Walgreens Settles for $106.8 Million Over FCA Violations -
On September 13, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. (collectively, Walgreens) agreed to pay $106.8...more
9/23/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CVS ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Money Laundering ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law ,
Walgreens
Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering of $18 Million Leads to Prison Sentence for New York Pharmacy Owners -
Two pharmacy owners from New York have been sentenced for using their pharmacies to submit fraudulent claims to...more
Teva and DOJ May Reach Settlement in Closely Watched AKS Lawsuit -
On June 16, Teva Pharmaceuticals filed a request with the First Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to hold in abeyance its interlocutory appeal concerning...more
6/24/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Fraud ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Kickbacks ,
Money Laundering ,
Sentencing ,
Settlement ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
Vaccinations ,
Wire Fraud
Testing Facility Settles $2.5 Million Anti-Kickback Lawsuit -
On May 15, the US Attorneys for the Southern District of New York announced that they had settled their civil fraud lawsuit against Balance Diagnostics USA,...more
DOJ Secures Plea in $50 Million Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme -
On April 26, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Manishkumar Patel pleaded guilty to charges related to a $50 million health care fraud and...more
5/6/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
HRSA ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Retaliation ,
Telemarketing ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
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
4/30/2024
/ Bribery ,
Conspiracies ,
Controlled Substances ,
Dark Web ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Ecuador ,
Misrepresentation ,
Money Laundering ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sentencing ,
Wire Fraud
Trio Sentenced to Eight to 15 Years in Prison for Laundering Proceeds of Telephone Scam -
Following a jury trial, three individuals were convicted of a money laundering conspiracy and sentenced to eight, 10, and 15 years...more
Home Health Care Owner Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme -
This week, the owner of a home health company was sentenced to nine years in prison for orchestrating a nearly $2.8 million scheme...more
2/5/2024
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Email ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Home Health Care ,
Identity Theft ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Sentencing ,
Social Security ,
Tax Fraud ,
Wire Fraud ,
Witness Tampering
Health Care Network Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $345 Million -
Community Health Network Inc. (CHN) has agreed to pay $345,000,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) for knowingly...more
12/27/2023
/ Compensation ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
OIG ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sentencing ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Wire Fraud
Binance to Pay Historic $4 Billion Fine -
Binance Holdings Limited, the operator of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, agreed to pay $4.3 billion to resolve allegations that it violated the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)...more
12/4/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
Fines ,
Fraud ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
IRS ,
Kickbacks ,
Know Your Customers ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Money Transmitter ,
Offshore Funds ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Preparers ,
Willful Misconduct
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
11/20/2023
/ Bribery ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Statements ,
Fraud ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Money Laundering ,
Pyramid Schemes ,
Reimbursements ,
TRICARE ,
Wire Fraud
FTX Founder’s Fraud Trial Continues in Manhattan Court -
The criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried continued this week in Manhattan where the FTX founder faces several charges, including fraud, conspiracy, and money...more
Federal Judge Rules Government Must Demonstrate “But-For” Causation for Anti-Kickback Statute Claims -
On September 27, 2023, Chief Judge Dennis Saylor of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that...more
10/9/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
But For Causation ,
Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Home Health Care ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Settlement ,
Summary Judgment ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Wire Fraud
Lab Owner Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering -
On September 26, 2023, a US District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina sentenced a Charlotte lab owner, Donald Booker, to over...more
10/2/2023
/ Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Gift-Cards ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Sentencing ,
Wire Fraud ,
Witness Tampering
Arkansas Men Convicted in $18 Million Global Investment Fraud Conspiracy -
A federal jury in the Western District of Arkansas convicted four men of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money...more
9/11/2023
/ Compliance ,
Conspiracies ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Documentation ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fraud ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Independent Investigations ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
Money Laundering ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Restitution ,
Settlement ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Returns ,
Verizon ,
Wire Fraud
DOJ Announced Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement -
On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat COVID-19...more
8/28/2023
/ Beneficiaries ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
OIG ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Sanction Violations
Walgreens Medicaid Fraud Case Kicked Back to Trial Court -
On August 15, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion reversing a district judge’s dismissal of False Claims Act (FCA) claims...more
8/21/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Convictions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Act ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Reimbursements ,
Trial Court Orders ,
Virus Testing ,
Walgreens
Former NBA Player Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud -
Terrence Williams, a former NBA player, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud the NBA’s Health and...more
8/14/2023
/ Bitcoin ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Misleading Statements ,
Money Laundering ,
NBA ,
Penalties ,
Reimbursements ,
Sentencing ,
Theft ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Federal Judge Affirms $487 Million Judgment Against Medical Device Distributor for FCA Violations -
On May 12, 2023, US District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright of the District of Minnesota affirmed the entry of a $487 million...more
Pharmacy Owners Plead Guilty to COVID Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme -
Two New York men pled guilty for their alleged involvement in a complex money laundering conspiracy to launder proceeds from a fraudulent health...more
Former Portfolio Manager Convicted in Bond Fraud Trial -
On Friday, August 12, 2022, Daniel Small — a former portfolio manager for Platinum Partners LP (Platinum) — was convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy to...more
Financial Asset Managers Charged in $1.2 Billion International Money Laundering Scheme -
On July 12, 2022, two financial asset managers from Switzerland and Argentina were charged in the Southern District of Florida in an...more
KBR Reaches $13 Million Settlement To Resolve Kickback Allegations -
Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. and three related companies (collectively “KBR”) reached a $13.67 million settlement to resolve a suit alleging...more
6/17/2022
/ Army ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FIFRA ,
Investment Fraud ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Kickbacks ,
Mail Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement ,
Subcontracts ,
Wire Fraud
DOJ and SEC Bring Charges Against Executive in Alleged $62 Million Global Crypto Investment Fraud Scheme -
On May 6, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a federal district court in the Southern District of...more
Prosecutors Target Fake COVID-19 Immunization and Vaccination Cards -
In the first federal prosecution related to fraudulent vaccination cards and immunizations for the COVID-19 virus, a California neuropathic doctor, Juli...more
4/11/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Trafficking ,
False Statements ,
FBI ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Opioid ,
SCOTUS ,
Vaccinations