USA v. SEALED

  1. February 05, 2024

    2 Defendants Cut Deal With DOJ In Houston Fraud Suit

    Two co-defendants in a multimillion dollar healthcare kickback case out of Houston that ended in a mistrial have reached a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that scaled back the allegations by more than $100 million.

  2. December 21, 2023

    5th Circ. Urged To Reject Retrial In DOJ's $140M Fraud Suit

    A former medical device sales representative accused of running a $140 million healthcare fraud scheme in Houston with four other men told the Fifth Circuit on Thursday that he shouldn't be forced to face a retrial, writing that the government "knew or should have known" about alleged prosecutorial misconduct that forced a mistrial the first time around.

  3. June 27, 2023

    Judge Indicates DOJ's $140M Fraud Suit Headed For Retrial

    A Houston federal judge on Tuesday signaled that a $140 million health care fraud case that ended in a mistrial last year after alleged prosecutorial misconduct will be retried, denying eight motions from the defendants to bar retrial based both on double jeopardy and the U.S. Department of Justice's blunders.

  4. May 26, 2023

    Judge Weighing 'Aftermath' Of DOJ $140M Fraud Mistrial

    A Houston judge on Friday gave the parties to a $140 million health care fraud case a week to submit their proposals for how the case will look if it is retried, telling the parties he is still trying to determine what the "aftermath" of the December mistrial looks like.

  5. May 25, 2023

    Double Jeopardy Presents Rare Question In DOJ Fraud Case

     A Houston federal judge will consider Friday whether a multimillion-dollar health care fraud case that ended in a mistrial last year should be thrown out based on double jeopardy, a proposition that could present a complex legal question in the aftermath of alleged misconduct by three U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors.

  6. April 18, 2023

    Judge To Mull Double Jeopardy After DOJ Misconduct Inquiry

    A Houston judge overseeing an inquiry into a $140 million health care fraud case that ended in mistrial last year after alleged misconduct by three U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors has agreed to consider one defendant's motion seeking to prevent a retrial based on double jeopardy.

  7. April 04, 2023

    Retrial Possible After Alleged DOJ Misconduct In Fraud Suit

    During the U.S. Department of Justice's presentation Tuesday of its findings on alleged misconduct by three of its prosecutors, a Houston federal judge asked the lead investigator if it didn't send "a chill down your spine" that if not for the blunder, a $140 million health care fraud case wouldn't have ended in mistrial.

  8. April 03, 2023

    'Sloppy' At Best: DOJ Plans Update On Prosecutors' Conduct

    The U.S. Department of Justice is expected to give an update Tuesday on its investigation into alleged misconduct by three prosecutors in a Houston health care fraud suit that resulted in a mistrial last year, which experts said could have "potential career ramifications" for the attorneys who tried the case.

  9. January 17, 2023

    Judge Probes DOJ Team After Health Care Fraud Mistrial

    A Texas judge on Tuesday began an inquiry into alleged prosecutorial misconduct during a health care fraud suit against five men that resulted in a mistrial last month in what U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett called a "weighty" matter with "potential impact on the careers" of three U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors.