May 17, 2023 | White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that Kelly McCallum pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances and one count of health care fraud. McCallum was an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) operating Convenient Care Clinic in Dyersburg, Tennessee....
May 10, 2023 | White Collar Crime
In September 2022, Chilivis Grubman attorneys discussed how Medicare revocation can create a dire situation for providers, and how some providers try to skirt the revocation restrictions. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Dr. Kenneth Mitchell is one such...
May 3, 2023 | White Collar Crime
On April 28, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Qasim Khan of Milwaukee, Wisconsin pleaded guilty to willfully filing a false tax return. Khan is a businessman who helped secure international business deals for his clients. According to the DOJ, Khan owned and...
Apr 28, 2023 | White Collar Crime
In 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced “Operation Brace Yourself,” which included charges against 24 criminal defendants related to dispensing orthotic braces using telemedicine that resulted in an estimated $1.5 billion in cost avoidance, according to the...
Apr 19, 2023 | White Collar Crime
On Thursday, April 13, 2023, nine co-conspirators were sentenced to various prison terms for their respective roles in a fraud scheme in which they submitted false claims to Tricare and the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. John Cruise and his wife, LaShonia...
Mar 8, 2023 | White Collar Crime
On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the first insider trading prosecution based exclusively on Rule 10b5-1 Trading plans. As stated plainly in a Harvard Law School post, “Rule 10b5-1 plans are passive investment schemes (plan holders relinquish...
