Nov 28, 2022 | White Collar Crime
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Montenegro extradited Richard Ayvazyan and his wife, Marietta Terabelian, to the U.S. to serve multi-year prison sentences for conspiring to defraud COVID-19 relief programs. According to the DOJ, Mr. Ayvazyan and...
Nov 28, 2022 | Government Contract, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On Monday, November 28, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Percoco v. United States, a case involving the “honest-services fraud statute” and whether a private citizen can be convicted for bribery and fraud. The case involves a former New York state...
Nov 22, 2022 | White Collar Crime
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have discussed the CARES Act and the government’s enforcement efforts related to abuses of the CARES Act. The CARES Act remains significant legislation designed to provide, through various programs and funding, relief to businesses and...
Nov 16, 2022 | White Collar Crime
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have discussed the CARES Act and the government’s enforcement efforts related to abuses of the CARES Act. The CARES Act remains significant legislation designed to provide through various programs and funding, relief to businesses and...
Nov 15, 2022 | White Collar Crime
On November 9, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned an indictment charging an Indian national for an $8 million Covid-19 relief fraud scheme. According to the indictment, Abhishek Krishnan fraudulently obtained...
Nov 1, 2022 | White Collar Crime
On October 27, the Department of Justice announced Kenneth Barngrover, M.D., and his practice, Southeast Regional Pain Center (SRPC), in Columbus, Georgia, will pay $1,000,000 in civil penalties. Barngrover operated a worker’s compensation pharmacy out of SRPC offices...
