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U.S. Recovers Record $4.1Billion in Medicare and Medicaid Fraud in 2011

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

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Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report showing that the government’s health care fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recovered nearly $4.1 billion in taxpayer dollars in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.   This is the highest annual amount ever recovered from individuals and […]

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Capmark Finance, a Pennsylvania Lender, to Pay $3.9M for Lying to HUD on 2 Nursing Home Loans

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

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Capmark Finance LLC in Horsham, Pa., has agreed to pay the United States $3.9 million, to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit, the Justice Department announced today.   The lawsuit, filed in the Central District of California, alleges that Capmark made false statements in connection with two nursing home mortgage loans insured by the U.S. […]

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Unit of Booz Allen Suspended From Federal Contracting

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

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The Air Force has just suspended from federal contracting a unit of global consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton and recommended it for debarment. The notice was posted in the Excluded Parties List System on Monday. The EPLS record cites the action as a proposed debarment pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) section 9.406-2, which outlines the […]

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Wells Fargo Sued for Role in $330 Million Ponzi Scheme

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

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A lawsuit has been filed against Wells Fargo Bank for its role in a $330 million Ponzi scheme operated by Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel.  The suit accuses Wachovia Bank, which was purchased by Wells Fargo, of aiding and abetting Nadel in his fraud by allowing improper “shadow” bank accounts to be created, letting […]

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Administrator of Houston Hospital Arrested in $116 Million Medicare Fraud

February 08, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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WASHINGTON – An assistant administrator of a Houston hospital was arrested today on charges related to his alleged participation in a $116 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). An indictment filed in the Southern […]

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14 Hospitals Pay $12M related to Kyphoplast Over Billing

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

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Fourteen hospitals located in New York, Mississippi, North Carolina, Washington, Indiana, Missouri and Florida have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $12 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare, the Justice Department announced today. The settling facilities include the following: Plainview Hospital, Plainview, […]

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Hospice Owner Sentenced to 28 Months for Medicare Fraud

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

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BIRMINGHAM – A federal judge today sentenced a Muscle Shoals man to 28 months in prison for taking part in a health care fraud totaling more than $3 million in connection to a hospice care program he operated, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick Maley and Health and Human […]

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James Hoyer Associates Conquer Warrior Dash!

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

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James Hoyer associates Jesse Hoyer, Jillian Estes, and Sean Estes conquered the Warrior Dash that was held in Lake Wales, FL on January 21-22, 2012. The trio crawled through mud, dominated obstacles, and jumped over fire during the three mile course.

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Boeing Settles False Claim Over Improper Billing

January 30, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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PHILADELPHIA – The Boeing Company has agreed to pay the United States $4,392,779.74 and to undertake several programmatic changes, resolving claims that Boeing improperly billed the Department of Defense for work at Boeing’s facility in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. The settlement was announced today by United States Attorney Zane David Memeger, Direct James K. Podolak of […]

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Cayuga Medical Center N.Y. Settles Stark Violation for $3.5M

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

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Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca will pay more than $3 million to settle claims that it submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid. That’s the word from federal prosecutors who say they have settled a matter involving allegations that the medical center submitted the false claims in connection with improper physician recruitment agreements entered into […]

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Maersk Line to Pay $31.9 Million to Resolve Qui Tam for Inflated Shipping Costs to Military in Afghanistan

January 24, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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WASHINGTON – Maersk Line Limited has agreed to pay the government $31.9 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to the United States in connection with contracts to transport cargo in shipping containers to support U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Justice Department announced today. The government alleges that Maersk, a wholly-owned […]

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Johnson & Johnson Settles Texas Lawsuit For $158M

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

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A lawsuit in which Texas accused Johnson & Johnson of plundering the state Medicaid program by overstating the safety of an expensive anti-psychotic drug and improperly influencing officials and doctors to push the medication has been settled for $158 million, a subsidiary of the health care giant and state officials announced […]

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