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 | Government Investigations
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have written about complying with relief programs enacted to help tackle the financial strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. CG attorneys have also monitored and written about the government’s efforts to combat fraud against the CARES Act...
Jun 22, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, Employment Law
The past 18 months have been particularly challenging for employers navigating the pandemic, and as more employees get vaccinated and return to work in-person, the challenges will continue. While the vaccine roll-out is promising for a return to normalcy, employers...
May 24, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law
On May 17, 2021, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland released a memo announcing the establishment of a COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (“COVID-19 Task Force”). Continuing the government’s collaboration with interagency partners, the COVID-19 Task Force invited...
Apr 14, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, DOJ, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On April 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release regarding a Colorado physician who is accused of stealing nearly $300,000 from three COVID-19 relief programs – the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program (“AAPP”), the Provider Relief Fund...
