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False Claims Act penalties are going up and Vermont is looking back

May 27, 2016 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Earlier this month the Railroad Retirement Board announced in the May 2nd Federal Register that the statutory penalties associated with False Claims Act cases would be going way up.  The underlying legislation spurring the increase is the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. Pursuant to the Act, the new, post-adjustment minimum penalty for a […]

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James Hoyer Partner Interviewed on For-Profit College Problems

May 26, 2016 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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James Hoyer partner Jesse Hoyer interviewed by ABC Action News James Hoyer partner Jesse Hoyer is an expert on for-profit college whistleblower cases having handled several over the past several years, including False Claims Act cases against EDMC, Corinthian Colleges, and Ed4Mil. ABC Action News in Tampa talked with Hoyer for a follow-up report on the […]

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Federal Government Joins Prime Healthcare Whistleblower Suit

May 26, 2016 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Prime Healthcare Whistleblower Karin Berntsen The federal government is joining the whistleblower case of James Hoyer client Karin Berntsen against Prime Healthcare Services, its founder Dr. Prem Reddy, and more than a dozen of its hospitals.  Prime is a fast growing company that owns more than 40 hospitals nationwide. The whistleblower suit, which was unsealed in […]

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Alabama Attorney General pushes for an Alabama False Claims Act

May 03, 2016 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange Late last month, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange urged Alabama lawmakers to establish a False Claims Act for the state in order to increase the funds available for medical services for Alabama’s most needy citizens. Strange observed that “Medicaid is a lifeline” to a fifth of the population and that […]

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Criminal Charges Filed in Ed4Mil Military Education Whistleblower Case

April 27, 2016 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The Department of Justice filed criminal charges in a military education whistleblower case first exposed by whistleblower and James Hoyer client Adam Boyce. Boyce came forward to the government after concerns that Army National Guard members were being subjected to a bait and switch for online certificate courses, that were marked up in cost by […]

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Two Insurance Fraud Laws That Whistleblowers Often Overlook…

April 15, 2016 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Most whistleblower cases are brought to recover the ill-gotten gains of fraud committed against the government. Most cases arise in the healthcare field, but many stem from military contracts, educational grants, and even environmental fraud. One area that is often overlooked by whistleblowers is the opportunity to bring insurance fraud cases on behalf of private […]

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Judge Rules IU Health Whistleblower Case Should Move Forward

April 06, 2016 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Dr. Judith Robinson The James Hoyer whistleblower case against HealthNet and IU Health, the largest health system in Indiana, will move forward.  The suit, brought by Dr. Judith Robinson, an ob/gyn and former director at both entities, alleges HealthNet and IU Health provided substandard care to low income pregnant women and fraudulently billed for their […]

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$2.4 Billion Returned to Taxpayers in Healthcare Fraud Recoveries

March 09, 2016 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The federal government recovered $2.4 billion from healthcare fraud judgments in 2015, according to the Department of Justice.  A portion of the money recovered came as the result of work by the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control program, which coordinates federal, state and local law enforcement to fight healthcare fraud. In addition, DOJ obtained […]

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James Hoyer Supports Hillsborough County Bar’s Pro Bono Run

March 07, 2016 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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James Hoyer paralegal Jan Brown and attorneys Jesse Hoyer and Sean Estes at the event It was a great day to support pro bono work in Hillsborough County Saturday at the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s 5K Pro Bono River Run and Judicial Pig Roast. James Hoyer Law Firm attorneys Jesse Hoyer and Sean Estes, along […]

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Using the False Claims Act to Combat Environmental Fraud

March 02, 2016 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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On February 29, 2016, Lockheed Martin Corporation and subsidiaries Lockheed Martin Energy Systems and Lockheed Martin Utility Services agreed to pay the United States $5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and, in misrepresenting their compliance with RCRA to the Department of Energy (DOE), knowingly submitted false […]

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Olympus Med Equip Co. to Pay $646 Million Over Kickbacks & Bribes

March 01, 2016 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The  largest distributor of endoscopes and related equipment in the United States, Olympus Corporation, will pay $623.2 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a scheme to pay kickbacks to doctors and hospitals, the Department of Justice announced today.  The Justice Department’s Criminal Division also announced that a subsidiary of the distributor […]

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Better Year for IRS Whistleblowers in 2015

February 29, 2016 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The IRS Whistleblower Program’s annual report to Congress for FY 2015 shows the IRS paid more than $103 million to whistleblowers in FY 2015. That is a big increase, nearly doubling the amount in awards granted in FY 2014, which was $52 million. The IRS Whistleblower Program was revised and expanded by Congress in 2006. […]

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