Oct 7, 2024 | False Claims Act
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has been sentenced to nine years in prison for her role in an election data scheme following the 2020 presidential election. Peters gained national attention as a prominent figure in the election denial movement after the 2020...
Sep 25, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that former mortgage lender, James B. Nutter & Company (“Nutter”), has agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act. The government alleged that Nutter violated the FCA by submitting false statements and...
Sep 17, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that Casey Mahoney, of Los Angeles, California, has been convicted by a federal jury of one count of conspiracy to solicit, receive, pay, or offer illegal remunerations for patient referrals, seven counts of illegal remunerations for patient...
Sep 15, 2024 | DOJ, False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
Late last week, the Department of Justice announced that Walgreen had agreed to pay over $106 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed. According to the...
Sep 9, 2024 | False Claims Act, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
Late last month, the DOJ announced that St. Peter’s Health agreed to pay $10.8M to settle False Claims Act allegations. The settlement resolves claims that the organization submitted inaccurate information to federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and...
Sep 3, 2024 | False Claims Act
The COVID-19 pandemic was declared to have ended in May 2023 but prosecution of fraud stemming from the global crisis remains active. The DOJ announced that Roy L. Layne, of Arizona, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing a false claim related to COVID-19 relief....
