Federal Reports

Navanjun Grewal, a doctor based in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced on July 2, 2024, in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, for making a false statement and for obstructing a federal audit related to a health care fraud investigation. Grewal was sentenced to two years’ probation and was ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution.Our investigation found that Grewal knowingly and willfully submitted a fraudulent document to the Department of Defense in response to an audit request regarding prescriptions for compounded medications that had been submitted to TRICARE for reimbursement. Grewal created and submitted fraudulent patient files in response to the audit. Grewal was part of a large health care fraud scheme in which beneficiaries were solicited to provide their insurance information to a pharmacist for medication they did not seek or need. As a result of the scheme, Amtrak’s heath care plan was billed $32,489 of which $26,962 was paid, and Tricare, the U.S. military’s health care plan, paid $12,264,685 on the fraudulently submitted claims.

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) contracted with Crowe LLP under contract/order number 31310023A0002 to conduct an identification and assessment of risks related to the oversight performed by the NRC on the decommissioning trust funds (DTF) used by licensees during the decommissioning of nuclear reactor sites. The project’s scope was to conduct a qualitative and quantitative risk assessment of the areas identified in collaboration with the OIG and other stakeholders.The focus of our review was on the decommissioning process and trust funds related to nuclear power reactor sites. As of September 5, 2023, the NRC had responsibility for twenty-three (23) power reactor sites that were either currently undergoing decommissioning or had permanently ceased operations. The scope of our analysis was the risks associated with the DTF expenses and the specific areas for which the NRC OIG has oversight.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Election Commission (FEC) engaged Brown & Company CPAs and Management Consultants, PLLC (brown & Company) to conduct a performance audit of the FEC’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility (DEIA) Programs as of September 30, 2023.Objectives:1. To assess FEC’s EEO compliance with statutory requirements, applicable EEOC and OPM guidance, best practices, as well as applicable agency policies and procedures. 2. To analyze FEC’s implementation of diversity and inclusion efforts related to the workforce in order to identify strengths and/or barriers including equal opportunity for minorities and women to obtain senior management positions, and increase racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in the workforce.