May 10, 2023 | White Collar Crime
In September 2022, Chilivis Grubman attorneys discussed how Medicare revocation can create a dire situation for providers, and how some providers try to skirt the revocation restrictions. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Dr. Kenneth Mitchell is one such...
May 3, 2023 | False Claims Act
On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on two consolidated cases from the Seventh Circuit, U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. and U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, regarding the proper scienter standard in False Claim Act (“FCA”)...
May 3, 2023 | White Collar Crime
On April 28, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Qasim Khan of Milwaukee, Wisconsin pleaded guilty to willfully filing a false tax return. Khan is a businessman who helped secure international business deals for his clients. According to the DOJ, Khan owned and...
Apr 28, 2023 | Criminal Matters
On April 25, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the conviction of Georgia physician, Dr. Audrey Arona. Dr. Arona pleaded guilty to charges related to the sale of drug that contained human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), marketed as a weight lost product. HCG is...
Apr 28, 2023 | White Collar Crime
In 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced “Operation Brace Yourself,” which included charges against 24 criminal defendants related to dispensing orthotic braces using telemedicine that resulted in an estimated $1.5 billion in cost avoidance, according to the...
