The single biggest focus of Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has been a crackdown on laboratories alleged “fraudulent” billing. Starting five years ago, the DOJ has aggressively prosecuted lab owners, executives, and employees who it suspects has engaged in one of several “schemes”.
As part of successive, nationwide operations in...
Beginning with Operation Brace Yourself, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) launched widespread and headline-grabbing prosecutions of individuals and companies throughout the durable medical equipment (“DME”) world.
For more than four straight years, the DOJ has aggressively prosecuted owners, executives, and others that the government suspects for fraudulent billing. Like...
Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) fraud is one of most active—if not the most active—area of Department of Justice scrutiny right now. This article will discuss some recent cases and “red flag” issues the government focuses on.
Recent DOJ Enforcement of SBA Fraud
Throughout 2021, the DOJ...
Corporate fraud is a type of white-collar crime that involves illegal actions committed either by employees or contractors of a company. In this article, we examine the most common types of corporate fraud.
Theft of Intellectual PropertyA company's most valuable asset is oftentimes its...
Common types of white collar crimes range in nature and scope. They all typically involve financially motivated crimes committed by businesses and government professionals. The penalties associated with white-collar crimes can be severe. Anyone the government accuses of a white-collar crime should immediately seek the help of an experienced white-collar criminal defense...
Penalties for health care fraud violations can range in type and severity. Over the last several years, the federal government has been aggressively cracking down on health care fraud. Health care fraud is a type of crime that involves the filing of dishonest health care claims. Anyone who is convicted of health...
Health care fraud can take many forms, but there are common types of health care fraud schemes frequently prosecuted by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”). It is also a frequent subject of False Claims Act (“FCA”) qui tam suits. FCA actions have resulted in the recovery of billions of dollars on...
