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Paycheck Protection Plan fraud has been an area of intense concern by federal investigators almost since the program began in the spring. Authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the program is intended to be a lifeline for...
A North Carolina man is facing federal fraud charges after allegedly attempting to obtain more than $6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Prosecutors say he orchestrated a scheme to submit several fraudulent loans to area banks. They say he used names...
A California pharmaceutical company agreed last week to pay the Federal government $97 million for allegedly paying illegal kickbacks through a foundation that paid the copays for thousands of Medicare patients.According to prosecutors, the firm established a...
A major non-profit biomedical research institute has agreed to pay $10 million to the Federal government in exchange for dismissing claims that it improperly charged the National Institute of Health's grants for non-grant-related activities. Federal prosecutors say...
A major non-profit biomedical research institute has agreed to pay $10 million to the Federal government in exchange for dismissing claims that it improperly charged the National Institute of Health's grants for non-grant-related activities.Federal prosecutors say the...
A West Virginia hospital has agreed to pay $50 million to the Federal government to dismiss claims that it paid illegal kickbacks to physicians in exchange for referrals of Medicare beneficiaries. Investigators say the former executive vice president approached them...
A professional football player from St. Petersburg is facing Federal fraud charges over allegations that he was involved in a plot to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of over $24 million. Federal prosecutors say the 31-year-old man was part of a larger...
An eye doctor in Florida will spend more time behind bars as the 11th Circuit Court decided to uphold his conviction for Medicare fraud. The three judges hearing the appeal did not agree with the ophthalmologist's assertion that he did not get a fair shake during the...
A Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical firm has agreed to pay the Federal government over $20 million to settle claims by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that it led doctors to make claims to Medicare for prescribing their drug for a non-approved usage. Federal...
A Nevada woman is facing federal charges on allegations that she fraudulently attempted to obtain over $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The 50-year-old woman from Las Vegas allegedly submitted half a dozen different loan applications in which she...
