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In the case of Lori Rodriguez, ET AL., Petitioners, vs City Of San Jose, Calfornia, ET AL., Respondents, an action was brought by a husband and wife to the district court regarding civil rights violations. According to the Plaintiffs, the husband was detained for a mental health evaluation in response to a 911 call. In...

Lawyers at the Houston firm of Brewer, Pritchard & Buckley are marshaling the firm’s white-collar criminal defense resources as a wave of CARES Act fraud prosecutions, civil enforcement and opportunistic qui tam actions begins to take shape across the United States. Mark Brewer, a principal of the firm, notes that federal prosecutors have already filed...

As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues throughout the U.S., federal law enforcement agencies are ramping up to counter a massive spike in fraud stemming from the COVID-19 crisis. Federal investigators are devoting substantial resources to targeting a wide and proliferating variety of fraudulent schemes including the online promotion of bogus coronavirus cures and counterfeit medical...

Experienced False Claims Act defense lawyers explain how process works More than $2 trillion in federal aid has been designated for Coronavirus COVID-19 relief for individuals, small businesses and corporations, according to The Houston Chronicle and many other news sources. Additional federal relief funding is anticipated, as well, to help people and businesses struggling financially...

Accusations of healthcare fraud can have serious consequences. Every year, many surgeons, doctors and other healthcare professionals are accused of healthcare fraud. If convicted, they could face years in jail and face thousands (or even millions) of dollars in fines. They could even perhaps lose their medical license or face other disciplinary sanctions. With so...