Aug 24, 2021 | Government Investigations
In January 2021, Chilivis Grubman attorneys discussed government enforcement actions related to COVID-19 relief funds and particularly, a guilty plea by Austin Hsu in a large scheme to defraud several COVID-19 relief fund programs. As discussed in January, Mr. Hsu...
Aug 24, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, Employment Law, Health Care
On August 13, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued updated COVID-19 guidance for employers with vaccinated, unvaccinated, and otherwise at-risk employees. OSHA had previously released guidance on June 10, 2021, which focused...
Aug 24, 2021 | Fraud Investigations
On August 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Creaghan Harry, of Florida, was charged for his alleged participation in a scheme that involved submitting over $784 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare. This is one of the...
Aug 24, 2021 | Health Care
In June, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a new advisory opinion on whether a physician practice may qualify as a “group practice” for purposes of the federal physician self-referral law (1877(h)(4) of the Social Security Act and 42...
Aug 10, 2021 | SEC Investigations
On August 6, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that Richard J. Randolph, III, formerly the CEO of Randolph Acquisitions, Inc., had been sentenced to six years, six months in prison after pleading guilty to securities fraud. ...
