Dec 8, 2021 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
On December 3, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that a federal jury convicted Peter Bolos for his role in a telemedicine pharmacy fraud scheme. After a month-long trial, Mr. Bolos was convicted of “22 counts of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit...
Dec 2, 2021 | False Claims Act
On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a $9 million civil consent judgment related to False Claims Act violations (“FCA”) involving Dr. Daniel McCollum, who also entered a guilty plea related to healthcare fraud conspiracies. Dr....
Dec 2, 2021 | White Collar Crime
Mr. Tiyari Collins and Mrs. Farah Collins, a married couple, had pled guilty to tax fraud and fraud against COVID relief programs in an amount of at least $5.7 million in total. The fraud against the COVID relief programs was the result of fraudulent applications for...
Nov 29, 2021 | Health Care
On November 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) updated and renamed the Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol, which established a process for individuals to voluntarily disclose potential fraud involving...
Nov 16, 2021 | White Collar Crime
On November 10, the Department of Justice announced that a former Army civilian employee had pled guilty and been sentenced in connection with a kickback scheme involving contracts for work to be performed at an Army base in Kuwait. Ephraim Garcia was employed by the...
