Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with bank fraud.

Semsi Salja and Anes Suhonjic, the owners of Grand Rapids-based trucking company DMR Transportation (“DMR”), conspired to commit bank fraud in connection with a $290,855.00 loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”).

In 2020, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief... More...   $0 (06-22-2022 - MI)

Boston, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of retaliating against an employee who reported an on-the-job injury.

The U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit filed against Tara Construction Inc. and its chief executive officer, Pedro Pirez, in February 2019 following a whistleblower investigation by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administrat... More...   $0 (06-22-2022 - MA)

Buffalo, New York civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by frudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for procedures that were not medically necessary or that he did not perform.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David M. Coriell, who handled the case, stated that from at least January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2019, Dr. Sakr, an ear, nose, and thro... More...   $602551 (06-10-2022 - NY)

Miami, Florida white collar criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged wit submitting false claims to Medicare for reimbursement.

The United States alleged that, from January 2016 to December 2020, VirtuOx violated the False Claims Act by falsely identifying the place of service for certain services it performed to obtain a higher rate of reimbursement from Medicare. In par... More...   $0 (05-19-2022 - FL)

Miami, Florida qui tam lawyers represented the United States, which sued SHC Home Health Services-Ocala, LLC., et al. on a False Claims Act whistleblower theory claiming Defendant improperly billing the Medicare Program for home health services provided to beneficiaries living in Florida.

Signature HomeNow operated home healthcare services in Florida and its corporate headquarters are lo... More...   $2100000 (05-11-2022 - FL)

San Diego, California: Prism Behavioral Solutions provides treatment to children diagnosed with autism and other related disorders through therapy called Applied Behavioral Analysis. Prism Behavioral Solutions maintains a corporate address in Woodland Hills, California, and provides medical services to patients in Southern California. The United States and the State of California alleged that Pris... More...   $0 (05-09-2022 - CA)

Denver, Colorado qui tam lawyers represented plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a false claims Act violation theory.

Springbok Health Inc., a medical clinic with locations in Colorado Springs and Pueblo West, Colorado, and Mark Jankelow, Springbok’s owner and Chief Executive Officer, have agreed to pay at least $125,000, and up to as much as $335,494, to resolve allegations they violated ... More...   $0 (04-19-2022 - CO)

Tampa, Florida civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants charged with violating the False Claims Act.

Physician Partners of America LLC (PPOA), headquartered in Tampa, Florida, its founder, Rodolfo Gari, and its former chief medical officer, Dr. Abraham Rivera, have agreed to pay $24.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by billing federal healthca... More...   $0 (04-12-2022 - FL)

Sherman, Texas private private lawyers represented Defendants accused of defrauding the United States of America, which sued Defendants on a False Claims Act under 31 U.S.C. 3729.

Laboratory executives and employees at True Health Diagnostics LLC (THD) and Boston Heart Diagnostics Corporation (BHD) allegedly conspired with small Texas hospitals, including Rockdale Hospital dba Little Rive... More...   $0 (04-08-2022 - TX)

Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants who were accused of violating the False Claims Act.

OGCC Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (“OGCC”) and its owner and Executive Director, Dionne Huffman, have agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by, among other things, billing the government for services that they did not ... More...   $750000 (03-31-2022 - GA)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa civil litigation lawyers represented defendants accused of violating the False Claims Act by misclassifying their imported chain saw chains and blades to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP).

The government specifically alleged that from September 24, 2018, though June 10, 2019, TriLink classified imported chain saw chains and blades under inappropriate subheading... More...   $500000 (03-21-2022 - IA)

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants accused of improperly manipulating federal small business set-aside contracts around the country.

TriMark USA, LLC of Mansfield, Massachusetts, and its subsidiaries, TriMark Gill Marketing and Gill Group, Inc. (collectively, TriMark), were accused of improperly manipulating federal small business set-aside contracts around t... More...   $0 (02-24-2022 - NY)

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Zen Solutions Inc., a Virginia-based company, has agreed to pay approximately $31,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by obtaining more than one Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in 2020. Zen Solutions also agreed to... More...   $31000 (02-12-2022 - VA)

Louisville, Kentucky personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued the State of Kentucky on civil rights whistleblower retaliation theories.

Sgts. Kevin Burton and Mike Garyantes and Lt. Frank Taylor told supervisors and a prosecutor that evidence was being taken from the Elizabethtown post property rooms and secure lots between July and November of this year for “personal gai... More...   $900000 (02-12-2022 - KY)

Wilmington, Delaware Hunt Companies, Inc. (“Hunt”), one of the largest providers of privatized military housing to the U.S. Armed Forces, has agreed to a $500,000.00 settlement with the government to resolve allegations of fraud at the Dover Air Force Base arising under the False Claims Act.

Hunt provides privatized military housing at Dover Air Force base. For its services, Hunt is... More...   $0 (01-06-2022 - DE)

New York, New York whistleblower lawyers represented the Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a qui tam theory claiming that Defendant defrauded the United States of America.

"Grifols is a global company that since 1909 has enhanced the health and well-being of people around the world. Our four divisions - Bioscience, Diagnostic, Hospital, and Bio Supplies - develop, produce, and market innov... More...   $0 (01-05-2022 - NY)

Atlanta, Georgia qui tam lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729) violation theories for paying illegal kickbacks.

Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups (founder, owner, medical director and past-CEO of Milton Hall Surgical Associates (“MHSA”) a/k/a The Ear, Nose & Throat Institute) and Entellus Medical were accused of paying illegal kickbacks.

... More...   $0 (12-12-2021 - GA)

Boston, Massachusetts qui tam attorneys represented defendants accused for Riad "Ray" Zahr, a pharmacist in Dearborn, Michigan, along with two specialty pharmacies that Zahr formerly owned and operated, have agreed to pay the United States $1 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims for the drug Evzio. Evzio was an injectable form of naloxone hydrochloride indicated for use ... More...   $0 (12-08-2021 - MA)

Cincinnati, Ohio civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims ACt by submitting claims to Medicare for non-covered hospice services.

Hospice care is special, end-of-life care intended to comfort terminally ill patients. Patients admitted to hospice care generally stop receiving coverage for traditional medical care designed to cure their terminal co... More...   $0 (11-23-2021 - OH)

New Orleans, Louisiana: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans (Archdiocese of New Orleans) has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims for payment to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the repair or replacement of certain facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The settlement, whic... More...   $0 (11-16-2021 - LA)

Minneapolis, MN: False Claims Act lawyers sued Defendant on behalf of the United States on a Qui Tam theory claiming that Defendant wrongfully billed for outpatient physical therapy services in violation of the False Claims Act.

RehabAuthority, LLC, a physical therapy company with operations in Minnesota, agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims for... More...   $0 (10-28-2021 - MN)

Seattle, WA: The United States of America claimed that Jae Lee and Northestern Physicians Laboratory violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a kick-back scheme.

Jae Lee, 50, of Bellevue, Washington, served as the CEO of Northwest Physicians Laboratory (NWPL) from January 1, 2013, until July 30, 2015. Lee agreed to pay $500,000 within 30 days of the settlement agreement, with additi... More...   $1100000 (10-18-2021 - WA)