Apr 16, 2024 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On April 11, the Department of Justice announced the sentencing of Daphne Jenkins, a nurse practitioner from Virginia, in a federal court in Boston. The case involved a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme related to durable medical equipment (DME), including...
Apr 16, 2024 | White Collar Crime
On April 10, the Department of Justice announced that a Louisiana woman, Melissa J. Watson of Slidell, pleaded guilty to theft of public money in connection with an alleged scheme to misappropriate over $780,000 from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF), a COVID-19 relief...
Apr 10, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that Atlanta based teleradiology company, The Radiology Group, and its CEO Anand Lalaji, ( collectively “TRG”) have entered into an agreement with the United States to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA). As part of the...
Apr 3, 2024 | Copyright Infringement, Trademark Enforcement, Trademark Protection
Last week Amazon.com released its fourth annual Brand Protection Report, highlighting the company’s increased efforts to stop sales of counterfeit products and intellectual property violations. The Report announced that in 2023 alone, Amazon identified, seized, and...