RICO

Recent Posts in RICO Category

  • False Claims Act and the Materiality Standard

    Supreme Court Seeks Solicitor General’s Views on Certiorari for FCA Materiality Standard FCA History It comes as a surprise to many that the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 – 3733, stretches back to the Civil War. Originally enacted in 1863 to combat fraud against the Union Army by suppliers, the FCA was not changed significantly until 1986, at which point double damages were increased ...
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  • Dallas Attorney Defrauds Federal Government of Approximately $26 Million

    Workers’ Compensation Scheme targets the Department of Labor Tshombe Anderson, a Dallas-area attorney, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay approximately $26 million as restitution for a fraud scheme he ran. Anderson, along with his wife, sister, and niece, filed false claims for medical equipment with the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Program. The ...
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  • Cedra Pharmacy Claims Insurer, UnitedHealth, Pushing Them Out of Markets in RICO Suit

    In a RICO suit filed in the Southern District of Texas in December 2017, Cedra Pharmacy is claiming that UnitedHealth Group is excluding its new locations in California and Texas from its pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) network, Catamaran/OptumRX, in an attempt to lower competition in the specialty-drug market. Specifically, Cedra claims that the Defendants are engaging in “a pattern of economic ...
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  • Supreme Court Clarifies RICO's Extraterritorial Application

    In RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community , the Supreme Court was asked to determine whether a private action under the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization statute (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1964, could extend to injuries that occurred outside the United States. The European Community (“EC”), on behalf of 26 of its member states, filed a civil suit against RJR Nabisco, Inc. (“RJR”) under § ...
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