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Qui Tam filed against Florida based TRDA for using false statements to get NASA grant

March 05, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against the Florida-based Technological Research and Development Authority (TRDA), the Justice Department announced today. The suit was filed in the Southern District of Mississippi. The lawsuit alleges that TRDA made false statements to obtain federal grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration […]

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Dallas Doctor Arrested in Largest Single Medicare Fraud Ever $375M

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

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DALLAS DOCTOR ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED ROLE IN NEARLY $375 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME Office Manager for Doctor and Five Owners of Dallas-Area Home Health Agencies Also Arrested WASHINGTON – A physician and the office manager of his medical practice, along with five owners of home health agencies, were arrested today on charges related to […]

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Los Angeles Pastor Sentenced 36 Months for $14.2M Medicare Fraud

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

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WASHINGTON – A former Los Angeles church pastor, who owned and operated several fraudulent durable medical equipment (DME) supply companies with her husband, was sentenced today to serve 36 months in prison for her role in a $14.2 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) […]

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Houston Patient Recruiter Convicted in $1.1 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

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

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WASHINGTON – A patient recruiter for a Houston durable medical equipment (DME) company was convicted today by a federal jury in Houston of health care fraud related to an “arthritis kit” fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. After a four-day trial, Michelle Turner, 44, of […]

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Total a French Energy Company to Pay $15M for Underpaying Federal Leases

February 23, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The settlement resolves various allegations under the U.S. False Claims Act including that Total entities reported processed gas as unprocessed to reduce the royalty payments and made improper deductions. Companies that lease federal and Indian lands to produce natural gas are required to pay royalties on what is extracted. The settlement follows a whistleblower lawsuit. […]

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Fort Lauderdale Halfway House Operator Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Participating in Medicare Scheme

February 22, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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WASHINGTON – The manager and operator of a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-area halfway house was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud kickback scheme that funneled patients to a fraudulent mental health provider, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), announced the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Health and Human […]

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Judge Rejects $50.2M Civil Penalty in Qui Tam Case

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

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Weighing the constitutionality of civil penalties under the False Claims Act, a federal judge in Alexandria has refused to impose a minimum $50.2 million fine against an international moving and shipping company for its fraudulent conduct. The judge, Anthony Trenga of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, called the statutorily required fine […]

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2 Houston Nurses Sentenced for Role in $5.2M Medicare Fraud Scheme

February 15, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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WASHINGTON – Two Houston-area nurses and two of their co-conspirators have been sentenced in Houston for their participation in a $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS). Mary Ellis, 56, a registered nurse, was sentenced today to 63 months in prison […]

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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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