Feb 10, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract, Government Investigations
On January 31, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14173, entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (“EO”). The stated purpose of the EO “is to ensure that [the federal government enforces civil rights laws] by...
Feb 2, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
On February 1, 2025, President Trump announced the imposition of substantial tariffs on goods imported from Canada, Mexico, and China. These tariffs are likely to come with an increase in customs enforcement, with customs officials ensuring that incoming goods are...
Jan 31, 2025 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced that it had indicted the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC) with healthcare fraud and conspiracy in relation to unnecessary gynecological and other procedures performed by one of its employed physicians....
Jan 14, 2025 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On January 13, the Department of Justice announced that Timothy Agnew, the owner of Red Hill Construction (RHC) in Hillsville, Virginia, pleaded guilty to filing tax returns that did not fully report income earned through his construction company. According to court...
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,...
