Nov 20, 2020 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Medicare and Medicaid
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) imposes liability for treble damages and civil penalties on “any person who [among other things] … knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment” to the federal government or who...
Nov 11, 2020 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
A chain of charter schools based in Chicago has agreed to pay a $4.5 million civil fine to close a federal corruption investigation that first came into public view in June 2014. In its statement announcing the settlement, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) accused...
Oct 13, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, False Claims Act
On October 8, 2020, New York City (“NYC”) filed a lawsuit against several South Florida entities and individuals (“South Florida defendants”) and a Chinese company for allegedly failing to procure ventilators which were promised during the peak of the city’s battle...
Oct 12, 2020 | False Claims Act
The False Claims Act (“FCA”) was enacted in 1863 as a tool to deter fraud against the government. The FCA prohibits presenting to the government a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval. Congress strengthened the FCA in 1986 when it amended the qui tam...
Oct 6, 2020 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations
On September 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a press release regarding a nationwide enforcement action involving 345 defendants allegedly responsible for submitting more than $6 billion in fraudulent healthcare claims. According to the DOJ,...
Sep 11, 2020 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations
Even throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal False Claims Act (FCA) has remained one of the federal government’s top tools to investigate and punish alleged fraud, waste, and abuse in relation to federal programs, particularly federal healthcare programs. In...
