Jan 31, 2022 | Government Investigations
On January 26, the Department of Justice announced that Tal Prihar, an Israeli national residing in Brazil, was sentenced to 97 months in prison for operating DeepDotWeb (“DDW”). DDW was a news site dedicated to events surrounding the dark web, but also connected...
Jan 27, 2022 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations
The False Claims Act is one of the federal government’s most useful tools in rooting out and remedying fraud against the United States by government contractors and healthcare providers. The statutory scheme allows for treble damages and civil penalties against those...
Jan 25, 2022 | Cyber Law, HIPAA
The HIPAA Journal, a well-known website that provides broad coverage of HIPAA compliance and news, recently released its December 2021 Healthcare Data Breach Report. The Data Breach Report analyzes data breach statistics provided by HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR)...
Jan 25, 2022 | Government Investigations
In September 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the conviction of Mark Daniel Allen. According to the press release, Mr. Allen was a nurse practitioner and owner of Volunteer Family Medical, a clinic in Manchester, Tennessee. According to court...
Jan 19, 2022 | False Claims Act, White Collar Crime
Student loans and the impact they have on Americans and the economy have been ever-present in the news for years. Many consider the current student loan system in place in the U.S. university system to be a crisis – one that threatens the economy and American...
