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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
August 1, 2014

				 Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to pay $32.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that HP overcharged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for products between October 2001 and December 2010. According to the government, HP overcharged USPS by failing to comply with pricing terms of its USPS contract, including a requirement that HP provide prices that were no greater than those offered to HP customers with comparable contracts. DOJ				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
													  Pricing Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 31, 2014

				 Shingo Okuda, the former Engineering and Sales Division Manager for Japanese auto parts maker G.S. Electech, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve 13 months in a U.S. prison for his role in an international conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices on auto parts used on antilock brake systems installed in U.S. cars. DOJ				 			
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 29, 2014

				 Armando Buchillon, former director of nursing for now defunct home health care company Anna Nursing Services Corp., pleaded guilty to participating in a $7M health care fraud scheme. According to court documents, Buchillon and his co-conspirators regularly falsified patient documents to make it appear they qualified for and received home health care services when in fact they did not. He also paid kickbacks and bribes to patient recruiters in return for the recruiters providing patients to Anna Nursing for home health care and therapy services that were medically unnecessary and/or not provided. DOJ				 			
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 28, 2014

				 A federal jury in Miami convicted physician assistant Roger Bergman and certified nursing assistant Rodolfo Santaya for their participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving approximately $200M in fraudulent billings by Miami-based mental health care company American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC). According to evidence presented at trial, Bergman, Santaya and their co-conspirators caused the submission of fraudulent claims to Medicare through ATC seeking reimbursement for mental health services that were not provided or were provided to patients who were not eligible to receive the services. DOJ				 			
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 28, 2014

				 Lloyds Banking Group agreed to pay $86M for manipulating submissions for the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a leading global benchmark interest rate. DOJ				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Financial Institution Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 24, 2014

				 An $80M False Claims Act judgment was entered against BNP Paribas for submitting false claims for payment guarantees issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The judgment resolves government charges that from 1998 to 2005 the French bank participated in a scheme to defraud the USDA’s Supplier Credit Guarantee Program under which American agricultural companies are encouraged to sell their products abroad. DOJ				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Financial Institution Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 24, 2014

				 Bernd Kowalewski, the former President and CEO of BizJet International, pleaded guilty to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for bribing officials in Mexico and Panama to get contracts for aircraft services. BizJet is a U.S. subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik that provides aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services. He is the third and most senior Bizjet executive to plead guilty to these violations. DOJ				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCPA, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 23, 2014

				 Elsa Ruiz, the owner and administrator of the Miami-based home health care agencies Professional Home Care Solutions and LTC Professional Consultants, pleaded guilty for her participation in a $74M Medicare fraud scheme. According to court documents, Ruiz and her co-conspirators operated the two companies for the purpose of billing Medicare for expensive physical therapy and home health care services that were either never provided or not medically necessary. DOJ				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Home Health and Hospice, 
													  Lack of Medical Necessity, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 21, 2014

				 Jing Wang, the former Executive Vice President and President of Global Business Operations for Qualcomm Inc., pleaded guilty to insider trading in shares of Qualcomm and Atheros Communications. He also pleaded guilty to laundering the proceeds of his insider trading using an offshore shell company. DOJ				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Insider Trading, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 21, 2014

				 Alabama-based hospital system Infirmary Health System Inc., along with two affiliated clinics and Diagnostic Physicians Group, agreed to pay $24.5M to resolve government allegations they violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law by paying or receiving financial inducements for medical referrals covered by Medicare.Whistleblower Insider				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Hospital Fraud, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			


											

						

								

									
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