Feb 22, 2022 | White Collar Crime
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sentencing of three men in the Middle District of North Carolina for fraudulently seeking over $2.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) guaranteed by the Small...
Feb 22, 2022 | Health Care Fraud
On February 21, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Muhammad Ateeq of Rawalpindi, Pakistani was sentenced in the Northern District of Illinois for a health care fraud scheme and money laundering conspiracy. According to court documents, Ateeq worked in the...
Feb 16, 2022 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On February 10, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of ten individuals in connection with an alleged $300 million healthcare fraud scheme. The defendants are alleged to have participated in a conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and pay and receive...
Feb 10, 2022 | False Claims Act
On February 1, the Department of Justice released the statistics for its False Claims Act enforcement efforts for Fiscal Year 2021. The headline for the announcement reads, “Justice Department’s False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $5.6 Billion in Fiscal...