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Jacob Kilgore, Former Owner of Salt Lake City Medical Equipment Supply Co. Indicted and 3 Company Employees Plead Guilty for Roles in Medicare Fraud

October 24, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A former owner of a Salt Lake City medical equipment supply company has been indicted and three former company employees have pleaded guilty for allegedly engaging in a $20 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney David B. Barlow of the District of Utah, […]

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Las Vegas Newspaper Editorial Highlights James Hoyer Whistleblower Case

October 22, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Lt. Col Timothy Ferner An editorial in the Las Vegas Review-Journal shined the spotlight on waste and abuse exposed by military whistleblower and James Hoyer client Lt Col Timothy Ferner.  Lt Col Ferner’s case against defense contractor SAIC exposed systemic problems with how Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas secured contractors and spent taxpayer […]

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Glenn English and Richard Hogan, Operators of Michigan Adult Day Care Centers Convicted in $3.2 M Medicare Fraud

October 21, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A federal jury in Detroit today convicted the owner and the program coordinator of two Flint, Mich., adult day care centers for their participation in a $3.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan; Acting […]

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Former Los Angeles-area Pastor Sentenced for Role in $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

October 17, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A pastor and owner of a Los Angeles-area medical supply company was sentenced today for his role in a power wheelchair fraud scheme that defrauded Medicare out of more than $11 million. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California; […]

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Las Vegas Paper Profiles Case of James Hoyer Military Whistleblower

October 17, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The Las Vegas Review-Journal did an in-depth profile on the case Lt Col Timothy Ferner, the military officer who came forward to blow the whistle on fraud, waste and abuse he witnessed at Nellis Air Force Base.  Information exposed by Ferner, a James Hoyer client, led to a nearly $6 million settlement with giant defense […]

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New York Considers More Incentives for Whistleblowers

October 10, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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In recent years we have seen two trends of great importance to the conduct and defense of government investigations – one, the growth of state agency investigations of matters previously handled on the federal level, and two, the growth of whistleblowing as a basis for government investigations. These two trends have come together in a […]

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Mississippi Woman Charged in Medicare Fraud Bought 20 Cars

October 08, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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JACKSON, Miss. — Newly released court records claim the owner of a Mississippi hospice ran a multimillion Medicare fraud and used some of the money to buy 20 cars since December 2009. The details about Angelic Hospice in Greenwood and its owner’s purchases were outlined in a 27-page document dated Feb. 19 but only made […]

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Valery Bogomolny, Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Company Indicted in $4 M. Medicare Fraud Scheme

September 30, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A former owner of a Los Angeles medical equipment supply company has been indicted for allegedly engaging in a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California, Special Agent in Charge Glenn R. Ferry of […]

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JPMorgan Chase Agrees to Pay $200 Million and Admits Wrongdoing to Settle SEC Charges

September 20, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged JPMorgan Chase & Co. with misstating financial results and lacking effective internal controls to detect and prevent its traders from fraudulently overvaluing investments to conceal hundreds of millions of dollars in trading losses. The SEC previously charged two former JPMorgan traders with […]

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Gustave Drivas, the “No Show” Doctor, Sentenced to 151 Months in Prison in Connection with $77 Million Medicare Fraud

September 17, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Gustave Drivas, M.D., 58, of Staten Island, N.Y., was sentenced to serve 151 months in prison for his role as a “no show” doctor in a $77 million Medicare fraud scheme. The State of New York revoked Dr. Drivas’s medical license earlier this year. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal […]

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Middleman Settles in Defense Contractor Whistleblower Case

September 11, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The U.S. government has announced a settlement with the middleman at the center of a wide-ranging scheme to obtain defense contracts by circumventing the bidding process.  Steven Stallings acted as a broker agent inappropriately securing government contracts for major defense contractor SAIC without going through required contract procedures.  Stallings, who worked for the New Mexico […]

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Gregory Konoplya, a Brooklyn Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with $13 M Kickback and Health Care Fraud Scheme

September 09, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A Brooklyn, N.Y., resident pleaded guilty today for his role as a patient recruiter in a $13 million kickback and health care fraud scheme, the fourth defendant to plead guilty in the scheme based at the Cropsey Medical Care PLLC clinic in Brooklyn. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; […]

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