Jun 24, 2024 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
On June 20, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware announced that it filed a civil complaint against a pain management provider, the Center for Interventional Pain and Spine (CIPS) and its principal owner, Dr. Chee Woo. The lawsuit against...
Jun 14, 2024 | Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
On June 13, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the founder and CEO of a California-based telehealth company, as well as the company’s clinical president, were charged in what the feds are calling a fraud worth over $100 million. According to the indictment,...
Jun 5, 2024 | Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us, the regulatory and legal fallout from the pandemic is far from over. Since the COVID public health emergency (PHE) expired in May 2023, various federal agencies, including HHS-OIG and the DOJ, have been investigating...
Jun 5, 2024 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
The Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) has long been one of the federal government’s most powerful tools when it comes to healthcare fraud and abuse. Not only is the AKS a felony statute, imposing a sentence of up to ten years in prison per violation, but a violation of...
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...
