By Aaron Nicodemus2025-07-02T18:31:00
Emerging enforcement priorities of the U.S. Department of Justice’s health care fraud division align with the Trump administration’s emphasis on prosecuting transnational criminal organizations and ending opioid trafficking.
The DOJ announced Monday that it prosecuted health care fraud crimes totaling $14.6 billion as part of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, involving 324 individuals, including 96 medical professionals.
2025-07-08T20:09:00Z By Ian Sherr
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority has fined the online bank Monzo the equivalent of more than $28 million for failing to properly collect customer information and protect against financial crimes. The move is the latest in a series of efforts by British authorities to combat chronic money laundering and other crimes ...
2025-05-15T14:45:00Z By Ian Sherr
UnitedHealth Group is being investigated by the Department of Justice for possible Medicare fraud, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The move, which has not so far been announced publicly, follows the sudden departure of its CEO.
2024-08-23T13:10:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Home health and hospice agency Intrepid USA agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations, first brought by four whistleblowers, that its facilities billed Medicare for services patients were not qualified to receive, according to the Department of Justice.
2025-07-22T17:42:00Z By Ian Sherr
The Securities and Exchange Commission is awarding far fewer whistleblower claims, according to Bloomberg Law, which noted the commission denied awards for the entire period between April and July, the longest stretch in the program’s history.
2025-07-21T18:54:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The firing of a Democrat commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission by President Donald Trump was illegal, according to a federal judge’s ruling last week.
2025-07-16T20:11:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
Delta Air Lines agreed to pay $8.1 million over allegations it violated the False Claims Act by exceeding employee compensation limits it agreed to when taking federal pandemic aid money.
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