Letter to Judge McCarthy — United States ex rel. Integra Med Analytics LLC v. Isaac Laufer (August 26, 2026)

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A letter dated August 26, 2026 from the United States Attorney's office, filed as Document 251 in the Southern District of New York case Integra Med Analytics LLC v. Isaac Laufer, No. 17 Civ. 9424 (CS) (JCM), addressed to Chief Magistrate Judge McCarthy. The letter states that it updates the cell phone issues noted in the parties' August 24, 2026 joint letter. The Government's Position section states that Defendants produced a privilege log on August 14, 2026 covering claims over information on the cell phones of Mr. Laufer and Ms. Whitney, and that the Government is moving ahead with its review of the phone data production. The Defendants' Position section states that Defendants declined to provide their position. The letter closes with /s/ Jennifer Jude.

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“Letter to Judge McCarthy — United States ex rel. Integra Med Analytics LLC v. Isaac Laufer (August 26, 2026).” Original at archive.org. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/251-4a62c97d8c/, SHA-256 9b424884cddfce946acd9d588e6bfcd372dc51fafd68eabcb7d4b3722262c38a.

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Case 7:17-cv-09424-CS-JCM Document 251 Filed 08/26/26 Page 1 of 3
U.S. Department of Justice
[Type text]
United States Attorney
Southern District of New York
86 Chambers Street
New York, New York 10007

August 26, 2026

By ECF
Hon. Judith C. McCarthy
Chief Magistrate Judge
The Hon. Charles L. Brieant Jr.
Federal Building and United States Courthouse
300 Quarropas Street
White Plains, NY 10601-4150

Re: United States ex rel. Integra Med Analytics LLC v. Isaac Laufer et al.,
No. 17 Civ. 9424 (CS) (JCM)

Dear Chief Magistrate Judge McCarthy:

This Office represents the United States (the “government”) in the above-referenced

healthcare fraud action filed pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. On Monday

August 24, 2026, the parties submitted a joint letter addressing certain discovery issues that noted

that the parties would provide a further update by today with respect to issues related to the cell

phones of the two individual defendants. See ECF No. 250 at 8. This letter provides that update.

The Government’s Position

As ordered by the Court, 1 on August 14, 2026, Defendants produced a privilege log listing

their privilege claims over information on the cell phones of Mr. Laufer and Ms. Whitney as well

as a copy of the data on those phones with the claimed privileged information either withheld or

redacted. In their cover letter to the production of phone data, Defendants “demand[ed] that you

do not review” the production based on Defendants’ view that it contains non-responsive

1
See Minute Entry dated July 31, 2026 (“By August 14, 2026, Defendants are directed to produce
the non-privileged information contained on the two cell phones discussed during todays [sic]
conference.”)
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information and other unspecified “improprieties” occurred in connection with its collection. 2 The

Government responded by email that Your Honor has already rejected Defendants’ request to deny

the Government access to the phone data while any challenge related to their seizure is litigated,

stating that raising such a challenge “does not absolve you of your responsibility to do discovery”

as such a challenge can be raised while “discovery’s still exchanged.” See July 31, 2026 Conf. Tr.

31; see also id. at 28 (setting August 14 deadline for Defendants to produce “non-privileged

information . . . that you all agree [the Government] is entitled to and giving them permission to

look at it”), 33-34 (denying Defendants’ request to remove allegedly non-responsive information

from phone data production). Consistent with the Court’s ruling and the need to advance discovery

in this case, the Government is moving ahead with its review of the phone data production and

Defendants’ privilege log and will attempt to resolve any issues it may have with either through

the meet-and-confer process.

Defendants’ Position

The Government requested that Defendants provide their position on this issue and

Defendants declined to do so.

2
This afternoon Defendants provided the Government with some information about their
allegations of improper conduct by the Government in connection with the collection and
processing of the cell phone data. Each of these arguments either has no bearing on discovery in
this case or does not meaningfully differ from an argument Defendants raised previously and the
Court has already rejected. Should Defendants wish to raise these arguments with the Court, they
can do so while discovery in this case proceeds, as Your Honor has directed. See July 31, 2026
Conf. Tr. at 31.
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We thank the Court for its consideration of this submission.

Respectfully submitted,

JAMES M. MCDONALD
United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York
Attorney for Plaintiff

By: /s/ Jennifer Jude .
ALLISON M. ROVNER
JEREMY M. LISS
JENNIFER JUDE
MARK OSMOND
PIERRE G. ARMAND
TARA SCHWARTZ
Assistant United States Attorneys
86 Chambers Street, Third Floor
New York, New York 10007
Tel.: (212) 637-2691
Email: allison.rovner@usdoj.gov
jeremy.liss@usdoj.gov
jennifer.jude@usdoj.gov
mark.osmond@usdoj.gov
pierre.armand@usdoj.gov
tara.schwartz@usdoj.gov

cc: Counsel of Record

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