Jan 17, 2023 | False Claims Act
On January 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal judge sentenced Florida doctor, Michael Ligotti, to 20 years in prison for his role in a multi-year healthcare fraud scheme that took place from 2011 to 2020. Dr. Ligotti also surrendered his...
Jan 10, 2023 | False Claims Act, Health Care Fraud
The DOJ announced that John Grisham, Rob Wilburn, and Richard Speights were charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay and receive health care kickbacks and bribes. The Defendants, and their co-conspirators, allegedly submitted at least $107...
Jan 6, 2023 | False Claims Act
The DOJ just announced that medical device companies Jet Medical Inc. (Jet), Medical Components Inc. (MedComp), and Martech Medical Products Inc. (Martech) agreed to pay $545,133 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA) by distributing misbranded...
Dec 14, 2022 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that Hua Huang, an employee of NY Elm Pharmacy Inc., and Huiling Wu, owner and employee of 888 Pharmacy Inc., were arrested for their roles in several schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. Huang and Wu are alleged to have paid illegal kickbacks...
Nov 28, 2022 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that a federal jury convicted Rhonda Sutton, an unlicensed medical assistant, for conspiracy to commit health care fraud. According to evidence presented at trial, Sutton conspired to certify Medicare beneficiaries for illegitimate home health...
Nov 22, 2022 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that Wise Services Inc. (Wise), an Ohio subcontractor serving the oil and gas industry, agreed to pay $302,500 to resolve allegations of causing fraudulent invoices to be submitted to the Department of Energy (DOE). It was alleged that Wise submitted...
