Dec 10, 2024 | Commercial Payor Audits, Health Care, Housing Development Law, Open Records Act, Overpayment Appeals, Public Corruption, Special Use Permit Filing, Strategic Land Use, Tax Fraud
On December 6, the Department of Justice announced that a federal court ordered Elk Pharmacy Inc., a pharmacy in Elkin, North Carolina, to pay a $500,000 penalty and comply with an injunction to prevent the unlawful dispensing of controlled substances. The injunction...
Nov 13, 2024 | Health Care
Dr. Tony Jacob, a Texas-based optometrist, has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act. The settlement, announced on November 1 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas, addresses claims that Dr....
Nov 11, 2024 | Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
When the Affordable Care Act was passed and signed into law by President Obama in 2010, one of its provisions required Medicare providers and suppliers to report and refund Medicare overpayments within 60 days of “identifying” such an overpayment. Violating this...
Nov 8, 2024 | Health Care, Health Care Fraud
The DOJ announced that Adnan S. Khan, M.D., a New England doctor, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to illegally distribute controlled substances. Khan now faces up to 10 years in prison after admitting to illegal distributing controlled substances through...
Oct 22, 2024 | Health Care
The DOJ announced that a Wisconsin federal jury has indicted Lakia Jackson, former owner of We Care Services, for her role in an alleged health care fraud and kickback scheme related to prenatal and childcare services provided to low-income women. According to DOJ,...
Oct 14, 2024 | False Claims Act, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
On October 10, 2024, the DOJ announced that Teva Pharmaceuticals had agreed to pay $450 million to resolve two matters, one of which was the result of an investigation conducted pursuant to the False Claims Act (FCA). According to the DOJ, the settlement encompasses...
