Sep 29, 2022 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On September 26, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that pharmaceutical giant Biogen, Inc. agreed to pay $900 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by paying prescribing physicians kickbacks in exchange for prescribing...
Sep 5, 2022 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On September 5, 2022, United States District Judge Aileen Cannon, of the Southern District of Florida, issued an Order granting in part former president Donald Trump’s “Motion for Judicial Oversight and Additional Relief.” In that motion, President Trump asked that...
Aug 31, 2022 | Government Investigations
The DOJ just announced that John F. Cochcroft, of South Carolina, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison after previously pleading guilty to one count of introduction of a new drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead and one count...
Aug 8, 2022 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations
Biogen IDEC, Inc., a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company, agreed to pay $900 million to resolve alleged violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and False Claims Act (FCA). The agreement was made days before the trial – which was...
Jul 21, 2022 | Government Investigations
For several years, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced a large nationwide enforcement action or take down involving alleged health care fraud. These enforcement actions often involve coordination between federal, state, and local government agencies across...
Jul 14, 2022 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On July 7, 2022, a jury convicted ex-Theranos COO, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, of two counts of conspiracy and 10 counts of fraud for defrauding investors and paying patients with false claims relating to the blood-testing technology start-up. This conviction follows the...
