Georgia False Claim Act Law Shakes Up Doing Business With Government

New Georgia law completely changes the game for those conducting business with state and local government. Governor Nathan Deal recently signed the Georgia Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act into law. This new law vastly changes the landscape for anyone who conducts business with Georgia’s state and local government, while also […]

Tailor to the Stars Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced today that Mohanbhai “Mohan” Ramchandani, known as the “tailor to the stars,” and his business corporation, Mohan’s Custom Tailors, Inc., has chosen to plead guilty to felony charges for evading the payment of New York sales and income tax for nearly a decade. Ramchandani reportedly […]

Qui Tam Suit Against Cooper Health System Finally Resolved

A False Claims Act lawsuit filed against Cooper Health System, a New Jersey hospital, by Delaware Valley cardiologist Nicholas L. DePace, M.D., set off what became a multi-year investigation by the United States Department of Justice and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. The qui tam suit was filed in federal […]

False Claims Act Case Filed Against Lance Armstrong by the Department of Justice

The federal government has sued  Lance Armstrong, alleging the former cyclist committed fraud through cheating and false statements.

California Fights Back Against S&P – False Claims Act Suit Against Credit Rating Giant

One day after the United States government accused Wall Street’s biggest credit rating agency, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, of ratings inflation on mortgage-backed securities, the California Attorney General filed an additional suit claiming the credit ratings company violated the state’s False Claims Act (FCA). California joins twelve other states […]