May 10, 2023 | Fraud Investigations
Return preparer fraud is one of the IRS’ Dirty Dozen Tax Scams, and the government continues in its efforts to eradicate it as such. Last year, Assistant Attorney General David A. Hubbert advised “taxpayers seeking a return preparer should remain vigilant.” The...
Apr 4, 2023 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
Karen Sarkisyan, Gayk Akhsharumov, and Babken Chalkadryan, of San Gabriel Hospice & Palliative Care Inc. (“San Gabriel”), were each previously charged in the U.S Central District Court of California with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to...
Dec 14, 2022 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
The DOJ just announced that Paul Andrecola, a New Jersey business owner, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for selling $2.7 million worth of unregistered pesticides. Andrecola was previously charged with one count of knowingly distributing or selling an unregistered...
Nov 22, 2022 | Fraud Investigations
On Friday, November 18, 2022, a North Carolina federal jury found Michael Mandel Baldwin guilty of securities fraud and wire fraud. Baldwin, a 53-year old Virginia-based pastor, was found to have fraudulently coaxed investors into giving him money for a purported...
Nov 22, 2022 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract, Government Investigations
In fiscal year 2021, just under 90% of the government’s False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries came from within the healthcare industry. The year prior, that figure was a bit lower, but still over 83%. It is safe to say, then, that the “vast majority” of FCA...
Nov 15, 2022 | Fraud Investigations
Chilivis Grubman previously reported the conviction of Theranos’ Founder, Elizabeth Holmes. Holmes was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud investors and three counts of wire fraud. Holmes is now asking the Court for leniency in light of her upcoming...
