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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
July 1, 2022

				 MCS Advantage, Inc. has agreed to pay $4.2 million in order to resolve allegations of submitted or causing to be submitted false claims to Medicare.  In violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act, MCS allegedly distributed 1,703 gift cards totaling $42,575 to administrative assistants working under healthcare providers in order to induce referrals of Medicare beneficiaries to its plan.  USAO PR				 					 

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

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 1, 2022

				 Air France and KLM Airlines have agreed to pay $3.9 million to resolve their liability under the False Claims Act.  Under contracts with USPS, the airlines were required to submit scans showing when mail was transferred from their possession, but they submitted scans that falsely reported delivery times.  DOJ				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Contract Non-Compliance, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 1, 2022

				 Reliance Medical Systems LLC and its owners Bret Berry and Adam Pike will pay $1 million to resolve allegations of False Claims Act violations by paying doctors to use their medical devices in spinal surgeries. Through its physician-owned distributorships (PODs), Reliance paid physicians for referrals, made false statements, and terminated physicians who didn’t refer enough patients, in one instance offering a surgeon a share of profits after he proved his “loyalty” to the POD. DOJ				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medical Devices and DME, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 30, 2022

				 Delta Airlines has agreed to pay $10.5 million to resolve allegations that it falsely reported mail delivery times under a contract with USPS in order to avoid penalties for mail delivered late or to the wrong location.  The settlement resolves Delta’s liability under the False Claims Act.  DOJ				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Contract Non-Compliance, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 29, 2022

				 Citadel Care Centers LLC and Plaza Rehab and Nursing Center will pay $7.85 million for switching their elderly residents’ Medicare coverage to maximize the Medicare payments the centers would receive--a blatant False Claims Act violation. Citadel directed Plaza employees to disenroll residents from Medicare Advantage Plans and enroll them in Original Medicare instead—without the residents’ knowledge or consent—to maximize their reimbursements. USAO SDNY				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
													  SNF, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 28, 2022

				 Fifteen additional doctors affiliated with a kickback scheme involving Rockdale Hospital d/b/a Little River Healthcare, True Health Diagnostics LLC, and/or Boston Heart Diagnostics Corporation, have agreed to pay a cumulative $2.8 million to settle allegations of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law by accepting improper remuneration in exchange for ordering tests from those laboratories.  According to the press release, the government has now recovered over $32 million from settlements with thirty-three doctors, two executives, and one laboratory in connection with this scheme.  USAO EDTX				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Laboratory and IDTF, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 28, 2022

				 Paulette Carpoff will spend over 11 years in prison for her role in DC Solar’s billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Between 2011 and 2018, DCS manufactured and sold trailer-mounted mobile solar generators, using the available federal solar tax credit to lure investors. In a leaseback arrangement, investors paid a percentage of the cost and financed the rest via DCS. Instead, DCS paid early investors with new investors’ money. Carpoff controlled the Ponzi-like payments, generated fake engineering reports for nonexistent MSGs, and lied to investors about DCS’ success. Carpoff enjoyed the spoils of the fraud, which included over 150 luxury and collector vehicles, lavish jewelry, and a private subscription jet service. USAO EDCA				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Accounting Fraud, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Money Laundering, 
													  Ponzi Schemes, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 16, 2022

				 A Florida man who was convicted of defrauding Medicare of over $20 million and evading taxes has been sentenced to 14 years in prison and ordered to pay $4 million in restitution to the IRS.  As the owner and operator of multiple telemarking and telemedicine companies, Marc Sporn marketed and sold signed prescription orders for medically unnecessary genetic tests, in exchange for illegal kickbacks from pharmacies and laboratories.  USAO SDFL				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Criminal Proceedings, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Laboratory and IDTF, 
													  Lack of Medical Necessity, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Tax Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 14, 2022

				 Defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. and related entities will pay $13.7 million to resolve allegations that the companies submitted false claims under KBR’s Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) III contract for the delivery of logistics support to U.S. Army forces in Iraq.  In an action originally brought by a whistleblower, the government alleged that KBR employees rigged bids on certain subcontracts in exchange for kickbacks from the subcontractors, and unlawfully passed on the inflated cost of those subcontracts to the government. DOJ				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Bribery and Bid-Rigging, 
													  Defense Contract Fraud, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 13, 2022

				 Akrum Alrahab will spend 5 years in prison and pay over $10 million for providing untaxed Other Tobacco Products to a series of individuals and businesses operating in California, resulting in over $10 million in lost excise tax revenue for the State of California. USAO EDCA				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Tax Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			


											

						

								

									
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