Feb 9, 2024 | DOJ, False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Recently, as I scrolled through my Google News Alert email for “False Claims Act,” one government press release caught my eye. The title – “National Roofing Company Settles PPP Fraud Allegations for $9 Million” – while certainly noteworthy, was not what interested...
Jan 3, 2024 | Health Care Fraud
CG attorneys previously wrote about Armando Herrera pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to introduce adulterated and misbranded drugs into interstate commerce. The DOJ announced that Herrara has been sentenced for his role in the scheme. According to court...
Dec 4, 2023 | Health Care Fraud
According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), on October 11, Mark Wright, the former CEO of a Utah-based medical device company, pleaded guilty in federal court to misdemeanor charges related to the introduction of misbranded and unapproved medical devices into...
Dec 4, 2023 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
Telemedicine remains on the government’s list of enforcement priorities. The DOJ announced that nurse practitioner Daphne Jenkins pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud for her role in a $7.8 million telemedicine scheme. CG attorneys...
Nov 20, 2023 | Health Care Fraud
Shiva Akula, the owner and operator of Canon Healthcare, LLC, was convicted by a Louisiana jury of 23 counts of health care fraud. The jury found that Akula defrauded Medicare by overbilling and manipulating various Common Procedural Terminology (“CPT”) codes....
Oct 25, 2023 | Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that Alisha Richardson, former nursing home scheduler, was charged with seven counts of wire fraud. A Chicago federal jury returned the indictment that could land Richardson in prison for decades. According to the indictment, Richardson was the head...
