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November 07, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
After a qui tam complaint is filed, the Department of Justice investigates the relator’s allegations and then decides whether to intervene and join the action, or whether to decline. If the government declines to join in the lawsuit, the relator and his or her counsel may decide to proceed forward with the case on their […]
Learn MoreNovember 06, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr., announced today that LG Chem Michigan, Inc. (“LGCMI”) will pay the United States $1,231,319 to resolve allegations, under the federal False Claims Act, that the company improperly sought and obtained federal funds to pay employees who were engaged in recreational and volunteer activities. This amount […]
Learn MoreNovember 05, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Hospice of the Comforter Inc. (HOTCI) was accused of billing Medicare for patients who were not terminally ill, according to the Department of Justice. The company has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve the allegations. The government says evidence showed HOTCI violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the Medicare program […]
Learn MoreNovember 04, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Good morning – and thank you all for being here. I am joined by Associate Attorney General [Tony] West; Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division [Stuart] Delery; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania [Zane] Memeger; U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts [Carmen] Ortiz; First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District […]
Learn MoreOctober 31, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2013-231 SEC REWARDS WHISTLEBLOWER WITH $150,000 PAYOUT Washington D.C., Oct. 30, 2013 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $150,000 to a whistleblower whose tips helped the agency stop a scheme that was defrauding investors. The award recipient, who does not wish to be identified, provided […]
Learn MoreOctober 30, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The government has intervened in a lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act against United States Investigations Services LLC (USIS) in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the Department of Justice announced today. The lawsuit alleges that USIS, located in Falls Church, Va., failed to perform quality control reviews in connection […]
Learn MoreOctober 29, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The owners and supervisor of Alpha Ambulance Inc. (Alpha), a now-defunct Los Angeles-area ambulance transportation company, have pleaded guilty in connection with an ambulance fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California; Special Agent in Charge Glenn R. […]
Learn MoreOctober 29, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
A new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined the use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) that has been integrated into urology practices. Specifically, the researchers looked at how owning IMRT equipment correlated with the utilization of IMRT to treat prostate cancer. The study was based on Medicare claims from 2005 to […]
Learn MoreOctober 24, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
A former owner of a Salt Lake City medical equipment supply company has been indicted and three former company employees have pleaded guilty for allegedly engaging in a $20 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney David B. Barlow of the District of Utah, […]
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October 22, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Health-Care False Claims Cases Reap $18.3 Billion, Report Says Federal and state governments recovered $18.3 billion between 2008 and 2012 from lawsuits and criminal cases claiming health-care companies overbilled, according to an advocacy group that encourages whistle-blowers. Taxpayers Against Fraud, a Washington-based group, released a study showing total health-care recoveries, excluding whistleblower payments, rose to […]
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October 22, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Lt. Col Timothy Ferner An editorial in the Las Vegas Review-Journal shined the spotlight on waste and abuse exposed by military whistleblower and James Hoyer client Lt Col Timothy Ferner. Lt Col Ferner’s case against defense contractor SAIC exposed systemic problems with how Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas secured contractors and spent taxpayer […]
Learn MoreOctober 21, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
A federal jury in Detroit today convicted the owner and the program coordinator of two Flint, Mich., adult day care centers for their participation in a $3.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan; Acting […]
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