The government is not scaling back its healthcare fraud enforcement in 2026. It is accelerating — with better technology, more funding, and a new organizational structure built specifically to pursue you. In June 2025, DOJ announced the largest National Health Care Fraud Takedown in its history: 324 defendants charged, including… Read more »
Theodore Watson, Esq. You believe that you built your business the right way. You got certified. You competed for contracts following the rules. You performed and even received excellent past performance. Then, one day, an alarming letter arrives from the Department of Justice. Or the SBA Office of Inspector General… Read more »
A federal Civil Investigative Demand (CID) is not “just paperwork.” It is the government telling you, as CEO, that your company is now a source of evidence in a potential fraud or CID False Claims Act case—often before you even know what problem they think you have. The real work… Read more »
More Than $50 Million in Intended HealthCare Fraud Losses at Risk Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have framed “Operation Never Say Die” as a sweeping healthcare fraud takedown. The underlying DOJ release, however, remains an accusatory document—not proof of guilt—and it leaves substantial room for the defense in each case…. Read more »
In a recent HUBZone appeal, the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) affirmed SBA’s decision that CS Government Solutions, LLC was not an eligible HUBZone small business for DHS’s FirstSource III procurement. For HUBZone contractors, the decision is a reminder that HUBZone eligibility can be tested aggressively in both… Read more »
When federal prosecutors start using the phrase government contract fraud in connection with your company, they are not questioning a single invoice. They are questioning your entire system for bidding, performing, and certifying work in the federal marketplace—and, by extension, your judgment as a leader. A serious CEO does not… Read more »
You have built years of past performance evaluations. Relationships with contracting officers. Payroll for dozens — maybe hundreds — of employees who depend on your company. Subcontractors who trust you. A reputation earned one contract at a time. And now a federal indictment for government contract fraud threatens all of… Read more »
Suppose your company is facing a federal False Claims Act investigation. In that case, a sealed whistleblower (qui tam) lawsuit, or a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) from the U.S. Department of Justice, the pressure you are feeling is real — and justified. Federal FCA cases carry the power to cripple… Read more »
Federal prosecutors continue to aggressively target defense contractors, suppliers, and small businesses involved in government contracting. From bid-rigging to false certifications, the DOJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force, the FBI, and agency Inspectors General are scrutinizing every stage of the bidding and award process. A recent DOJ case involving the owner… Read more »
Healthcare fraud remains one of the most aggressively prosecuted federal offenses in the United States. Each year, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI, HHS-OIG, and various federal task forces bring hundreds of cases involving allegations such as False Claims Act violations, Medicare fraud, billing fraud, kickback schemes, upcoding, improper… Read more »