USA v. Assad et al

  1. June 14, 2022

    Fla. Pharmacy Owner Gets 14-Year Sentence For Mail Fraud

    A Florida pharmacy owner convicted of committing mail and health care fraud in a billing scheme has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison, according to a judgment entered in Tennessee federal court Tuesday.

  2. December 06, 2021

    Fla. Pharmacy Owner Convicted Of Mail Fraud

    Prosecutors convinced a jury in Tennessee that a Florida pharmacy owner committed multiple counts of mail and health care fraud over his involvement in a billing scheme that the U.S. Department of Justice said got health insurers to cover more than $174 million in fraudulent claims.

  3. October 26, 2021

    Pharmacy Owner Must Disclose Atty Advice In $1B Fraud Trial

    A pharmacy owner headed to trial on charges of participating in a massive billing fraud must "immediately" disclose privileged attorney communications to prosecutors, a Tennessee federal judge ordered Tuesday, if he wants to tell a jury that lawyers — who may testify — approved his actions.

  4. November 23, 2020

    Greenberg Traurig Clears Conflict Inquiry In $1B Fraud Case

    A Tennessee federal judge on Friday found that potential conflicts of interest do exist between several attorneys representing a pharmacy owner and pharmacies accused of a $1 billion insurance scheme, but waived the conflicts pertaining to a pair of Greenberg Traurig LLP lawyers.

  5. April 07, 2020

    Greenberg Traurig Fights Conflict Claim In $1B Fraud Suit

    Greenberg Traurig and other attorneys representing a pharmacy owner and several pharmacies accused of a $1 billion insurance scheme have hit back against a government request that a Tennessee court evaluate whether the attorneys have a conflict of interest in the case.

  6. March 17, 2020

    Feds Say Greenberg Traurig Has Conflict In $1B Fraud Case

    Federal prosecutors in Tennessee have asked the court to examine whether several attorneys, including two from Greenberg Traurig, can continue representing a pharmacy owner and several corporate entities accused of participating in a nearly $1 billion scheme that involved submitting insurance claims for bogus prescriptions.

  7. January 01, 2019

    White Collar Cases To Watch In 2019

    The coming year's white collar docket is an active one, with several large health care fraud cases set to go to trial and post-trial litigation that could shape the law in insider trading and other financial crimes and affect how companies cooperate in criminal probes.

  8. October 15, 2018

    DOJ Charges Florida Men with $1B Telemedicine Fraud Scam

    Four Florida men and seven pharmacies have been indicted for their role in a massive $1 billion telemedicine fraud scheme that involved submitting fraudulent claims for payment for marked-up pain cream and other products to insurance companies, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday.