Jun 24, 2024 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract, Government Investigations
On June 21, the Department of Justice’s Civil Division, along with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that two Lockheed Martin wholly-owned subsidiaries — Sikorsky Support Services and Derco Aerospace...
Jun 20, 2024 | Cyber Law, Data Breach, False Claims Act, Government Contract, Government Investigations
On June 17, the Department of Justice announced that two government contractors agreed to pay a combined $11.3 Million under the False Claims Act for failing to implement certain safeguards to meet cybersecurity requirements contained in their government contracts....
Jun 13, 2024 | False Claims Act
Richard Hall, former owner of Rxpress Pharmacy and Xpress Compounding, was sentenced to four years and four months in prison for his role in an illegal kickback scheme that involved the submission of false claims to TRICARE and the U.S. Department of Labor, which...
Jun 5, 2024 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
The Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) has long been one of the federal government’s most powerful tools when it comes to healthcare fraud and abuse. Not only is the AKS a felony statute, imposing a sentence of up to ten years in prison per violation, but a violation of...
Jun 3, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that Daniel Hurt, owner and/or operator of Fountain Health Services LLC, Verify Health, Landmark Diagnostics LLC, First Choice Laboratory LLC, and Sonoran Desert Pathology Associates LLC, will pay $27 million to resolve allegations of violating the...
May 17, 2024 | False Claims Act
The Department of Justice filed a complaint against Study Across the Pond, LLC and its principal, John Borhaug, (“SAPT”) for allegedly violating the False Claims Act (“FCA”). While we typically hear about FCA violations in the health care space, the DOJ is alleging...
