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A former owner of a Los Angeles medical equipment supply company has been indicted for allegedly engaging in a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte...
There is no doubt that a whistleblower who has documents supporting his allegations will be much more prepared to prove his allegations than a whistleblower who is acting just on a hunch. In fact, many qui tam attorneys require some sort of validating information or...
Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged JPMorgan Chase & Co. with misstating financial results and lacking effective internal controls to detect and prevent its traders from fraudulently overvaluing investments to...
Gustave Drivas, M.D., 58, of Staten Island, N.Y., was sentenced to serve 151 months in prison for his role as a “no show” doctor in a $77 million Medicare fraud scheme. The State of New York revoked Dr. Drivas’s medical license earlier this year. Acting Assistant...
A major point of emphasis in nearly every discussion of bringing a qui tam case is filing the case as early as possible. Though there are several reasons for this, the most important is due to a part of the False Claims Act known as the “first-to-file bar.” In sum,...
The U.S. government has announced a settlement with the middleman at the center of a wide-ranging scheme to obtain defense contracts by circumventing the bidding process. Steven Stallings acted as a broker agent inappropriately securing government contracts for major...
“The Whistleblower Program is designed to aid the SEC’s efforts to protect investors from those who violate the securities laws by encouraging those who are aware of misconduct to come forward to report it to us so that prompt and effective action can be taken to...
A Brooklyn, N.Y., resident pleaded guilty today for his role as a patient recruiter in a $13 million kickback and health care fraud scheme, the fourth defendant to plead guilty in the scheme based at the Cropsey Medical Care PLLC clinic in Brooklyn. Acting Assistant...
The owners and operators of several Miami home health care agencies and a patient recruiter pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Trust Care Health Services Inc. (Trust Care). Acting Assistant...
A general understanding of Medicare billing and reimbursement can increase a healthcare whistleblower’s chances for success. It is not a requirement for a whistleblower to be a Medicare billing or reimbursement expert to bring a successful qui tam case involving fraud...
