False Claims Act (FCA), Coding – falls into: “fraud (intentional)” or “abuse (innocent mistake).” * The #1 Target that the DOJ Criminal Division will prioritize and investigate begins with Healthcare and Procurement Fraud—memorandum: May 12, 2025. A What was once considered criminal,
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FCA #1: HEALTHCARE. IF YOU’RE A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR SYSTEM CEO-COO, A CONTRACTOR, OR PROCUREMENT OFFICER: UNDERSTAND THE DOJ 5/12, & 19/2025 MEMOS DON’T BE ON THEIR TARGET LIST. + 5/12/2025 MEMORANDUM TO: All Criminal Division Personnel FROM: Matthew R. GaleottiHead of
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Once you’ve BEEN criminally indicted, SENTENCE PREPARATION STARTS. DO NOT WAIT. – Federal Judge Robert N. Scola * IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO PREPARE – THIS IS “YOUR” LIFE * PREPARING FOR YOUR INTERVIEW CAN’T BE TOO EARLY. YOUR PRESENTENCE REPORT DICTATES EVERYTHING THAT
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* * Being on the BOP Radar – Is To Be Avoided — Regarding Isolation: Be Careful What You Ask For ⇒ YOU MAY END UP IN ‘THE’ SHU. * ISOLATION! * A summary of the recent legal history of former Representative
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* A NEW ‘THING’ – CRYPTO PARDON ELIGIBILITY? * Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius, is facing the DOJ’s 20-year Sentence Recommendation. The judge ruled: 12 Years. * Lawyers for Alex Mashinsky have asked a U.S. court to impose a sentence
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THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES, SO WHAT CAN YOU DO? * INSPECT YOUR EXPECTATIONS * * I YOUR MEDICAL RECORD. As long as possible before your Presentence Interview, should you need to continue current medical treatments, preparation should start to get copies of
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Has He Helped or Hindered His Defense? His Allocution Could Be His Only Lifeline, But Is He Ready? * BEFORE HIS PLEA, 2024 I wrote on September 7, 2024. George Santos now faces nearly two dozen criminal charges but has reached a
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CELL PHONE JAMMING DEVICES Republican lawmakers Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Rep David Kustoff (R-TN) have introduced companion bills in the House and Senate to permit prisons to use cellphone jamming devices. The FCC says, “The Communications Act prohibits non-Federal entities from using cell
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A BAD IDEA: * IT REDUCES COSTS – WHILE INCREASING VIOLENCE AND DEATHS. HERE’S WHY. IT’S SIMPLE, REALLY, * “Jails and prisons are not healthcare institutions.” * Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs are about to switch from monthly injections (primarily of buprenorphine, which
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TURNS YOUR PSR INTO A ‘MEDICAL REFERRAL’ * Dr. M. Blatstein WHITE-COLLAR SENTENCE MITIGATION SOLUTIONS | PHYSICIAN PRESENTENCE REPORT SERVICE | PRISON CONSULTANTS LinkedIn Article, March 26, 2025 ENSURE ITS ACCURACY – YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT. DON’T FOCUS ON WHAT
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