Feb 4, 2025 | Health Care, Health Care Fraud
In a recent case, Petros Fichidzhyan, a 43-year-old man from Granada Hills, California, has pleaded guilty to charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering in connection with a fraudulent scheme that deceived Medicare out of more than...
Jan 31, 2025 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced that it had indicted the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC) with healthcare fraud and conspiracy in relation to unnecessary gynecological and other procedures performed by one of its employed physicians....
Jan 23, 2025 | Health Care, Healthcare Transactions
On January 17, the Department of Justice announced that BioReference Health LLC, formerly known as BioReference Laboratories Inc., and its parent company, OPKO Health Inc., agreed to pay $704,349 to resolve allegations brought under the False Claims Act. The...
Jan 14, 2025 | Administrative Law, False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Late last year, President Biden signed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2025. This alone is not newsworthy, as this has happened every year since the NDAA was introduced in 1961. Generally speaking, the NDAA governs Department of...
Jan 13, 2025 | Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare (CRH) in Chesapeake, Virginia, has recently been indicted on charges of healthcare fraud, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., and interference with government functions. The indictment involves Dr. Javaid Perwaiz, a prominent doctor who had...
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...
