Recent FBI Search of COVID Testing Labs Highlights Ongoing Concerns for Providers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is executing search warrants at COVID testing labs across the country. This enforcement action is only the most recent in a long line of investigations targeting COVID-19 fraud. What these Investigation Mean for Labs & Lab Owners The COVID-19 pandemic caught the nation off-guard. Initially,...
Read moreIs Your Practice or Lab at Risk for Allegations of COVID-19 Testing Fraud?
As the federal government continues to encourage U.S. citizens to get vaccinated, and as the Delta variant continues to account for larger percentages of positive COVID-19 cases in states across the country, testing remains a key component of the nationwide effort to control the virus. However, while federal authorities are...
Read moreCOVID-19 Testing Compliance: What Labs Need to Do to Avoid OIG Prosecution
Federal authorities are cracking down on laboratories that conduct COVID-19 testing. These authorities, which include the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), are already pursuing charges in numerous cases, and they are continuing to target laboratories across...
Read moreLab Fraud Alert: DOJ, FBI, HHS OIG Targeting Clinical Laboratories for Healthcare Fraud Related to COVID-19 Testing
Federal authorities including the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) are targeting clinical laboratories for healthcare fraud related to COVID-19 testing. The DOJ has filed criminal charges in many cases already, and...
Read moreWhat to Do When Facing a Federal Investigation for COVID Health Care Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and multiple other federal agencies are aggressively targeting health care providers and other businesses suspected of taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud patients, consumers, businesses and government entities. These agencies are targeting a wide range of offenses, and federal prosecutors are seeking...
Read moreThe DOJ is Continuing to Target Multiple Forms of Fraud Related to COVID-19 in 2023
As the federal government races to get as many people vaccinated against COVID-19 as possible, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is waging a war on a different front. The DOJ has identified several forms of fraud arising out of the pandemic, and it is continuing to aggressively target individuals...
Read moreCOVID-19 PPE Fraud Defense
Personal protective equipment (PPE) continues to be in high demand during the COVID-19 crisis. Federal authorities are using their authority to make sure that critical PPE is available, and this includes taking aggressive action against PPE fraud. Among the many storylines that have taken center stage in the media during...
Read moreCOVID-19 Fraud Defense Lawyer
Among its many consequences, the COVID-19 pandemic has spawned a variety of legal risks for U.S. companies. This includes the risk of facing civil or criminal charges stemming from a federal COVID-19 fraud investigation. As if companies did not already have enough to worry about during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Read moreCoronavirus Healthcare Fraud
Healthcare providers, medical technology companies, and other entities in the healthcare sector are facing heavy scrutiny during the coronavirus pandemic. Providers and companies accused of fraud can face steep penalties, and they must engage experienced federal defense counsel at the first sign of an audit or investigation. Healthcare providers are...
Read moreCOVID-19 Corporate Investigations
There are a variety of issues that can potentially trigger the need for an internal corporate investigation during the COVID-19 crisis. We help companies discover the information they need to make informed decisions, and we provide effective defense representation for federal investigations targeting corporate entities. Companies in all industries have...
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