Jan 25, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ just announced that Silver Lake Hospital and its investors will pay over $30,000,000 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act (FDCPA). Silver Lake is a New Jersey based long-term care...
Jan 16, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced Atlantic Home Health Care LLC (AHH) has agreed to pay $9,990,944 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA). AHH’s former Corporate Administrator and Director of Human Resource Administration and Management, Tonya Cass, initially...
Nov 20, 2023 | False Claims Act
Chilivis Grubman attorneys often remind readers that the False Claims Act (FCA) is not limited to any single industry. Any company or individual submitting claims for payment to the federal government faces the threat of FCA liability if those claims turn out to be...
Nov 6, 2023 | False Claims Act
The False Claims Act (“FCA”) is a powerful enforcement tool for the U.S. Government. Amongst other prohibitions, the FCA prohibits any person from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment to the federal government. ...
Oct 10, 2023 | False Claims Act, White Collar Crime
COVID relief fund fraud has been a focus of the Department of Justice since the various programs’ inception. Since the CARES Act was signed into law, CG attorneys have warned about heightened enforcement efforts. CG attorneys wrote about the increased risk of...
Sep 18, 2023 | False Claims Act
The DOJ just announced that physical therapist, Nelly Anderson, was convicted by a Florida jury for conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay health care kickbacks and two counts of paying kickbacks in connection with a federal health care program. Anderson was...