Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Cyber Law, False Claims Act, General, Health Care
According to a press release by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), numerous fraud schemes have developed related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a March 16 memo to U.S. attorneys, Attorney General William Barr directed the DOJ to “remain vigilant in detecting,...
Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Employment Law, General, Health Care
On March 19, 2020, the EEOC issued updated guidance on pandemic preparedness to provide guidance related to COVID-19 and its effect on Titles I and V of the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act. Importantly, the EEOC notes...
Mar 18, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care, HIPAA
Trump Administration Loosens Telehealth and HIPAA Rules to Help Combat COVID-19 Crisis Earlier today, March 17, 2020, the Trump administration announced that, due to the COVID-19 crisis, Medicare providers may now use phone and video conference, including FaceTime and...
Feb 17, 2025 | Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
A federal jury has found a New York doctor guilty of orchestrating a fraudulent scheme that led to the submission of over $24 million in false claims to Medicare. Dr. Alexander Baldonado, 69, of Queens, was convicted for his role in ordering medically unnecessary...
Nov 25, 2024 | PPP Investigations
On November 22, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that an indictment was unsealed in the Northern District of Texas charging Nathan Reis, 45, and Stephanie Hockridge, 41, with orchestrating a plan to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds through the...
