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,...
Jul 2, 2021 | SEC Investigations, White Collar Crime
President Joe Biden stated in his inaugural address, “We can make America, once again, the leading force for good in the world.” Fighting corruption, both domestically and internationally, has been a focus of the Biden administration in its first year in office. The...
May 3, 2021 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, White Collar Crime
In 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced “Operation Brace Yourself,” which resulted in charges against 24 criminal defendants and adverse administrative actions against 130 DME companies. Operation Brace Yourself was a nationwide scheme related to...
