Government Programs Fraud
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March 7, 2022
A woman in Illinois, Tarnavis Lee, has been sentenced to 3 years in prison for defrauding the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) of nearly $1 million. Along with co-conspirators Demetra Jackson and Elizabeth McFarland, Lee submitted false and fraudulent claims to DHS’s Child Care Assistance Program—which funds childcare for low-income parents while they work or attend educational programs—for services that were not provided. The scheme ran for a ten-year period ending in 2019. USAO CDILCatch of the Week: A Tale of Two Cons
Posted 02/10/22
Catch of the Week: Texas Hospice CEO Gets 13 Year Sentence in $60 Million Fraud Scheme
Posted 01/28/22
Top Ten Non-Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries of 2021
Posted 01/7/22
Catch of the Week: Archdiocese of New Orleans pays $1 million to Resolve Katrina-Related Allegations, Highlighting Importance of Enforcement in Disaster Recovery Fraud
Posted 11/19/21
November 15, 2021
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans will pay $1.05 million to resolve allegations that it falsely certified damage description and repair estimates in connection with claims for federal funds for the repair of facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Claims against federal contractor AECOM, which prepared the estimates, are continuing. The Archdiocese is in bankruptcy, and the settlement amount is based on an “ability to pay” determination. The action was initiated by the filing of a whistleblower complaint by AECOM employee Robert Romero, who will receive a whistleblower award of approximately $200,000. DOJ; USAO EDLA See earlier settlementSeptember 23, 2021
Index Systems, Inc. and Capital Consulting Group, Inc. (CCG), two government contractors in Virginia, have agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Act. In order to fraudulently obtain Small Business Administration contracts reserved for businesses owned by socially or economically disadvantaged citizens, CCG—which was not eligible—allegedly conspired with Index to use Index’s certification to bid on the contracts, in exchange for kickbacks. USAO EDVASeptember 22, 2021
Jonathan Dean Davis, the owner of the Retail Ready Career Center, a for-profit trade school, was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison following his conviction on fraud charges. Davis marketed his school’s HVAC training course to veterans by falsely securing certification of his program by Texas state agencies in order qualify the program to charge veterans’ tuition and fees to the Veteran’s Administration under the Veteran’s Educational Assistance Act. In fact, Retail Ready used up veteran’s GI Bill benefits and failed to prepare them for careers while collecting more than $72 million in GI Bill benefits from the VA. Davis was also ordered to pay $65.2 million in restitution and forfeit $72.5 million. USAO ND TXCatch of the Week: Florida Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $73 Million Telemedicine Fraud Scheme
Posted 09/3/21
