June 11, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Dr. Judy Robinson, represented by James Hoyer whistleblower attorneys, filed a qui tam case that was the subject of an in-depth story on Al Jazeera America’s flagship news program America Tonight. Dr. Robinson’s suit alleges poor, pregnant women and their newborn babies were put at risk in a fraud scheme designed to increase profit for […]
Learn MoreJune 02, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
First Tennessee Bank N.A. has agreed to pay the United States $212.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that did not meet applicable requirements, the Justice Department announced […]
Learn MoreJune 02, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The Department of Justice announced today that this June, 77,795 service members will begin receiving $60 million in compensation for having been charged excess interest on their student loans by Navient Corp., the student loan servicer formerly part of Sallie Mae. The payments are required by a settlement that the department reached with Navient last […]
Learn MoreJune 02, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Garden State Cardiovascular Specialists P.C. (Garden State), a cardiology practice which owns and operates several facilities in New Jersey under the name NJ MedCare/NJ Heart, has agreed to pay more than $3.6 million to resolve allegations that its facilities falsely billed federal health care programs for tests that were not medically necessary, announced today by […]
Learn MoreMay 05, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The Denver Post reports DaVita HealthCare Partners said Monday it will pay up to $495 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit accusing the Denver company of defrauding the federal Medicare program of millions of dollars. The company, which said it does not admit any wrongdoing, has now settled its third whistle-blower lawsuit since 2012, with […]
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May 04, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Dr. Judith Robinson The NBC affiliate in Indianapolis continued its coverage of a whistleblower case filed by James Hoyer law firm client Dr. Judith Robinson. In a powerful report, WTHR TV Investigative Reporter Sandra Chapman interviewed the mother of a maternity patient who died during childbirth at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Dr. Robinson is a […]
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April 27, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Jesse Hoyer – Partner James Hoyer partner Jesse Hoyer was interviewed for this in-depth expose` on for-profit colleges in Florida. Hoyer’s expertise in the for-profit college arena is extensive, having represented multiple for-profit college whistleblowers who’ve come forward to report fraud against the government. The Miami Herald spent a year investigating for-profit colleges, interviewing dozens […]
Learn MoreApril 22, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Citizens Medical Center, a county-owned hospital in Victoria, Texas, has agreed to pay the United States $21,750,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced today. “The Department of Justice has longstanding concerns about improper financial relationships between health care […]
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April 17, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Dr. Judith Robinson James Hoyer law firm client Dr. Judith Robinson is a well-respected Obstetrician/Gynecologist who’s practiced in Indianapolis for 30 years. She chose to come forward as a whistleblower and put her career on the line after witnessing a violation of Medicaid rules, which she believes put pregnant women and their babies at risk. […]
Learn MoreMarch 10, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Recovery Home Care Inc., Recovery Home Care Services Inc. (collectively Recovery Home Care) and National Home Care Holdings LLC have agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve allegations that the Recovery Home Care entities violated the False Claims Act by improperly paying doctors for referrals of home health care services provided to Medicare patients, the […]
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March 09, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
James Hoyer’s lead investigator Al Scudieri was recently interviewed for an article about the abundance of fraud complaints in Florida by Robert Trigaux of the Tampa Bay Times. Al’s theory as to why fraud is so prevalent in Florida is that: Florida’s not only the third most populated, its population is different… I think we have a […]
Learn MoreMarch 02, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
A former Michigan resident who directed a $3.3 million psychotherapy fraud scheme, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan, Special Agent in Charge Paul M. Abbate of the FBI Detroit […]
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