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Cardiologist Sentenced To 20 Years Following Conviction For Fraud In Billing Medicare And Private Insurers For Medically Unnecessary Tests And Cardiac Procedures

Posted On Monday, December 28, 2015 At 4:00PM
By: Alexander M. Owens

An Ohio cardiologist who was convicted by a jury of engaging in a $29 million dollar healthcare fraud scheme was sentenced on December 18, 2015 to 20 years in prison.  Harold Persaud, M.D. had run...

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Kane V. Healthfirst: Kickstarting The 60-Day Rule

Posted On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 At 4:06PM

Influential Court Defines “Identified” as Known or Should Have Known Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), a healthcare services provider who receives an...

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Dermatologist Wins Defense Verdict In Virginia Federal Court

Posted On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 At 4:08PM
By: Marc Stephen Raspanti

On November 30, 2015 a federal jury sitting in the Eastern District of Virginia acquitted Dr. Amir Bajoghli, a dermatologist, of more than 40 counts of health care fraud stemming from billing...

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Joint DOJ-IRS Investigation Leads To Non-Prosecution Agreement For Swiss Bank AKB

Posted On Friday, December 11, 2015 At 2:20PM
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a resolution with Aargauische Kantonalbank (“AKB”) allowing the Swiss bank to avoid prosecution for tax-related criminal offenses in exchange...

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What The Yates Memo Means For Federal Criminal And Civil Corporate Investigations

Posted On Friday, December 4, 2015 At 2:21PM
By: Marc Stephen Raspanti

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS VOWED TO TARGET INDIVIDUAL WRONGDOERS In September of this year, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Sally Quinlan Yates, issued a memorandum (the...

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Non-Prosecution Agreement Allows Swiss Bank BNP Paribas To Pay $59.8 Million And Avoid Charges On Aiding Tax Evasion

Posted On Monday, November 30, 2015 At 2:24PM
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On November 19, the Department of Justice announced a non-prosecution agreement requiring BNP Paribas, a Switzerland-based financial institution, to pay $59.8 million to avoid prosecution...

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