Dec 20, 2021 | Government Investigations
Chilivis Grubman attorneys frequently discuss the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) and how it is a powerful tool used by the federal government to combat fraud. The government routinely collects over a billion dollars annually in settlements and judgments from FCA...
Dec 8, 2021 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
On November 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Thomas Wilburn Shoemaker was sentenced in the Southern District of Mississippi to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution and forfeit assets traced to gains from his role in a...
Dec 8, 2021 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
On December 3, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that a federal jury convicted Peter Bolos for his role in a telemedicine pharmacy fraud scheme. After a month-long trial, Mr. Bolos was convicted of “22 counts of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit...
Nov 2, 2021 | Government Investigations
On November 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that WeCare Pharmacy, LLC, in Tampa Bay, Florida, would permanently close and some of its employees would be permanently banned from owning, managing, or operating a pharmacy. WeCare Pharmacy, its...
Oct 29, 2021 | Government Investigations
On October 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a settlement agreement with two pain management physicians relating to medically unnecessary urine drug testing. According to the government, the settlement stems from a False Claim Act (“FCA”)...
Oct 25, 2021 | DOJ, Government Investigations, Health Care
On October 19, the Department of Justice announced that it had issued its Annual Report to Congress on its Activities to Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse. The Report begins with a quote from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, which reads in part, “The COVID-19 pandemic...
