Jan. 15, 2020

TMJ & Orofacial Pain Treatment Centers of Wisconsin Agree to Pay $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced today that L.M.G., Inc., which does business as TMJ & Orofacial Pain Treatment Centers of Wisconsin, agreed to pay $1,000,000 to the United States to resolve allegations that TMJ & Orofacial Pain Treatment Centers of Wisconsin submitted false claims to Medicare and TRICARE for oral appliances used to treat temporomandibular joint disorder.

Jan. 13, 2020

Former Green Beret Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Receiving Stolen Federal Funds

GREENVILLE – United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, WILLIAM TODD CHAMBERLAIN , 46, of Raleigh pled guilty to Conspiracy and Receiving Stolen Government Property before United States Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Swank. At sentencing before Senior United States District Court Judge Malcolm J. Howard, CHAMBERLAIN faces a combined maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, a $500,000 fine, mandatory restitution and forfeiture of $40,000.

Jan. 13, 2020

Former Vice President of Insys Therapeutics Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy

The former Vice President of Managed Markets for Insys Therapeutics was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in conspiring to bribe practitioners to prescribe fentanyl-based pain medication, often when medically unnecessary. Michael J. Gurry, 56, of Scottsdale, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 33 months in prison, three years of supervised release, restitution to be determined at a later date, and ordered to pay approximately $3.6 million in forfeiture. The government recommended a sentence of 132 months in prison. In May 2019, Gurry was convicted by a federal jury of racketeering conspiracy along with four other Insys executives.

Jan. 9, 2020

Oregon Military Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements

PORTLAND, Ore.—Dominic Caputo, 48, of Clackamas County, Oregon, pleaded guilty today to making false statements while employed as a civilian program manager for the Oregon National Guard Oregon Sustainment Maintenance Site (OSMS).According to court documents, the Oregon National Guard (ONG) operates and maintains the OSMS at Camp Withycombe, an Oregon Military Department installation in Clackamas County. OSMS supports readiness and training of the U.S. Military by refurbishing out-of-service electronic equipment owned by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Jan. 7, 2020

North Texas Residents Indicted for Illegal Kickback Conspiracy

PLANO, Texas – Three North Texas residents have been indicted for conspiring to pay for patient referrals in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown. The indictment was unsealed today.

Jan. 7, 2020

Tampa Bay Autism Service Provider Agrees To Pay $675,000 To Resolve Civil Healthcare Fraud Allegations

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces today that Behavioral Consulting of Tampa Bay (“BCOTB”) has agreed to pay the United States $675,000 to resolve allegations that BCOTB violated the False Claims Act by submitting false or fraudulent claims to the TRICARE program, a health care program for uniformed service members, retirees, and their families.

Jan. 6, 2020

Owner of Used Car Dealership Admits Conspiracy to Steal Payments from U.S. Department of Defense, Bank Fraud and Money Laundering

CAMDEN, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Hurriyet Arslan, 49, of Willingboro, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez in Camden federal court to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit mail, wire and bank fraud, one count of bank fraud and one count of money laundering.

Dec. 30, 2019

Defense Contractor Pays $3 Million to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims to the Army

LaForge & Budd Construction Company, Inc. ("LaForge"), has agreed to pay $3 million to settle civil claims stemming from allegations that it submitted false claims to the United States Army, announced United States Attorney Timothy J. Downing.

Dec. 20, 2019

Local Compounding Pharmacy and Owners Christopher and Marti Burgess, Agree to Pay Over $1.9 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

United States Attorney Richard W. Moore, of the Southern District of Alabama (SDAL), announces that Heritage Compounding Pharmacy, LLC (Heritage), and its pharmacist owners, Christopher and Marti Burgess, of Fairhope, Alabama, have agreed to pay over $1.9 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) stemming from the payment of illegal kickbacks and the implementation of a refill scheme of medically unnecessary pain creams.

Dec. 20, 2019

Tallmadge Chemist Charged With Falsifying Test Results

Andrew K. Ecklund, 57, a chemist, previously employed at an environmental testing company in Northeast Ohio, was charged in a nine-count indictment for falsifying test results that were sent to customers across the country.