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Citizens Medical Center in Victoria, Texas Agrees to Pay United States $21.75 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations

April 22, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Citizens Medical Center, a county-owned hospital in Victoria, Texas, has agreed to pay the United States $21,750,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced today. “The Department of Justice has longstanding concerns about improper financial relationships between health care […]

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Whistleblower Doctor Stands Up against Indiana’s Largest Hospital System: Says Care Compromised for Low Income Pregnant Women

April 17, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Dr. Judith Robinson James Hoyer law firm client Dr. Judith Robinson is a well-respected Obstetrician/Gynecologist who’s practiced in Indianapolis for 30 years. She chose to come forward as a whistleblower and put her career on the line after witnessing a violation of Medicaid rules, which she believes put pregnant women and their babies at risk. […]

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A need for more (effective) False Claims Act ordinances?

March 19, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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During the fiscal year 2014, the Federal government recovered nearly $6 billion from False Claims Act cases as more than 700 whistleblower lawsuits were filed for the second consecutive year.  These statistics plainly show the effectiveness of incentivizing whistleblowers to risk coming forward to report wrongdoing. Presently 30 states have adopted False Claims Act statutes […]

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Recovery Home Care Services, a Florida Home Health Care Company, Agrees to Pay $1.1 Million to Resolve F.C.A.

March 10, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Recovery Home Care Inc., Recovery Home Care Services Inc. (collectively Recovery Home Care) and National Home Care Holdings LLC have agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve allegations that the Recovery Home Care entities violated the False Claims Act by improperly paying doctors for referrals of home health care services provided to Medicare patients, the […]

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James Hoyer Lead Investigator Explains Florida Fraud for the Tampa Bay Times

March 09, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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James Hoyer’s lead investigator Al Scudieri was recently interviewed for an article about the abundance of fraud complaints in Florida by Robert Trigaux of the Tampa Bay Times. Al’s theory as to why fraud is so prevalent in Florida is that: Florida’s not only the third most populated, its population is different… I think we have a […]

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Michigan Psychotherapy Clinic Owner, Gerald Funderburg, Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for his Role in $3.3 M Medicare Scheme

March 02, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A former Michigan resident who directed a $3.3 million psychotherapy fraud scheme, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan, Special Agent in Charge Paul M. Abbate of the FBI Detroit […]

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One Step Closer: Senate Committee Greenlights Lynch for US Attorney General

February 26, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Photo Credit: www.justice.gov The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-8 to approve Loretta Lynch as the next United States Attorney General.  If confirmed, Lynch will succeed soon-to-be resigned Eric Holder and would become the first African-American female to fill that position.  Lynch earned votes from all nine Democratic senators on the committee, as well as three […]

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Armstong Update: Fined $10 Million for Perjury; False Claims Act Case Still Moving Forward

February 18, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Throughout 2014, we posted articles and blog discussions of the nearly $100 million False Claims Act case that the United States is pursuing against disgraced cyclist, Lance Armstrong.  While the FCA case presses forward, Armstrong faces legal issues on multiple fronts related to his use of performance-enhancing drugs (“PEDs”) while riding for the U.S. Postal […]

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Michael Reinstein, an Illinois Physician, Pleads Guilty to Taking Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Company and Agrees to Pay $3.79 Million to Settle Civil F.C.A Case

February 17, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The Department of Justice announced today that an Illinois physician, Dr. Michael J. Reinstein, pleaded guilty to a federal crime for receiving illegal kickbacks and benefits totaling nearly $600,000 from two pharmaceutical companies in exchange for regularly prescribing an anti-psychotic drug — clozapine — to his patients.  Reinstein also agreed to pay the United States […]

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Successful Whistleblowers Fined For Disclosing Case to the Media

February 09, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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At the outset of every case, we explain and re-explain the concept that a False Claims Act complaint will be filed “under seal.” This is a basic tenant of False Claims Act law, yet is a unique concept to most individuals since most cases are filed in court and are immediately accessible to the public.  […]

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Kellogg Brown Supreme Court Case Likely A Split For The Whistleblower

January 29, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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On January 13, 2015, the United State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the matter of Kellogg Brown & Root Service, Inc., et al., v. United States, ex rel. Benjamin Carter that we previewed last year.  This qui tam case raised two issues for the Court to decide: Can the Wartime Enforcement of Fraud Act’s […]

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Dr. Paula Williamson, a Michigan Physician Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for her Role in a $2.1 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

January 15, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A Michigan physician involved in a $2.1 million home health care fraud scheme was sentenced today to 15 months in prison. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan, Special Agent in Charge Paul M. Abbate of the FBI’s Detroit […]

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