March 29, 2023

Utah Lab Owner Admits $89 Million Health Care Fraud Kickback Scheme Involving Cancer Genetic Screening Tests

A Utah resident today admitted his role in a $89 million health care fraud and kickback scheme involving genetic cancer screening tests (CGX Tests), Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.

March 28, 2023

Laboratory Corporation of America Agrees to Pay $2,100,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Overbillings on Department of Defense Contracts

Laboratory Corporation of America ("Labcorp") has agreed to pay the United States $2,100,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act by overbilling the Department of Defense ("DoD") for genetic tests performed by GeneDx, LLC, a third-party reference laboratory used by Labcorp to perform genetic tests for military members.

March 28, 2023

Government Contractor Pays $742,500 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations in Obtaining Contracts Reserved for Eligible Small Businesses

Advanced Systems Technology & Management, Inc. (AdSTM), a government contractor specializing in science and technology-based engineering and consulting located in McLean, and AdSTM's former CEO, Bing Ran, also of McLean, agreed to pay $742,500 to settle allegations that AdSTM used alter ego companies to allow AdSTM to obtain contracts "set aside" for contractors participating in the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) 8(a) Program, after AdSTM was no longer eligible under the 8(a) Program.

March 24, 2023

Former Florida Resident Charged in $101 Million Health Care Kickback Scheme

A former Florida resident living in Puerto Rico has been charged for his role in a $101 million durable medical equipment kickback scheme, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today.

March 21, 2023

Maryland Resident Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Transporting Firearms with Obliterated Serial Numbers and Smuggling Firearms to Nigeria

U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Eric Fru Nji, age 42, of Fort Washington, Maryland, to 63 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for conspiracy, for transporting firearms with obliterated serial numbers, and for smuggling firearms and ammunition from the United States to Nigeria.

March 20, 2023

Former Director of Operations for O.C. Pharmacy Sentenced to 9½ Years in Prison for Defrauding the U.S. Military's Health Care Plan

A Florida man who once was the director of operations at a now-shuttered Irvine pharmacy was sentenced today to 114 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme in which kickbacks were paid for prescriptions for "compounded" medications-a scam that cost Tricare, the United States military's health care plan, more than $3 million in losses.

March 16, 2023

Physician Indicted on Thirteen Counts of Healthcare Fraud

A suburban Chicago physician has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago on thirteen counts of health care fraud for submitting fraudulent requests for reimbursement.

March 16, 2023

Maryland Defense Contractor Convicted for Procurement Fraud after Nine-Day Trial

A federal jury convicted Cory Collin Fitzgerald Sanders, age 39, of Hagerstown, Maryland, late yesterday on federal charges of wire fraud, false claims, and making and using a false document in connection with his companies' performance on federal contracts.

March 16, 2023

Former President Of International Aircraft Parts Distributor Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison For Role In Multi-MillionDollar Fraud Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that STEFAN GILLIER, a/k/a "Stephan Gillier," a/k/a "Stefan R.R. Gillier," a/k/a "Roland Gillier," a/k/a "Roland Van Gorp," was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court by United States District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer to 84 months in prison for engaging in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain over six million dollars' worth of aircraft parts.

March 16, 2023

CEO of Major Defense Contractor Charged with Bribery

The chief executive officer (CEO) of Company 1, a multi-national corporation headquartered in Malta and with operations in the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and the United States was charged with bribery in an indictment.