Jan 31, 2023 | Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that 25 defendants have been charged with selling fake nursing degrees and transcripts from three accredited Florida-based nursing schools. All defendants face up to 20 years in prison after being charged with varying counts of conspiracy to commit...
Jan 31, 2023 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
Mark Sorensen was found guilty, by a federal jury, of one count of conspiracy and three counts of payment of illegal kickbacks. Sorensen, along with 52 additional individuals, was indicted in September 2019 as part of a Midwest health care fraud enforcement action....
Jan 10, 2023 | False Claims Act, Health Care Fraud
The DOJ announced that John Grisham, Rob Wilburn, and Richard Speights were charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay and receive health care kickbacks and bribes. The Defendants, and their co-conspirators, allegedly submitted at least $107...
Dec 2, 2022 | Criminal Matters, Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
On November 30, 2022, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a significant decision affecting sentencing in white collar crime cases. In United States v. Banks, the defendant was convicted on fraud and other related charges. As alleged by the government, the...
Nov 15, 2022 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Late last week, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced that a Connecticut physician and physician practice agreed to pay more than $2.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting...
Nov 9, 2022 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On Friday, November 4, 2022, less than one week into a scheduled three-week trial, the attorneys at Chilivis Grubman, along with esteemed co-counsel, settled a lawsuit brought by Rebecca Hockaday (“Hockaday”) against firm client Athens Orthopedic Clinic (“AOC”),...
