Oct. 30, 2017

Pain Management Physician Convicted On Charges Of Accepting Kickbacks And Submitting Fraudulent Bills For Anesthesia Services

Baltimore, Maryland – On October 27, 2017, following a thirteen-day trial, a federal jury convicted Atif Babar Malik, age 48, of Germantown, Maryland, on 26 felony counts arising from two criminal schemes that involved referring patients’ urine toxicology specimens to a New Jersey diagnostic testing lab in return for $1.376 million in kickbacks and fraudulently billing for anesthesia services provided in connection with spinal nerve block injections. Malik was convicted on one count of conspiracy to violate the federal Anti-Kickback Act and the Travel Act; 12 counts of violating the Anti-Kickback Act; three counts of violating the Travel Act; six counts of health care fraud; and three counts of making false entries in patients’ medical records.

Oct. 26, 2017

Founder and Owner of Pharmaceutical Company Insys Arrested and Charged with Racketeering

BOSTON – The founder and majority owner of Insys Therapeutics Inc., was arrested today and charged with leading a nationwide conspiracy to profit by using bribes and fraud to cause the illegal distribution of a Fentanyl spray intended for cancer patients experiencing breakthrough pain.

Oct. 25, 2017

Supervisory Pharmacist of New England Compounding Center Convicted of Racketeering Leading to Nationwide Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

BOSTON – Glenn Chin, the supervisory pharmacist of New England Compounding Center (NECC) was convicted today by a federal jury of racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, mail fraud, and false labeling in connection with the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak.

Oct. 24, 2017

U.S. Attorney Charges NW Alabama Compounding Pharmacy Sales Representative in Prescription Fraud Conspiracy

BIRMINGHAM – The U.S. Attorney’s Office today charged a fourth sales representative for a Haleyville, Ala.,-based compounding pharmacy for participating in a conspiracy to generate prescriptions and defraud health care insurers and prescription drug administrators out of tens of millions of dollars in 2015.

Oct. 16, 2017

Government Contractor Pays $2.6M to Settle False Claims Act Suit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Triple Canopy, Inc. (Triple Canopy), located in Reston, has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle civil False Claims Act allegations that the company submitted false claims for payment to the Department of Defense for unqualified security guards stationed in Iraq.

Oct. 13, 2017

Jacksonville Cardiovascular Practice Agrees To Pay More Than $440,000 To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations For Failing To Reimburse Government Health Care Programs

Jacksonville, FL – Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that First Coast Cardiovascular Institute, P.A. (“FCCI”) has agreed to pay $448,821.58 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly delaying repayment of more than $175,000 in overpayments owed to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Oct. 11, 2017

Former Military Contractor Found Guilty of Fraud Charges

Danville, VIRGINIA – The former owner and chief executive officer of an armored vehicle company with offices in Danville and Canada, was found guilty yesterday evening in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Danville of all federal charges levied against him, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.

Oct. 4, 2017

Miami-Dade County Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Illegally Export Prohibited Articles to Syria in Violation of U.S. Export Control Laws

Three Miami-Dade County residents pled guilty yesterday to conspiracy to defraud the United States and to illegally export aviation parts and equipment to Syria, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

Oct. 2, 2017

Compounding Pharmacy Owner Charged with $10 Million Health Care Fraud

BIRMINGHAM – Federal prosecutors today charged the owner of a Decatur compounding pharmacy with conspiracy to defraud a federal health insurance program out of more than $10 million. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigation, Miami Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Justin Green and Defense Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent in Charge John F. Khin announced the charge.

Sept. 26, 2017

Two Men Charged in Bribery Scheme Related to Korean Base Relocation

A former contracting officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Far East District (FED) and a former officer in the Korean Ministry of Defense (MOD) were indicted for their roles in a scheme to direct over $400 million in Department of Defense (DOD) construction contracts to a large multinational corporation based in the Republic of Korea in exchange for over $3 million in bribes.