Jun 15, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations, PPP Investigations, White Collar Crime
On Friday, June 13, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that German-based audio solutions company d&b audiotechnik had agreed to pay over $2.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by obtaining a Payroll Protection...
Jun 15, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Government Contract, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On Friday, June 13, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Otis Elevator Company agreed to pay over $600,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by invoicing the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for services that were not...
Apr 29, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations
Although the majority of False Claims Act cases involve the healthcare industry, it is important to remember that the FCA is industry-agnostic; if you are doing business with the government, you are subject to its prohibitions. A Minnesota-based asphalt contractor...
Mar 12, 2025 | DOJ, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
On March 10, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that two owners of a Florida-based clinical research facility pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with asthma drug trials. According to the DOJ, Angela...
Mar 11, 2025 | DOJ, federal investigations, Federal Tax Investigations, Fraud Investigations, White Collar Crime
The DOJ has announced its largest forfeiture in the history of the Department of Justice’s Health Care Fraud Unit. A Texas pharmacist, Dehshid “David” Nourian, has been sentenced to over 17 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $405 million in assets for...
Feb 10, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract, Government Investigations
On January 31, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14173, entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (“EO”). The stated purpose of the EO “is to ensure that [the federal government enforces civil rights laws] by...
