United States ex rel. Rahman v. Oncology Associates, P.C.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion in which Judge WIDENER and Senior Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the question of whether the district court had authority to enter a preliminary injunction freezing the defendants’ assets.

The district court entered a pre-judgment, asset-freezing injunction on the United States’ allegations that the defendant oncology service providers defrauded the Medicare and CHAMPUS1 programs and thereafter were engaging in complex reorganizations and transfers of assets to insulate themselves from…