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James Hoyer Client Named 2018 Whistleblower of the Year

October 04, 2018 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC


Karin Berntsen James Hoyer, P.A. is proud to announce that our client Karin Berntsen was named Whistleblower of the Year at the annual Taxpayers Against Fraud awards dinner, in Washington, D.C. This marks the second time in the past three years that a James Hoyer client has been bestowed with this great honor. Ms. Berntsen […]

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James Hoyer Expanding Presence to D.C./Michigan & Adding Employment Law Practice

October 01, 2018 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC


Dave Scher & David Haron James Hoyer, P.A. is pleased to announce that it is expanding its presence to Washington D.C. and Michigan with two recent additions.  First, attorney Dave Scher, principal at The Employment Law Group for the past decade, is joining the firm as partner and will lead our new Washington, D.C. office […]

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CFTC’s Authority Over Standalone Anti-Fraud Activities under the Dodd-Frank Act

September 06, 2018 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC


There is presently a disagreement among federal courts as to the scope of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) anti-fraud and anti-manipulation authority under the Dodd-Frank Act. The CFTC’s primary focus has always been on swaps and commodity futures contracts governed by the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).  However, the CFTC has also historically had anti-fraud and […]

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Post Acute Medical Agrees to Pay More Than $13 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Improper Physician Relationships

August 15, 2018 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC


Post Acute Medical, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based operator of long‑term care and rehabilitation hospitals across the country, and certain affiliated entities through which the company operates its facilities (collectively, “PAM”), have agreed to pay the United States, Texas, and Louisiana a total of $13,168,000 to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act, and the […]

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CFTC Announces Multiple Whistleblower Awards Totaling More than $45 Million

August 08, 2018 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC


The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced multiple whistleblower awards totaling more than $45 million.  The awards demonstrate the growing success of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program, in particular, the increasing volume and complexity of incoming whistleblower submissions. Section 748 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 created the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program.  […]

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Class Members Get Checks in Long Awaited Payday Lending Settlement

August 08, 2018 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC


 Payday lending class action settlement profiled in report on WFLA channel 8 in Tampa. Watch the video to see the story.  James Hoyer Partner Jesse Hoyer is interviewed. Long-awaited Settlement: $4.3 million payday lending class action settlement After a nearly two decade long battle, a $4.3 million class action settlement is returning thousands of […]

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$65 Million Prime Healthcare Whistleblower Settlement

August 03, 2018 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC


Whistleblower’s Fearless 7-Year Pursuit of Justice: Los Angeles, CA- August 3, 2018— The 5th largest for-profit hospital system in the country has agreed to pay $65 million to settle civil charges of healthcare fraud against the government. Prime Healthcare has also agreed to abide by a Corporate Integrity Agreement with strict requirements and oversight to […]

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Puerto Rico Tackles Medicaid Fraud with the Passing of its own False Claims Act

July 26, 2018 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC


The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico recently announced the enactment of House Bill 1627, simultaneously enacting a Puerto Rican False Claims Act and authorizing the establishment of a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The new law allows whistleblowers to report any fraudulent act against the Puerto Rican government.   The act allows Puerto Rico to join the 30 […]

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CFTC Announces First Whistleblower Award to a Foreign Whistleblower

July 23, 2018 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC


The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently announced a whistleblower award of more than $70,000 to a foreign whistleblower, a first of its kind award for a foreign individual who significantly contributed to an ongoing CFTC investigation that led the CFTC to a successful settlement. It’s the sixth award to a whistleblower who provided valuable […]

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CFTC Announces Its Largest Ever Whistleblower Award of Approximately $30 Million

July 12, 2018 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC


The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced its largest-ever whistleblower award of approximately $30 million today.  The CFTC wrote that the whistleblower “voluntarily provided key original information that led to a successful enforcement action.”   The award is the fifth CFTC whistleblower award and a great reminder of the program’s commitment to anonymity, as the CFTC […]

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