Jun 15, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Government Contract, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On Friday, June 13, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Otis Elevator Company agreed to pay over $600,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by invoicing the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for services that were not...
May 22, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On May 22, 2025, the Department of Justice announced that Utah-based defense contractor L3 Technologies had agreed to pay $62 million to resolve allegations that one of its subsidiaries violated the False Claims Act (FCA), as well as the Truth in Negotiations Act, by...
May 20, 2025 | False Claims Act, Government Contract, Government Investigations
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) has been used since the Civil War to punish government contractors who submit false or fraudulent claims for payment to government agencies. The typical FCA case involves a physician submitting false claims for reimbursement to...
May 19, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
On May 16, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that it had reached a False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with Florida-based ophthalmology practice Gulfcoast Eye Care. The government alleged that Gulfcoast...
May 13, 2025 | Criminal Matters, DOJ, Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
On May 12, 2025, Matthew Galeotti, who heads the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) criminal division, released a memo addressed to all criminal division personnel entitled “Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White-Collar Crime.”...
