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Detroit-Area Health Care Clinic Manager Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Role in $8.5 Million Diagnostic Testing Fraud Scheme

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

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The manager of a Detroit-area health care clinic was sentenced today to serve 40 months in prison for his leading role in a $7.42 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.  Miami-area resident Alejandro Haber, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Patrick Duggan in the Eastern […]

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James Hoyer Makes Cy Pres Award to Help Fight Foreclosure

July 26, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Pictured: Chris Hoyer, “Tony” Cabassa, Joan Boles, Tom DiFiore Tampa, FL – A Cy Pres Award from the James Hoyer Law Firm will make it possible for Bay Area Legal Services to continue helping low income homeowners facing foreclosure.  The nearly $40,000 donation comes as the result of predatory lending matters handled by the firm.  […]

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Countrywide Whistleblower Talks about Long Road to Successful Case

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

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The life of a whistleblower takes a strong will and driving desire to make a difference. That was the case for Klye Lagow, a former housing appraiser with Countrywide Financial, who filed a lawsuit under seal in 2009 to expose what he saw as widespread appraisal fraud committed by the company. He had to keep […]

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Fox Guarding the Hen House

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

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MIAMI — Firms that are paid tens of millions of dollars to root out Medicare fraud are bidding on contracts to investigate companies they are doing business with — sometimes their own parent companies, according to a government report released Tuesday. Two-thirds of the companies that bid on contracts during a nearly year-and-a-half time period […]

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Army Spent $5B on camo that actually made soldiers visible

July 10, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Essentially, the Army designed a universal uniform that universally failed in every environment,” said an Army specialist who served two tours in Iraq, wearing UCP in Baghdad and the deserts outside Basra. “The only time I have ever seen it work well was in a gravel pit.” The specialist asked that his name be withheld […]

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SEC set to hand out up to $452M to whistleblowers

July 09, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Talk about a federal stimulus plan. The Securities and Exchange Commission has amassed a $452 million pot of cash to be paid out to fraud busters across the country, according to a recent report. The cash is part of the regulator’s whistleblower program, which marked its first anniversary this week. The pot of gold represents […]

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Asheville, Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in $63 M Medicare Fraud

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

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WASHINGTON – An Asheville, N.C., resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for her role in a health care fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $63 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid in Miami and Hendersonville, N.C., announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the […]

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New York-based Ward Diesel Filter Systems Pays $628,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability

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

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Ward Diesel Filter Systems Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $628,000 to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to federal agencies under a contract to provide diesel exhaust filtering systems for fire engines through the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule program, the Justice Department announcedtoday.    Ward Diesel, which is […]

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IRS Says It Will Improve Whistle-Blower Program Amid Outcry

June 21, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The Internal Revenue Service will review its tax whistle-blower program to improve its backlog and working practices, after the program came under fire from politicians and lawyers. The IRS will work with “internal and external stakeholders” on a “comprehensive review” of the agency’s guidelines and procedures for handling whistle-blower complaints, Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement Steven […]

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Doctor Accused of $375 Million Medicare Fraud Decides He Won’t Practice Medicine Anymore

June 20, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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You might remember Dr. Jacques Roy. Back in February, the feds fingered him as the leader of one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history, alleging that he bilked the federal government of nearly $375 million. To recap: Between 2005 and 2011, Roy referred more than 11,000 individual patients for home health services, which was […]

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Brooklyn Doctor Convicted for Role in Medicare Fraud

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

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WASHINGTON – A Brooklyn board-certified colorectal surgeon, who owned and operated a New York medical clinic, was convicted for his role in a fraud scheme that billed Medicare and numerous private insurance companies for surgeries and other complex medical procedures that were never performed, the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Health and Human […]

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Indiana A.G. Settles Medicaid Claim With Walgreens Over Gift Cards

June 14, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced two settlements on Friday worth $320,000 to his state with Walgreen Co. resolving allegations of ineligible Medicaid claims and other reimbursement matters. The settlements with Walgreen Co. resolve lawsuits filed by private whistleblowers under state or federal False Claims Acts on behalf of the government. […]

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