Oct 29, 2021 | White Collar Crime
On October 18, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had charged Frank Rafaraci, CEO of defense contractor Multinational Logistics Services (MLS), with bribery in connection with a scheme involving bribery, fraud, and money laundering. MLS services U.S....
Oct 29, 2021 | Health Care, White Collar Crime
On October 7, 2021, The United Stated Attorney’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, and the New York Police Department announced the unsealing of an indictment, charging 18 former NBA players of a multi-million-dollar health insurance fraud scheme. The...
Oct 25, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, White Collar Crime
On October 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that former NFL player, Kenbrell Thompkins, pled guilty to fraud, including COVID-19 relief-related fraud. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law in...
Sep 22, 2021 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid, White Collar Crime
On September 17, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the execution of another nationwide enforcement action targeting healthcare fraud. The enforcement action marks the second year that the DOJ has announced a nationwide takedown. Last year, CG attorneys...
Jul 22, 2021 | White Collar Crime
On July 14, the Department of Justice announced the arrest of a homeopathic doctor in Napa, California who had allegedly been providing fake COVID-19 immunizations and falsifying vaccine cards. Rather than provide one of the select FDA-authorized vaccines to patients...
Jul 15, 2021 | White Collar Crime
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 (“FDCA”) is one of the most far-reaching federal statutes in the United States. Among other things, the FDCA gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (”FDA”) the authority to oversee the safety of food, drugs,...
