Mar 10, 2022 | COVID-19 Related Law, Fraud Investigations, White Collar Crime
On March 10, the Department of Justice announced the appointment of a chief prosecutor to oversee enforcement efforts stemming from fraud against COVID-19 pandemic relief funds. Associate Deputy Attorney General Kevin Chambers has been named the Director for COVID-19...
Feb 28, 2022 | White Collar Crime
Since 2020, Chilivis Grubman attorneys have monitored and written about indictments, guilty verdicts, and prison sentences related to COVID-19 relief programs. In September 2020, CG attorneys wrote about then Attorney General Bill Barr’s instruction to the DOJ to...
Feb 22, 2022 | White Collar Crime
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sentencing of three men in the Middle District of North Carolina for fraudulently seeking over $2.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) guaranteed by the Small...
Feb 16, 2022 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On February 10, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of ten individuals in connection with an alleged $300 million healthcare fraud scheme. The defendants are alleged to have participated in a conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and pay and receive...
Jan 19, 2022 | False Claims Act, White Collar Crime
Student loans and the impact they have on Americans and the economy have been ever-present in the news for years. Many consider the current student loan system in place in the U.S. university system to be a crisis – one that threatens the economy and American...
Jan 11, 2022 | White Collar Crime
On January 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of Dr. Anita L. Jackson. The indictment primarily relates to the provision of balloon sinuplasty. According to Johns Hopkins, balloon sinuplasty is a minimally invasive treatment for chronic...
