Oct 15, 2024 | False Claims Act
On October 15, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Allstar Health Providers Inc., a California-based home health agency, and its owner, Maria Chua, agreed to pay $399,990 to resolve allegations of improperly receiving and retaining multiple Paycheck...
Oct 14, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced home health agency, Allstar Health Providers Inc., will pay $399,990 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan rules. This matter was initiated under the qui tam...
Sep 3, 2024 | False Claims Act
The COVID-19 pandemic was declared to have ended in May 2023 but prosecution of fraud stemming from the global crisis remains active. The DOJ announced that Roy L. Layne, of Arizona, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing a false claim related to COVID-19 relief....
Aug 22, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that West Coast Dental Administrative Services LLC and its owners/founders, Drs. Soleyman Cohen-Sedgh, Farid Pakravan, and Farhad Manavi (West Coast Dental), have paid $6.3 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA) by...
Aug 18, 2024 | False Claims Act, PPP Investigations
On August 15, 2024, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that a Calabasas-based law firm, The Bloom Firm, and two members of the firm’s senior management, had agreed to pay $274,000 to settle allegations that...