June 10, 2021

Avis Budget Group to Pay $10.1 Million to Settle False Claims Act

Avis Budget Group Inc. (Avis Budget), which includes its wholly-owned brands Avis Car Rental, Budget Car Rental, and Payless Car Rental, will pay $10.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by overcharging the United States in connection with rental vehicles, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.

June 9, 2021

Former Managers at Major Property Management Firm Plead Guilty to Defrauding U.S. Air Force

An Arizona man and a Texas woman have pleaded guilty to major fraud against the United States, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, respectively, for their roles in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Air Force in connection with privatized military housing contracts between approximately 2013 and 2016.

June 9, 2021

Former Ft. Bragg Employee Sentenced for Conspiracy and Theft of Government Property

A man was sentenced today to 17 months in prison for conspiracy to steal government property and stealing government property. On September 14, 2020, Morris Cooper pied guilty to the charges.

June 8, 2021

Wrongful billing results in $2.6M settlement and 10-year exclusion from federal health care programs

A 46-year-old chiropractor and her medical group have agreed to pay in order to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery

June 4, 2021

360 Patriot and 360 Ventures Pay $1.12 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Fraud

360 Patriot Enterprises, LLC (360 Patriot), located in Alexandria, Virginia, and its former minority shareholder, 360 Ventures LLC (360 Ventures), located in Wilmington, Delaware, agreed to pay a combined $1.12 million to settle civil fraud allegations that 360 Patriot was awarded two U.S. Army contracts set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) at a time when 360 Patriot was not controlled by a service-disabled veteran (SDV), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Raj Parekh for the Eastern District of Virginia.

June 4, 2021

Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to Eleven Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Money Laundering

Ivan Lamont Robinson, 50, of Washington, D.C. a licensed nurse practitioner, was sentenced today to 135 months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $108,000. Robinson was previously found guilty by a federal jury of 42 federal charges that he distributed oxycodone outside the legitimate scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose, and two counts of money laundering.

May 28, 2021

Georgia Man Sentenced to 135 Months’ Imprisonment for Role in Health Care Fraud Scheme Against Tricare

A Georgia man was sentenced yesterday to over 11 years in federal prison for defrauding Tricare of approximately $12 million through a South Florida compounding pharmacy fraud scheme. Tricare is the health care benefit program covering military personnel and their dependents.

May 27, 2021

Navistar Defense Agrees to Pay $50 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Submission of Fraudulent Sales Histories

Navistar Defense LLC (Navistar), an Illinois based manufacturer of military vehicles and subsidiary of Navistar International LLC, has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve allegations that it fraudulently induced the U.S. Marine Corps to enter into a contract modification at inflated prices for a suspension system for armored vehicles known as Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.

May 26, 2021

South Carolina Inmate Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Military Sextortion Scheme

Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Wendell Wilkins, 32, of Spartanburg, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to money laundering, for his role in a scheme to extort and defraud military members that was operated out of the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC).

May 26, 2021

New Charges Filed Against Medical Technology Company President And Two Others In Alleged Fraudulent Covid-19 Testing Scheme

A federal grand jury handed down a superseding indictment against the president of California-based medical technology company Arrayit Corporation, Mark Schena, in connection with the submission of over $70 million in false and fraudulent claims for allergy and COVID-19 testing. Additionally, a criminal information was filed against each of Paul Haje, Arrayit's Vice President of Marketing, and Marc Jablonski, president of an Arizona-based marketing organization, in related schemes. The new charges are part of coordinated law enforcement actions filed in seven federal districts throughout the United States in response to alleged health care fraud schemes that are said to have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that over $143 million in false billings were generated in connection with these cases.