Mar 9, 2021 | SEC Investigations
In a press release on March 5, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it had charged AT&T and three of its executives with violations of Regulation FD. Regulation FD was first promulgated by the SEC in 2000 in order to curtail...
Mar 5, 2021 | False Claims Act
On February 22, 2021, the United States Supreme Court declined to resolve a circuit split regarding the definition of “falsity” in False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases. In November 2020, CG attorneys wrote about the United States Supreme Court potentially hearing the cases...
Mar 4, 2021 | False Claims Act
A young woman in Austin, Texas sends a letter home to her mother in the U.K. A man mails a package to his family in Colombia. A small business owner ships a product to an online customer in South Korea. They all used the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) to...
Mar 4, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, Government Investigations, Health Care
On February 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced the resolution of three complaints alleging that MedStar Health Hospitals (“MedStar”) refused disabled patients access to support persons. According to HHS Office of Civil Rights...
Feb 26, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, Fraud Investigations, White Collar Crime
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) continues to go after anyone who misuses CARES Act funds. Created to address the financial strain the COVID-19 pandemic forced on individuals and businesses alike, the CARES Act has also become the target of fraudsters and scammers...
Feb 23, 2021 | White Collar Crime
Among the most common white-collar crimes prosecuted by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) are Ponzi schemes. An “investor” uses false promises and creates unfounded expectations to entice others to entrust him with their money – their paycheck, their tax return, and...
Feb 23, 2021 | False Claims Act
The False Claims Act (“FCA”) remains a powerful enforcement tool for the government. As CG attorneys previously reported, the federal government secured over $2.2 billion in settlements and judgments from FCA cases brought against companies and individuals in 2020...
Feb 18, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law
Last year, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Georgia General Assembly passed legislation protecting healthcare providers and businesses in the state from lawsuits by customers or employees who blame them for contracting COVID-19. (Read our previous alert...
Feb 17, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Medicare and Medicaid, White Collar Crime
On February 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the first criminal charges for the misappropriation of funds designated for medical providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the press release, Ms. Amina Abbas owned a home health...
