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DOJ Enforcement Actions

					
The Department of Justice is the principal federal agency authorized to enforce the laws and defend the interests of the United States. As such, it oversees the enforcement of the False Claims Act, the foundation of the American whistleblower system, as well as numerous other laws.


The agency traces its origins to the Judiciary Act of 1789 which created the Office of the Attorney General, and the 1870 Act to Establish the Department of Justice, which established the agency as “an executive department of the government of the United States” with the Attorney General as its head.


The agency is comprised of numerous divisions with the Civil Division and in some instances, the Criminal Division, overseeing investigations and prosecutions under the False Claims Act. The U.S. Attorneys Office of the federal district where the False Claims Act case is filed also plays a key role in False Claims Act enforcement.


Below are summaries of recent DOJ settlements or successful resolutions under the False Claims Act as well as other successful prosecutions for fraud and misconduct. If you believe you have information about fraud which could give  rise to a claim for a whistleblower reward, please contact us to speak with one of our experienced whistleblower attorneys.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
November 3, 2022

				 Titan Medical Compliance, LLC, and its chiropractor owner Timothy Warren, have been ordered to pay over $15 million to resolve claims that they falsely marketed auricular electro-acupuncture devices as FDA-approved and Medicare-reimbursable, when in fact they are not.  The judgment against Warren and Titan is the latest in a federal investigation into the improper billing of these non-surgical devices.  USAO EDPA				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medical Devices and DME, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
November 1, 2022

				 Electronic health record technology vendor Modernizing Medicine, Inc. (“ModMed”) has agreed to pay $45 million to resolve allegations, including by its former VP of Product Management, that it both received and provided illegal kickbacks in exchange for referrals.  According to the government and whistleblower Amanda Long, ModMed engaged in schemes with Miraca Life Sciences, Inc. (now known as Inform Diagnostics) to receive kickbacks in exchange for recommending its users for Miraca’s lab services, and to provide its EHR technology free to healthcare providers to entice them to direct lab orders to Miraca and add to ModMed’s user base.  Long will receive about $9 million of the settlement with ModMed. DOJ				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  Electronic Health Records, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Laboratory and IDTF, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
October 31, 2022

				 Felix Amos of Houston, TX will serve 30 months in federal prison and will pay over $21 million in restitution for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme carried out with two other co-defendants. From 2010 to 2015, Amos owned and operated home health companies Dayton Health Bridges, Access Practical Solutions, Advanced Holistic, GetUpandWalk Inc., and Guaranty Home Health Agency. Amos and his co-conspirators submitted false claims to Medicare for patients that did not need or receive services, including deceased or incarcerated persons, and for services not ordered by a physician. USAO SDTX				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Lack of Medical Necessity, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
October 26, 2022

				 Honeywell International Inc. has agreed to pay $3.35 million to settle a False Claims Act case involving the sale of defective bullet proof vests to the government.  Honeywell allegedly sold its patented Z Shield material to a bullet proof vest manufacturer, even though it knew the material was not cut out for ballistic use.  The vests were ultimately sold to multiple agencies through a GSA contract, as well as various state, local, and tribal law enforcement authorities through a DOJ program.  Their failures launched a 10-year investigation and litigation into the issue that ended with this settlement.  In total, the government recovered over $133 million from 17 entities and individuals.  DOJ				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
October 21, 2022

				 Michael J. DaCorta of Sarasota, FL will spend 23 years in prison for his role in a FOREX Ponzi scheme which caused at least 700 investors to lose over $80 million. DaCorta and his co-conspirators lured victims to invest in their Oasis International Group, Ltd. fund by touting Oasis as a “market maker” collecting “spread” on massive FOREX trades. In fact, Oasis was funding a Ponzi scheme, paying Oasis’ earnings back to Oasis, creating the illusion of revenue. Oasis provided fictitious account statements to customers, concealing the underlying trading losses, while funding the fraudsters’ lavish lifestyles. USAO MDFL				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Ponzi Schemes, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
October 18, 2022

				 Carter Healthcare LLC, affiliates CHC Holdings and Carter-Florida, president Stanley Carter, and Chief Operations Officer Bradley Carter have agreed to pay $23 million and $7.2 million to settle two whistleblower cases alleging violations of the False Claims Act.  The first case, filed in the Western District of Oklahoma, alleged that the Oklahoma-based home health company paid illegal kickbacks to physicians under the guise of medical directorships in order to induce referrals.  The second case, filed in the Southern District of Florida by former therapists Sharon Mahaffey and Mark Brimer, alleged that Carter Healthcare billed Medicare for medically unnecessary therapy and upcoded patient diagnoses for higher reimbursements.  As part of the settlements, defendants Stanley and Bradley Carter have agreed to be excluded from participating in government healthcare programs for 5 years, and whistleblowers Mahaffey and Brimer will split a $1.3 million relator’s share.  USAO WDOK; USAO SDFL				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Other Government Health Programs, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
October 18, 2022

				 Building materials manufacturer Lafarge S.A., together with its Syrian subsidiary, pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support and resources to U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations, paying penalties, fines, and forfeitures totaling $778 million.  According to the plea, during the civil war in Syria, Lafarge negotiated to pay armed factions to ensure continued operation of a cement plant it operated in Syria.  Defendants effectively entered into a revenue-sharing agreement with ISIS, paying the terrorist organization based on the amount of cement that defendants were able to sell.  DOJ; USAO EDNY				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Criminal Proceedings, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Money Laundering, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
October 17, 2022

				 A father and son, Mehdi and Saaed Moslem, have been sentenced to 3.3 years and 8 years in prison for concealing income from their lenders and the IRS, and evading taxes on their New York-based car dealership, Exclusive Motor Sports, and other businesses.  Along with the prison time, father Mehdi has been ordered to pay restitution of over $1 million and a $100,000 fine, and son Saaed has been ordered to pay restitution of nearly $2 million and a $200,000 fine.  USAO SDNY				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Tax Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
October 17, 2022

				 Sutter Health has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle claims of billing Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for quantitative urine testing that were in fact performed by third-party labs.  The company has already paid more than $6.5 million and is due to pay the remaining $6.5 million in the next 30 days.  USAO NDCA				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Laboratory and IDTF, 
													  Medicaid, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Other Government Health Programs, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
October 14, 2022

				 The owners of two Texas-based home health clinics have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each after a jury convicted them of conspiring to commit healthcare fraud.  Alfred Olotin Alatan, who owned Colony Home Health Services, and Francis Ekene, who owned Milten Medical Clinic, allegedly paid recruiters for patient information, then billed providers for home health services, regardless of need.  Co-conspirators Susana Bermudez and Rita Kpotie Smith, both of whom operated the clinics under Alatan’s direction, are currently serving 2.5 years and 5 years in prison, respectively.  USAO SDTX				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Home Health and Hospice, 
													  Lack of Medical Necessity, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			


											

						

								

									
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