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IBM Pays $17M for Discriminatory DEI Practices

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) agreed to pay $17,077,043 to resolve DOJ allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with anti-discrimination requirements in its federal contracts. The government alleged that IBM discriminated against employees and applicants based on race, color, national origin, or sex through tying bonus compensation to demographic targets, altering interview criteria through diverse interview slates, setting demographic goals for business units, and restricting access to certain training programs based on protected characteristics.

Florida Nursing Assistant Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for $11.4M Health Care Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries

Christian 'Chris' Cruz, 45, of Pompano Beach, Florida was sentenced to nine years in prison and two years supervised release for his role in an $11.4 million health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy. Cruz owned and operated a durable medical equipment supplier through which he submitted false claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces. He was ordered to pay $3,712,345.70 in restitution and $724,871 in forfeiture.