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Southern District of Florida Takes Sweeping Action Against CARES Act Fraud

Yesterday, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida issued a PRESS RELEASE announcing an update on their criminal enforcement efforts to combat fraud under the CARES Act. In particular, the enforcement efforts include prosecutions against defendants accused of trying to steal funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and the Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit program. This dovetails with the DOJ’s national efforts in this regard, and will no doubt be a focus in the coming year and… Read More »Southern District of Florida Takes Sweeping Action Against CARES Act Fraud

DOJ Announces Two South Florida Former Owners of a Telemarketing Company Agreed to Pay at Least $4M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

On March 16, 2021, the DOJ issued a Press Release announcing two South Florida men (residents of Gulf Stream and Fort Lauderdale) have agreed to collectively pay at least $4 million in a civil settlement to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in schemes to generate prescriptions for compounded drugs and refer those prescriptions to pharmacies in exchange for illegal kickbacks. The allegations maintain that many of those prescriptions were billed to TRICARE, the federal health care program providing insurance… Read More »DOJ Announces Two South Florida Former Owners of a Telemarketing Company Agreed to Pay at Least $4M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Department of Justice Fraud Section Year in Review 2020

In February 2021, the DOJ Fraud Section issued its annual Year in Review 2020. In 2020, the DOJ Fraud Section spearheaded one of the largest-ever National Health Care Fraud and Prescription Opioid Takedowns. The DOJ Fraud Section’s Year in Review 2020 set out notable case examples of its nationwide effort to combat health care fraud – four (4) of which occurred in Florida: United States v. Jorge Perez, et al (M.D. Fla.) This case fell under the National Rapid Response Strike Force’s (NRRSF) purview, involving… Read More »Department of Justice Fraud Section Year in Review 2020