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North Florida Shipyards and Matt Self to Pay $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations

October 30, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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North Florida Shipyards and its president, Matt Self, will pay the United States $1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by creating a front company, Ind-Mar Services Inc., in order to be awarded Coast Guard contracts that were designated for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), the Justice Department […]

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Biomet Companies to Pay Over $6 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Concerning Bone Growth Stimulators

October 29, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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EBI LLC, doing business as Biomet Spine and Bone Healing Technologies and Biomet Inc. have agreed to pay $6.07 million to resolve allegations that EBI violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce use of its bone growth stimulators and billing federal health care programs for refurbished stimulators, the Department of Justice announced […]

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Satyabrata Chatterjee and Ashwini Anand,Kentucky Cardiologists Agree to Pay $380,000 to Settle False Claims Act Based on Illegal Referrals

October 22, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The Department of Justice announced today that two cardiologists based in London, Kentucky, have agreed to pay $380,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by entering into sham management agreements with Saint Joseph Hospital, also based in London, Kentucky, in exchange for the referral of cardiology procedures and other healthcare services […]

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Whistleblowing Without the False Claims Act: The Case of the Ebola Whistleblower

October 20, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Many of our clients who come forward to file a case under the False Claims Act are motivated by a common desire: to right a wrong. While some people think of corporate fraud as a victimless crime, whistleblowers know it is not. They realize that every business decision impacts a human life – that behind […]

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Operators of Houston Area Diagnostic Centers Agree to Pay $2.6 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations

October 20, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Two groups of Houston-based diagnostic centers have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $2.6 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Joyce R. Branda for the Department of Justice’s Civil Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson for the Southern District of […]

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James Hoyer Media Team Members Nominated for Emmys

October 15, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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James Hoyer Media Team – Angie Moreschi and Larry Wiezycki Congratulations to our media team members Angie Moreschi and Larry Wiezycki.  Both have been nominated for Emmys in the 38th annual Suncoast Emmy Awards. Larry’s nomination is for his work on the highly acclaimed PBS documentary JFK in Tampa: The 50th Anniversary.  Angie received two […]

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Felicar Williams, a Detroit-Area Operator of Adult Day Care Center, and Two Home Health Care Company Owners Convicted in $29 M Medicare Fraud

October 03, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A federal jury in Detroit late yesterday convicted the operator of an adult day care center and two individuals who owned and operated a network of home health care companies for their participation in a $29 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara […]

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Who Will Replace Eric Holder as Attorney General of the United States?

September 29, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Attorney General Eric Holder On Thursday, September 25, the United States Department of Justice announced that Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the United States of America, would be resigning as soon as a successor was confirmed.  Holder has been the Attorney General since 2009, when he took over the Department of Justice’s top position […]

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Delery Addresses False Claims Act Attorneys on First Day as Acting Associate Attorney General

September 18, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Delery On Tuesday, September 16th, Stuart F. Delery officially stepped into the Number 3 position at the Department of Justice as he formally became the Associate Attorney General of the United States.  Since 2012, Delery has strongly advocated for the False Claims Act in his role as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division.  […]

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Remarks by Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell at the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund Conference

September 18, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Thank you, for that kind introduction.  And thanks to everyone at Taxpayers Against Fraud for inviting me to speak to you today. It has been my privilege, over the past several months, to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. The Criminal Division handles a wide range of […]

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