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Victory Pharma Inc. of San Diego Pays $11.4 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations in Connection with Promotion of Its Drugs

January 02, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Victory Pharma Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in San Diego, has agreed to pay $11,420,743 to resolve federal civil and criminal liability arising from its marketing of the pharmaceutical products Naprelan, Xodol, Fexmid and Dolgic, the Justice Department announced today.   Under the agreement announced today, Victory entered into a deferred prosecution agreement and […]

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Illinois-based Hardware Distributor W.W. Grainger Pays US $70 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

December 27, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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W.W. Grainger Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $70 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims under contracts with the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Postal Services (USPS), the Department of Justice announced today. Grainger is a national hardware distributor headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Grainger entered into a […]

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UBS Admits Fraud, Agrees To Pay $1.5 Billion To Settle Libor Rigging Charges

December 19, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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ZURICH Dec 19 (Reuters) – Swiss bank UBS was hit with a $1.5 billion bill and admitted to fraud on Wednesday in order to settle charges of manipulating global benchmark interest rates. The penalty agreed with U.S., UK and Swiss regulators is more than three times the $450 million fine levied on Britain’s Barclays in […]

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Los Angeles-area Pastor Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Conspiring with Doctors to Defraud Medicare of More Than $11 Million

December 18, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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WASHINGTON — A Los Angeles-area church pastor pleaded guilty today to conspiring with doctors, the operators of fraudulent medical clinics, street-level patient recruiters and others to defraud Medicare of more than $11 million, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District […]

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Pfizer Agrees to Pay $55 Million for Illegally Promoting Protonix for Off-Label Use

December 13, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Pfizer Inc. will pay $55 million plus interest to resolve allegations that Wyeth LLC illegally introduced and caused the introduction into interstate commerce of a misbranded drug, Protonix, between February 2000 and June 2001, the Justice Department announced today. Wyeth manufactured and promoted Protonix tablets. Protonix is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) that was used […]

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Brooklyn, N.Y., Physician and Clinic President Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme

December 11, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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WASHINGTON – A medical doctor and the president of two Brooklyn, N.Y., medical clinics pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme resulting in more than $11.7 million in fraudulent Medicare claims, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. According to court documents, Ho Yon Kim, 86, of […]

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Miami Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty for Role in $23 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

December 07, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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WASHINGTON – A co-owner and operator of three Miami discount pharmacies pleaded guilty today in connection with a $23 million health care fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in […]

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Powerful Senator Calls for Audit of Job Placement Numbers at For-Profit College EDMC

December 07, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Senator Dick Durbin U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Assistant Majority Leader of the Senate, is calling for an audit of what he termed “baseless” job placement numbers reported by Education Management Corporation (EDMC).  Senator Durbin made that request and issued a press release, after reviewing data exposed by whistleblower Jason Sobek, a James Hoyer […]

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Kentucky-Based Defense Contractors, Owners Agree to Pay $6.25 Million to Resolve Allegations That They Submitted False Statements to Obtain Army Contracts Intended for Small Businesses

December 06, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Kentucky-based Lusk Mechanical Contractors and Commonwealth Technologies, and their owners, Harry Lusk and Wendell Goodman, have agreed to pay $6.25 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false statements to the Small Business Administration and false claims to the Army, the Justice Department announced today.  Congress established the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program in […]

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James Hoyer Associate Provides Insight about Antics in Lottery Murder Trial

December 03, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Drama has been a part of the proceedings in the trial of Florida Lotto murder suspect DeeDee Moore.  She is accused of killing lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare in February 2010. During her trial, Moore has repeatedly made faces and gestures, which have led to several admonishments by the judge. Sean P. Keefe – James Hoyer […]

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Gallup accused of bilking government

November 29, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The Justice Department accused the Gallup Organization on Wednesday of bilking federal agencies out of millions of dollars by routinely inflating prices for contracts. The 57-page civil complaint says that Gallup, the world’s best-known polling organization, inflated estimates for the number of hours that it would take to perform its polling services for the Treasury […]

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For-profit College Whistleblower Interviewed on ABC World News

November 28, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Whistleblower Jason Sobek The whistleblower case against for-profit college giant Education Management Corporation (EDMC) was profiled in an investigative report on ABC World News.  James Hoyer Client Jason Sobek was interviewed and explained why he came forward to expose practices he believes are hurting, not only students, but also taxpayers. Reporter Mark Greenblatt shared internal […]

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