Apr 8, 2021 | White Collar Crime
In a March 24 press release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that it had charged a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology with conspiracy to commit visa fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and wire fraud. The...
Apr 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Many health care providers have already taken advantage of the significant funds that the federal government has distributed over the past year to assist businesses during the pandemic. For any small businesses that have not yet applied for a Paycheck Protection...
Apr 8, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, Health Care
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government enacted the CARES Act. The CARES Act includes a Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) of more than $100 billion. The PRF reimburses eligible providers for healthcare-related expenses and lost revenue attributable...
Mar 29, 2021 | Employment Law
Physician non-compete covenants can be one of the most contentious and highly negotiated points in a transaction, and rightfully so. Of all the terms in a physician employment agreement or a purchase agreement tied to the sale of a physician’s business, the...
Mar 26, 2021 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care
In an address at the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Conference, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton discussed the DOJ Civil Division’s current False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement priorities. Although not the full universe of cases the that the DOJ will...
Mar 26, 2021 | General, Government Investigations
Over the past several years, the laws governing medical and recreational use of cannabis have gone through a significant transformation. Since 2012, fifteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational use of marijuana. Still, marijuana remains...
Mar 23, 2021 | False Claims Act
On March 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published its annual report detailing the Medicaid Fraud Control Units (“MFCUs”) case outcomes. According to the report, MFCUs recovered $1 billion from criminal...
Mar 23, 2021 | White Collar Crime
The real estate industry is one of the sectors of the U.S. economy that is most susceptible to fraud. The desire to own a home is a defining characteristic of the American public. Occasionally, that desire combined with vanity and fear of missing out lead potential...
Mar 22, 2021 | Health Care
On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, Judge Barker in the Southern District of Indiana issued a preliminary injunction halting the progress on a newly established 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program. The new ADR Program is a tool that many hospitals, community...
