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May 20, 2025 — Companies operating two Pittsburgh-area nursing homes have been sentenced in federal court to pay a total of more than $15 million in restitution for their convictions of making false statements in connection with the payment of health care benefits and for the purpose of obstructing and impeding the investigation and proper administration of a matter within the jurisdiction of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

Oct. 24, 2023 — The Commissioner speaks before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Subcommittees on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce and Health Care and Financial Services on IRS Operations.

May 30, 2025 — The United States Attorney’s Office announced William Philip Werschler, of Spokane, Washington, along with his businesses Spokane Dermatology Clinic, Premier Clinical Research L.L.C., and 3rd and Sherman Plaza L.L.C., have agreed to pay $1,400,000 to resolve claims under the False Claims Act related to alleged misspending of funds intended to benefit struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct. 21, 2024 — Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced a federal grand jury has an indicted a Spokane dermatologist, and his associated businesses, for fraudulently obtaining and using approximately $1.5 million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to purchase luxury sports cars, buy real estate, and pay off personal debt.

March 17, 2022 — Commissioner Rettig speaks before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight on the filing season and IRS operations.