Enforcement Push Targeting COVID-19 PPP Loan Fraud Continues: Entities Agree to Pay $12M+ to Settle False Claims Act Charges

By |2025-04-11T22:59:04+00:00April 11, 2025|ICOs|

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team The emergency phase of COVID-19 might be over, but the government is still uncovering pandemic-related loan fraud as it continues to announce many enforcement actions. This week, the government announced two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud enforcement actions. One case was brought by a [...]

Startup Scandals and the Risks of “Fake-It-Till-You-Make-It” Culture

By |2025-04-11T17:03:20+00:00April 11, 2025|ICOs|

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Startups and entrepreneurs should be admired. It takes courage to go out on your own, take big risks, and try to bring a new idea to market. They have an unrelenting drive to succeed. But there are very real legal risks when that drive leads [...]

Payments News Update – April 11, 2025

By |2025-04-11T13:03:37+00:00April 11, 2025|ICOs|

Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: Swipe Fee Foes Find Legislative Support in Almost a Dozen States Payments Dive – March 28, 2025 Inspired by an Illinois law, legislators in multiple states are working to ban card swipe fees on sales tax and gratuities, with proposals pushed by retailers and restaurateurs [...]

Military Contractor Pays $15.7M to Settle False Claims Act Charges of Failing to Comply with Required Military Specs

By |2025-04-09T19:59:47+00:00April 9, 2025|ICOs|

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On April 1, TE Connectivity Corporation subsidiary DRI Relays agreed to pay $15.7 million to settle Department of Justice (DOJ) charges of violating the False Claims Act by supplying military parts that did not meet military specifications.  DRI makes electrical relays and sockets for [...]

Government Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Vohra Wound Physicians Management and Its Owner

By |2025-04-09T15:00:09+00:00April 9, 2025|ICOs|

On April 4, the government announced it filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Vohra Wound Physicians Management LLC (Vohra), its entities, and its founder Dr. Ameet Vohra. Among other violations, the government alleged the company submitted false claims to Medicare for upcoded and medically unnecessary wound care services. [...]

“Whistle Boeing,” “SpaceXplosion,” and More Song Lyrics That Channel Jesse Welles’s Inner Whistleblower

By |2025-04-08T15:06:16+00:00April 8, 2025|ICOs|

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team There is a yearning these days for the raw honesty and integrity that exemplifies the artistry of singer-songwriter Jesse Welles. That is why so many of his folk protest songs have gone viral, resonating with so many of us seeking some clarity and comfort [...]

Network that Offers Programs for Adults with Disabilities Agrees to Pay $5M to Settle False Claims Act Case

By |2025-04-07T20:00:35+00:00April 7, 2025|ICOs|

The government announced it settled a civil fraud lawsuit against Community Options, Inc., (“COI”) and Community Options New York, Inc., (“CONY,” and together with COI, the “Defendants” or “Community Options”) for fraudulently billing Medicaid for services without necessary and accurate documentation and failing to report and return overpayments to Medicaid. [...]

DOJ Announces Major Medicare Advantage Fraud Settlement – Brought By a Whistleblower Of Course

By |2025-03-31T19:06:17+00:00March 31, 2025|ICOs|

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On March 26, California-based Seoul Medical Group Inc. and its subsidiary Advanced Medical Management agreed to pay $58,740,000 to settle Department of Justice (DOJ) and whistleblower charges they violated the False Claims Act by bilking the Medicare Advantage program out of millions of dollars [...]

Cybersecurity 101: What Can We Learn from the White House’s Signal Slip Up and MORSECORP’s $4M+ False Claims Act Settlement

By |2025-03-31T16:02:27+00:00March 31, 2025|ICOs|

If the White House’s faux pax using Signal last week wasn’t enough of a wakeup call for the lax cybersecurity folks out there, we don’t know what is. Unless you’re off the grid, you’ve likely already been bombarded with news about The Atlantic’s journalist who was added to a government [...]

Scamming the System: $10M+ Paid to Settle COVID-19 PPP Loan Fraud Allegations in 2 Cases Brought by Whistleblowers

By |2025-03-28T14:04:36+00:00March 28, 2025|ICOs|

In the deluge of recent enforcement actions battling COVID-19 fraud, the government announced that a wide range of companies fraudulently certified their loan eligibility and received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans intended for qualifying small businesses seeking emergency relief under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Just [...]

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