already initiated multiple investigations into companies seeking to illegally profit from the global coronavirus pandemic...more
5/4/2020
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Nonprofit Hospital System and Physician Practice Reach $10 Million Settlement for False Claims Act Allegations -
Centra Health Inc., a nonprofit hospital system, and Blue Ridge Ear, Nose, Throat and Plastic Surgery, Inc.,...more
4/27/2020
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DOJ Freezes Collection Of Civil Penalties to Blunt Economic Impact of COVID-19 -
The US Department of Justice has paused its collection of civil penalty payments until at least May 31, “in an effort to blunt the...more
Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Circuit Split Over Deference Owed to Department of Justice Decisions to Dismiss Whistleblower Suits Brought Under the False Claims Act -
On April 6, 2020, the US Supreme Court denied a...more
SDNY Files Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Anthem -
On March 27, 2020, the Manhattan U.S Attorney announced the filing of a civil fraud lawsuit against Anthem Inc. for allegedly falsely certifying the accuracy of diagnosis...more
NY Investment Firm to Pay $35 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations -
New York-based investment firm International Investment Group LLC (IIG) agreed to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over $35 million to...more
Yesterday, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued a state-wide order aimed at promoting health and safety and reducing COVID-19’s spread. The order, which goes into effect today at 11:59 p.m., bans all gatherings of more than...more
DOJ Urged to Create Coronavirus False Claims Task Force -
On behalf of the National Whistleblower Center and the law firm of Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto, LLP, attorney Stephen Kohn requested the Department of Justice...more
National Nursing Home Initiative to Focus on Substandard Nursing Facilities -
On March 3, 2020, Attorney General William Barr announced the launch of the US Department of Justice’s National Nursing Home Initiative. The...more
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Elder Care Companies Agree to Pay $15.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations -
The Department...more
2/25/2020
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Tenet Healthcare Agrees to $1.41 Million Settlement of FCA Claims -
Tenet Healthcare Corporation and its affiliated hospital,...more
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Four Physicians Found Guilty for Role in $150 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme -
Following a four-week trial, a federal jury in...more
2/7/2020
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Health Care Providers ,
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ITAR ,
Medicare ,
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Securities Fraud ,
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Wire Fraud
In the DOJ’s first-ever criminal action against an electronic health records vendor, San Francisco-based Practice Fusion Inc. agreed to pay $145 million to resolve allegations that it received kickbacks from pharmaceutical...more
2/3/2020
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Qui Tam ,
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“Enforcing the False Claims Act is a top priority for the Department—not just for our office,” said Deputy Associate Attorney General Stephen Cox, the Keynote Speaker for the 2020 Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam...more
1/31/2020
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Home Health Care Employees Plead Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme -
Two individuals pled guilty in Pennsylvania federal court to conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program and commit...more
1/24/2020
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Manufacturer to Pay Over $37.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations -
On January 15, 2015, the DOJ announced that ResMed Corp., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment, agreed to pay over...more
1/20/2020
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Government Intervenes Against Integrated Health Care System in False Claims Act Suit-
The Department of Justice (the DOJ)...more
Omnicare and CVS Face Fraudulent Billing Lawsuit -
On Tuesday, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced a False Claims Act lawsuit against Omnicare, Inc. and its parent company, CVS Health...more
12/20/2019
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Rite Aid ,
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