On January 7, 2026, the Department of Justice announced that South Carolina clinical laboratory Labtech Diagnostics, and its founder and CEO had agreed to pay at least $6.8 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) and various other laws by paying illegal kickbacks to doctors. In addition to the civil […]
Read MoreThe DOJ has made clear, yet again, that pandemic-era financial misconduct will not be swept under the rug. Rahul Shah, a 56-year-old businessman from Evanston, Illinois, has been convicted for orchestrating a scheme that siphoned over $55 million through obtaining commercial loans and credit lines, as well as submitting fraudulent applications for COVID-19 relief funds […]
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While much of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforcement has shifted away from white collar to other areas such as immigration, drug trafficking, and violent crime, the Trump DOJ has made clear that it will continue to prioritize enforcement under the False Claims Act (FCA), using both traditional theories of liability and some that are […]
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Nearly every summer, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announces a large-scale healthcare fraud “takedown.” The DOJ announced its latest such action on June 30, 2025. In its press release, the DOJ announced that it had charged 324 defendants in connection with over $14.6 billion in alleged fraud. The defendants included 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, […]
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