Jan 27, 2022 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations
The False Claims Act is one of the federal government’s most useful tools in rooting out and remedying fraud against the United States by government contractors and healthcare providers. The statutory scheme allows for treble damages and civil penalties against those...
Jan 19, 2022 | False Claims Act, White Collar Crime
Student loans and the impact they have on Americans and the economy have been ever-present in the news for years. Many consider the current student loan system in place in the U.S. university system to be a crisis – one that threatens the economy and American...
Jan 19, 2022 | False Claims Act
Laboratories and the use of patient brokers/recruiters have and continue to be scrutinized by the government. There are no indications that the government’s enforcement efforts will subside. In April 2021, Chilivis Grubman attorneys discussed a patient recruiter...
Dec 29, 2021 | False Claims Act
On December 22, the Department of Justice announced that it had reached a global resolution with Department of Defense housing contractor Balfour Beatty Communities LLC (BBC) resolving claims that BBC had defrauded the United States armed forces. BBC operated...
Dec 20, 2021 | False Claims Act
The False Claims Act (“FCA”) prohibits the submission of a false claim for payment to the United States government, or the making of a false statement to the United States government to get a claim paid by the government. Furthermore, an employee who suffers adverse...
Dec 15, 2021 | False Claims Act, White Collar Crime
On December 8, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that Brandon Ridge had been sentenced to two years in prison for fraudulently obtaining loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). Ridge had previously pled...
