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DOJ Enforcement Actions

					
The  is the principal federal agency authorized to enforce the laws and defend the interests of the United States. As such, it oversees the enforcement of the False Claims Act, the foundation of the American whistleblower system, as well as numerous other laws.


The agency traces its origins to the Judiciary Act of 1789 which created the Office of the Attorney General, and the 1870 Act to Establish the Department of Justice, which established the agency as “an executive department of the government of the United States” with the Attorney General as its head.


The agency is comprised of numerous divisions with the Civil Division and in some instances, the Criminal Division, overseeing investigations and prosecutions under the False Claims Act. The  of the federal district where the False Claims Act case is filed also plays a key role in False Claims Act enforcement.


Below are summaries of recent DOJ settlements or successful resolutions under the False Claims Act as well as other successful prosecutions for fraud and misconduct. If you believe you have information about fraud which could give  rise to a claim for a whistleblower reward, please contact us to speak with one of our experienced whistleblower attorneys.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
June 26, 2019

				 Arizona-based commercial debt collection company BARR Credit Services has agreed to pay $55,793 and start a compliance program to resolve its liability under the False Claims Act.  According to the government’s complaint, Barr Credit submitted false claims on behalf of a telemarketing firm called Scholars in Print, which allegedly sends unsolicited textbooks to schools and libraries and then invoices the unwilling recipients.  Barr Credit attempted to collect on these unpaid invoices from the Federal Bureau of Prisons despite knowing the debts were invalid.  				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Correctional Services Fraud, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 26, 2019

				 A patient recruiter in Michigan has been sentenced to 5 years in prison and ordered to pay $1.5 million in restitution for taking part in a three-year scheme to defraud Medicare. Defendant Sophia Eggleston had allegedly solicited and received kickbacks in exchange for her referrals, causing Medicare to pay $1.5 million to a home health agency connected to the fraud scheme.  				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  Criminal Proceedings, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medicare, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 26, 2019

				 The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Health System have agreed to pay $275,000 to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicaid in violation of the False Claims Act.  During a seven month period in 2017, the health system’s Lancaster General Hospital allegedly billed Medicaid for interpretations of obstetric ultrasounds despite its physicians failing to complete those reports in a timely manner.  In about 10% of the cases, the reports were not completed until more than 90 days after the ultrasound was performed, rendering them useless.  				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Hospital Fraud, 
													  Medicaid, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 25, 2019

				 International gas and oil provider TechnipFMC plc (TFMC) and its U.S. subsidiary, Technip USA, Inc., have agreed to pay over $296 million to settle bribery charges by U.S. and Brazilian authorities.  TFMC had allegedly violated the Foreign Corrupt 91porn Act from 2003 to 2013 by paying bribes to government officials in Brazil and Iraq in order to secure improper business advantages.  TFMC received a criminal fine reduction of 25% for cooperating fully and taking extensive remedial measures and a $214 million credit for penalties paid to the Brazilian government for overlapping conduct.  , 				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCPA, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 25, 2019

				 Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. (MLCI) has agreed to pay $25 million for spoofing and manipulating the precious metals market on the Commodity Exchange from 2008 to 2014.  In the non-prosecution agreement signed with DOJ, MLCI admitted that its employees had placed thousands of fraudulent orders to create a false sense of demand and induce other market participants to make purchases or sales.  , 				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, 
													  Market Manipulation and Trading Violations, 
													  Misrepresentations, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 20, 2019

				 Two defense supply companies and their owners have agreed to a $159,390 consent judgment for improperly substituting parts intended for DOD contracts.  Liberty Air Parts, Inc., US Supply Corporation, and their operators, George and Ellen Onorato, allegedly agreed to supply brand new parts bolts, knobs, rings, and rivets, but instead substituted them with surplus parts left over from other government project.  They concealed the substitution by allegedly falsifying records and statements, in violation of the False Claims Act, and used the ability to quote prices lower than their competitors to their advantage in the contract bidding process.  As part of the consent judgment, the defendants are now prohibited from contracting with the federal government.  				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Contract Non-Compliance, 
													  Defense Contract Fraud, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 20, 2019

				 Pennsylvania-based Support of Microcomputers Associates (SOMA) has agreed to a $300,000 judgment for violating the False Claims Act and Trade Agreements Act.  The Trade Agreements Act prohibits the sale of computer supplies manufactured in certain countries to some federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense.  However, according to a former SOMA executive’s lawsuit, the company allegedly sold federal agencies computer supplies made in China, Vietnam, and other non-compliant countries.  				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
													  Trade Agreements, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 20, 2019

				 Hart to Heart Ambulance Services, d/b/a Hart to Heart Transportation Services, has agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare by submitting claims for medically unnecessary services, violating the False Claims Act.  Allegations were first brought to the government’s attention by former employee, Bryan Arvey, who alleged that from 2010 to 2017, Hart to Heart management pressured employees to falsify claims for non-emergency ambulance transports, such as hospital discharges.  For aiding in the recovery of public funds, Arvey will receive a share of $251,000.  				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Ambulance, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Lack of Medical Necessity, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 20, 2019

				 To settle charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt 91porn Act (FCPA), Walmart Inc. and its Brazilian subsidiary, WMT Brasilia S.a.r.l., have agreed to pay $138 million to the DOJ and $144 million to the SEC, for a combined penalty of $282 million.  According to the DOJ and SEC, Walmart’s alleged failure to implement and maintain adequate internal anti-corruption controls from 2000 to 2011 resulted in bribes to government officials in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico that allowed Walmart’s foreign subsidiaries to open more stores faster.  For cooperating with all investigations and self-disclosing some of the alleged misconduct, Walmart received a reduction of 20-25% off the amount originally owed to the DOJ.  In addition to the monetary penalty, Walmart has agreed to retain an outside compliance monitor for two years.  , , 				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCPA, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 19, 2019

				 The former CEO of Quintillion, a telecommunications company in Alaska, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $896,698 for defrauding investors of more than $270 million.  In order to secure funding to build a high-speed fiber optic cable system, Elizabeth Pierce had presented two New York investment companies with contracts that made it appear as if Quintillion was guaranteed revenue of nearly $1 billion.  Unbeknownst to investors and her own staff, however, the contracts were allegedly forged and the actual contracts she’d negotiated would generate only a fraction of that amount.  Quintillion eventually reported her to the DOJ.  				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Criminal Proceedings, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Misrepresentations, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			


											

						

								

									
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