Apr 27, 2022 | COVID-19 Related Law, False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care
In May of 2021, the Department of Justice established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to investigate claims of fraud against COVID-19 relief programs. In March of 2022, the Department announced the appointment of Associate Deputy Attorney General Kevin...
Apr 12, 2022 | Government Investigations
Since the CARES Act was enacted, Chilivis Grubman has reported on government efforts to curtail fraud related to COVID-19 relief funds provided by the CARES Act. Between 2020 and the early parts of 2021, the government frequently reported on its investigations...
Feb 16, 2022 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On February 10, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of ten individuals in connection with an alleged $300 million healthcare fraud scheme. The defendants are alleged to have participated in a conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and pay and receive...
Jan 31, 2022 | Government Investigations
On January 26, the Department of Justice announced that Tal Prihar, an Israeli national residing in Brazil, was sentenced to 97 months in prison for operating DeepDotWeb (“DDW”). DDW was a news site dedicated to events surrounding the dark web, but also connected...
Jan 25, 2022 | Government Investigations
In September 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the conviction of Mark Daniel Allen. According to the press release, Mr. Allen was a nurse practitioner and owner of Volunteer Family Medical, a clinic in Manchester, Tennessee. According to court...
Dec 29, 2021 | Government Investigations
Since COVID-19, telehealth/telemedicine has experienced significant growth, largely due to its expansions and waivers. Specifically, CMS temporarily waived some requirements that providers typically must follow to bill for telehealth services (e.g., the requirement...
