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Catch of the Week: The Boeing Company

Posted 10/2/23

This week's Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to the Boeing Company. Yesterday (September 28), DOJ announced the Virginia-based aircraft maker agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act in connection with its Navy contracts to manufacture the V-22 Osprey military aircraft. According to the government, for more than ten years Boeing violated contractual...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

Nurse Practitioner Convicted in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Posted 09/28/23

In a landmark healthcare fraud case, a federal jury in Miami has convicted a nurse practitioner $200 million for her central role in a massive Medicare fraud scheme in which she conspired with telemarketing companies to submit false claims for unnecessary genetic testing and medical equipment. Evidence presented during trial outlined the scheme: telemarketers targeted Medicare beneficiaries, and pressured them to...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Lack of Medical Necessity, Medical Devices and DME, Medicare,

Catch of the Week: Gramercy Cardiac Diagnostic Services

Posted 09/26/23

businessmen shaking hands and other placing money in others pocket

This week's Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to Gramercy Cardiac Diagnostic Services and its owner Klaus Peter Rentrop. Gramercy provides cardiac diagnostic imaging services, previously operating out of four offices in New York City. On Monday (September 18), the DOJ announced Rentrop and Gramercy will pay $6.5 million for violating the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute through their...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Provider Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

GAO Highlights Massive Fraud of Government Funds for Unemployment Insurance During COVID Pandemic

Posted 09/14/23

On September 12, 2023, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report estimating between $100 billion and $135 billion in unemployment insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic (from April 2020 to May 2023). This represents roughly 11-15% of the total unemployment insurance benefits paid during the pandemic, or as the Washington Post put it, the GAO “found the theft encompassed...

Tagged in: COVID-19, FCA Federal,

Catch of the Week: Lincare Holdings

Posted 08/31/23

This week's Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to Florida-based Lincare Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the German chemical corporation Linde plc. On Monday (August 28), the DOJ announced that the company agreed to pay $29 million to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act by overbilling Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans for oxygen equipment. Lincare provides oxygen...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Medicare, Whistleblower Case,

Military Contractors Get Prison Sentence for Bid Rigging Scheme

Posted 08/30/23

Military Personnel and Businessman Shaking Hands

Two military contractors were recently sentenced to prison time for bid-rigging violations, which the government said involved more than $17 million in government dollars, according to a DOJ press release. This is the latest in the broader crackdown by the DOJ’s “Procurement Collusion Strike Force,” a joint effort to combat antitrust violations and government fraud. Bid rigging is when two or more...

Tagged in: Antitrust Enforcement, Bribery and Bid-Rigging, Criminal Proceedings, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud,

In Service of Justice – The Importance of Whistleblowers

Posted 08/30/23

Whistleblowing takes courage. Whistleblower matters also require patience to file and wait, often several years, to see if the government will intervene and then pursue a matter. There is rarely much transparency, so the whistleblower remains somewhat in the dark and can feel a lack of control. Retaliation for speaking up in the workplace is a significant concern. Yet the interests of justice are served by those...

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, Reporting to Government, Whistleblower Case,

DOJ Smackdown of COVID-19 Fraud

Posted 08/25/23

On Wednesday (August 23), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced significant progress in its ongoing effort to combat COVID-19 fraud. The agency reported a nationwide, coordinated three-month sweep resulting in more than 700 enforcement actions involving hundreds of defendants, covering more than $800 million in alleged COVID-19 fraud. According to the government, these actions largely involved going after...

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, COVID-19, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Whistleblower Eligibility,

Catch of the Week: Booz Allen Hamilton

Posted 07/24/23

Businessman Giving Contract to Person to Sign

This week's catch of the week goes to Virginia-based military contractor Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation. On Friday (July 21), the company agreed to pay the United States a whopping $377 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by billing the government for costs unrelated to its government contracts. Government contractors may only charge the government for costs directly related to a...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

District Court Rules that Broad Measure of Damages Applies in False Claims Act Case, Greatly Increasing Defendants’ Exposure

Posted 07/21/23

Several aspects of the federal False Claims Act incentivize the government and relators to bring fraud claims to recover damages to the government. In addition to awarding relators typically between 15% and 30% of the proceeds of the action or settlement; awarding reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs; and applying statutory penalties for each false claim submitted; the act also provides for treble...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, Court Decision, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud,

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Catch of the Week: The Boeing Company

Nurse Practitioner Convicted in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Catch of the Week: Gramercy Cardiac Diagnostic Services

GAO Highlights Massive Fraud of Government Funds for Unemployment Insurance During COVID Pandemic

Catch of the Week: Lincare Holdings

Military Contractors Get Prison Sentence for Bid Rigging Scheme

In Service of Justice – The Importance of Whistleblowers

DOJ Smackdown of COVID-19 Fraud

Catch of the Week: Booz Allen Hamilton

District Court Rules that Broad Measure of Damages Applies in False Claims Act Case, Greatly Increasing Defendants’ Exposure

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