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...
Apr 3, 2024 | Health Care Fraud
On March 29, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the conviction of Gayk Akhsharumov, the owner of two California-based hospice companies, along with his biller and consultant, Karen Sarkisyan, for their alleged involvement in activities that the DOJ claims...
Mar 29, 2024 | Health Care Fraud
Ohio pharmacist, Nathanael Thompson, and pharmacy technician, Sanam Ahmad, have been convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and two counts of defrauding Medicaid for their roles in a $2.3 million scheme. Thompson owned four pharmacies in...
