May 24, 2024 | Health Care Fraud
The DOJ announced that Vladislav Kotlya was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for mail fraud. Kotlya previously pleaded guilty to mail fraud related to his $1.9 million baby formula scheme, a portion of which took place during the national baby formula...
May 24, 2024 | Health Care, Health Care Fraud
NBA champion Glen Davis, known for his contributions to the Boston Celtics’ 2008 championship team, has been convicted for his involvement in a scheme to defraud the NBA Players’ Health and Benefit Welfare Plan. Davis was recently sentenced to 40 months in prison and...
May 13, 2024 | False Claims Act, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Baptist Health System, a Florida-based hospital system, agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by offering improper discounts to federal health care...
May 8, 2024 | Criminal Matters, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
On May 2nd, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that an opioid manufacturer was ordered to pay $1.086 billion in criminal fines and an additional $450 million in criminal forfeiture for violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. This marks the...
May 7, 2024 | Health Care Fraud
The DOJ announced that Adarsh Gupta, a New Jersey doctor, was convicted of three counts of health care fraud and two counts of false statements relating to health care matters for causing the submission of over $5.4 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Dr. Gupta...
Apr 16, 2024 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On April 11, the Department of Justice announced the sentencing of Daphne Jenkins, a nurse practitioner from Virginia, in a federal court in Boston. The case involved a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme related to durable medical equipment (DME), including...
