Apr 27, 2022 | COVID-19 Related Law, False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care
In May of 2021, the Department of Justice established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to investigate claims of fraud against COVID-19 relief programs. In March of 2022, the Department announced the appointment of Associate Deputy Attorney General Kevin...
Apr 20, 2022 | False Claims Act, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
The Department of Justice announced that Dr. Vinay Malviya, a Michigan gynecologic oncologist, agreed to pay $775,000 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act. Specifically, it was alleged that Dr. Malviya performed radical and modified radical...
Apr 5, 2022 | Health Care, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
On April 1, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a Missouri based non-profit, Preferred Family Healthcare (“PFH”), admitted to the misuse and misappropriation of federal funds designated for healthcare services. PFH received most of its funding from...
Mar 30, 2022 | Health Care
On March 24, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that James Pierre, a doctor in Houston, was convicted for unlawfully prescribing more than one million hydrocodone and carisoprodol pills. This opioid combination is widely known as a “Las Vegas Cocktail.” ...
Mar 16, 2022 | Data Breach, Health Care
Protenus, a healthcare compliance analytics company that offers privacy monitoring and drug diversion surveillance technology, has become a reliable source for healthcare and privacy professionals. Since 2016, Protenus has published an annual report, the “Breach...
Dec 13, 2021 | Health Care, White Collar Crime
Since September 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has made several announcements related to former NFL players pleading guilty to defrauding healthcare and COVID-19 relief programs. For example, in September, Chilivis Grubman attorneys discussed former NFL...
