Jul 14, 2022 | Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
A New York federal jury just convicted Harold Bendelstein, 71, of one count of health care fraud and one count of making a false claim. Bendelstein was one of thirteen healthcare professionals indicted in 2018 as part of a National Healthcare Fraud Takedown led by the...
Jul 14, 2022 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On July 7, 2022, a jury convicted ex-Theranos COO, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, of two counts of conspiracy and 10 counts of fraud for defrauding investors and paying patients with false claims relating to the blood-testing technology start-up. This conviction follows the...
Jul 14, 2022 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations
This month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced two separate False Claims Act (FCA) settlement against major U.S. airlines. On July 1, the DOJ announced that Air France and KLM had agreed to pay $3.9 Million to resolve allegations that they violated the FCA by...
Jul 7, 2022 | False Claims Act
Last week, Delta Airlines agreed to settle claims brought by the Justice Department under the False Claims Act for $10.5 million. The U.S. Postal Service contracts with Delta (and other airlines) to take control of U.S. mail at several U.S. or international locations,...
Jul 7, 2022 | False Claims Act
The federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) prohibits any person from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment to the federal government. The FCA prohibits any person from knowingly making, using, or causing to be made or...
Jul 7, 2022 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that Reliance Medical Systems LLC, along with its owners and two physician-owned distributorships (PODs), have agreed to pay $1 million to settle a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit after the first day of trial. It is alleged that the defendants...
Jun 28, 2022 | Election Law
Redistricting after the 2020 Census in many instances led to upheaval and litigation. That certainly has been the case for Patty Durand, who is running for a seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), a state commission which oversees and regulates public...
Jun 28, 2022 | False Claims Act
The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the Polansky v. Executive Health Resources Inc., No. 19-3810 (3d Cir. Oct. 28, 2021) matter and is expected to resolve circuit splits on whether the government has authority to dismiss a relator’s qui tam action pursuant to...
Jun 28, 2022 | toxic tort
The Northern District of Georgia announced that Amin Ali, the owner of Goldstar Investment Group LLC, 7 Days Property Management Inc., and Rock Springs Farming LLC, has pleaded guilty to disposal of hazardous waste without a permit. According to court documents, in...
