Nov 8, 2024 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On November 8, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued a permanent injunction against Miami tax preparers Niclas Pierre and Elius Bessard, barring them and their businesses from tax preparation...
Sep 11, 2024 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On September 6, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a federal jury convicted four pharmacy owners—Raef Hamaed of Maricopa County, Arizona; Kindy Ghussin of Greene County, Ohio; Ali Abdelrazzaq of Macomb County, Michigan; and Tarek Fakhuri of Windsor,...
Sep 11, 2024 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On September 6, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a federal jury convicted four pharmacy owners—Raef Hamaed of Maricopa County, Arizona; Kindy Ghussin of Greene County, Ohio; Ali Abdelrazzaq of Macomb County, Michigan; and Tarek Fakhuri of Windsor,...
Jun 25, 2024 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
The False Claims Act, with its threat of treble damages and astronomical per-claim penalties, may not have been designed to punish substandard medical care, but as a recent $15 million FCA settlement demonstrates, the line between substandard medical care and...
Jun 25, 2024 | Criminal Matters, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
On June 24, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sentencing of two pharmacy owners in a case involving allegations of false claims submitted to Medicare and subsequent money laundering. Peter Khaim, 44, and his brother Arkadiy Khaimov, 41, both from Forest...
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...
