March 19, 2026

Mississippi Man Ordered to Pay $31 Million for Role in Healthcare Kickback Scheme

Today, Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson announced that the United States has obtained a civil judgment against a Batesville, Mississippi man for his role in orchestrating a commission-based referral scheme targeting federal healthcare programs, in violation of the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Anti-Kickback Statute.

March 19, 2026

Authorities disrupt world’s largest IoT DDoS botnets responsible for record breaking attacks targeting victims worldwide

The U.S. Justice Department participated in a court-authorized law enforcement operation today to disrupt Command and Control (C2) infrastructure used by the Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad Internet of Things (IoT) botnets.

March 17, 2026

Anchorage doctor sentenced to prison in multi-million-dollar health care, tax fraud schemes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage doctor was sentenced today to six and a half years in prison for executing a $12.5 million health care fraud scheme and evading over $4 million in taxes on the profits of their 15-year scheme. Her husband and co-defendant was sentenced to three years’ probation, with two years to be served in home confinement for his role in the fraudulent scheme.

March 17, 2026

Pittsburgh Defense Contractor Convicted on More Than a Dozen Counts of Wire and Tax Fraud by Federal Jury

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – After approximately two hours of deliberation, a federal jury in Pittsburgh has found Donald Smith guilty of 13 counts of violating federal fraud and tax laws, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

March 17, 2026

W International Companies Agree to Pay $10.5M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Overcharging the Air Force and the Navy for Weld Tables

The Justice Department today announced that W International LLC, W International SC LLC, Precision Metal Equipment Handling LLC, and Edward Walker (collectively, “Defendants”) have agreed to pay $10.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that they knowingly overcharged the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy for weld tables.

March 12, 2026

Authorities Dismantle Global Malicious Proxy Service that Deployed Malware and Defrauded Thousands of U.S. Persons, Businesses, and Financial Institutions of Millions of Dollars in Losses

Yesterday a court-authorized international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Justice Department disrupted SocksEscort, a residential proxy network used to exploit thousands of residential routers worldwide and commit large-scale fraud. The U.S. government executed seizure warrants against a few dozen U.S.-registered internet domains allegedly engaged in the cyber-enabled criminal activity.

March 11, 2026

Former Greenville CEO, Employees Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme

A federal grand jury in Greenville returned a 16-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, charging Kevin S. Murdock, 56, Thomas C. Lee, 56, both of Greenville, and Vidhya V. Narayanan, 45, of Atlanta, for health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

March 5, 2026

Waukesha Medical Equipment Company Agrees to Pay Nearly $7 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Billings to Federal Healthcare Programs

Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that Kinex Medical Company, LLC, agreed to pay $6,925,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare, TRICARE, and other federal programs.

Feb. 27, 2026

Gastroenterology Practice Agrees to Pay $4.75M to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Unnecessary Medical Testing Services

Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates located in Atlanta, Georgia, has agreed to pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by receiving kickbacks in exchange for referrals of gastrointestinal pathology services and by performing certain gastrointestinal pathology services that were not medically reasonable or necessary.

Feb. 27, 2026

Founders/Owners of Hertel & Brown Physical and Aquatic Therapy Each Sentenced to Six Years in Prison and Fined $250,000 for Wire and Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy

Two residents of Erie County, Pennsylvania, each have been sentenced in federal court to six years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine on their convictions of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and healthcare fraud, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.