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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered more than $2.2 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases under the False Claims Act (FCA) in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. This is a drop of more than 25% from fiscal year 2019, when DOJ recovered more than $3 billion.
According to DOJ’s statistics released on January 14, 2021, of the total recoveries, more than $1.8 billion related to matters involving healthcare. Lawsuits filed by
qui tam whistleblowers continue to generate the bulk of DOJ’s recoveries, producing $1.6 billion in recoveries in the last fiscal year. But DOJ initiated a relatively large number of its own cases, too.
The U.S. Justice Department announced its first civil settlement with a Paycheck Protection Program borrower alleged to have committed fraud in connection with this highly popular.
On January 12, 2021, the Eastern District of California entered into a civil settlement with a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) borrower and its CEO to resolve allegations of fraud..
Imperial Valley News Imperial Valley News Center Vivint Smart Homes Inc. to Pay $3.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Statements to Federally Insured Bank Details Written by IVN
Provo, Utah - Vivint Smart Home Inc. (Vivint), based in Provo, Utah, has agreed to pay the United States $3.2 million to resolve allegations under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) that Vivint employees made false statements to secure financing for customers’ purchases of Vivint’s home monitoring products, the Justice Department announced today. FIRREA imposes civil penalties on any person or entity that violates certain predicate federal statutes.
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One of the many companies also named in the civil suit is 1178 Gates Ave. Inc., which is the address of the above building in Brooklyn.
By Forum Staff
The United States has filed a civil complaint in federal court in Brooklyn seeking damages and penalties against three individuals including two borough residents and multiple companies alleged to have engaged in a wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme to defraud the government, federal prosecutors announced Monday.
The complaint alleges that Iskyo Aronov, of Middle Village; Ron Borovinsky, of Hollis Hills; and Michael Konstantinovskiy, of Roslyn Heights, and companies that they owned or controlled, engaged in fraudulent short sales of residential properties insured by the Federal Housing Administration of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The suit is brought pursuant to the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act.