Nov 22, 2022 | Fraud Investigations
On Friday, November 18, 2022, a North Carolina federal jury found Michael Mandel Baldwin guilty of securities fraud and wire fraud. Baldwin, a 53-year old Virginia-based pastor, was found to have fraudulently coaxed investors into giving him money for a purported...
Nov 22, 2022 | False Claims Act
Health care provider Sutter Health, based out of Sacramento, California, has agreed to a $13 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve allegations that Sutter Health violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare, Medicaid and other federal...
Nov 22, 2022 | False Claims Act
On November 10, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case David F. Dubin v. United States out of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. David Dubin was convicted of healthcare fraud for overbilling Medicaid for the healthcare services provided to one of his...
Nov 22, 2022 | White Collar Crime
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have discussed the CARES Act and the government’s enforcement efforts related to abuses of the CARES Act. The CARES Act remains significant legislation designed to provide, through various programs and funding, relief to businesses and...
Nov 22, 2022 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract, Government Investigations
In fiscal year 2021, just under 90% of the government’s False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries came from within the healthcare industry. The year prior, that figure was a bit lower, but still over 83%. It is safe to say, then, that the “vast majority” of FCA...
Nov 16, 2022 | White Collar Crime
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have discussed the CARES Act and the government’s enforcement efforts related to abuses of the CARES Act. The CARES Act remains significant legislation designed to provide through various programs and funding, relief to businesses and...
Nov 15, 2022 | White Collar Crime
On November 9, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned an indictment charging an Indian national for an $8 million Covid-19 relief fraud scheme. According to the indictment, Abhishek Krishnan fraudulently obtained...
Nov 15, 2022 | Fraud Investigations
Chilivis Grubman previously reported the conviction of Theranos’ Founder, Elizabeth Holmes. Holmes was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud investors and three counts of wire fraud. Holmes is now asking the Court for leniency in light of her upcoming...
Nov 15, 2022 | False Claims Act
On Thursday, November 10, 2022, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a $2.6 million civil settlement with Kevin P. Greene, M.D. and Feel Well Health Center of Southington, P.C., to resolve allegations that they...
Nov 15, 2022 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Late last week, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced that a Connecticut physician and physician practice agreed to pay more than $2.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting...
