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Contrack International Inc. Agrees to Pay $3.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

July 15, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Contrack International Inc., a global design and construction company headquartered in McLean, Va., has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contracts, the Justice Department announced today. “Misrepresentations during contract negotiations undermine the integrity of the government procurement process,” […]

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US Joins False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Physician Compensation by IMC-Diagnostic a Mobile, Ala., Health Firm

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

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The government has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Infirmary Health System Inc. and its related entities: IMC-Diagnostic and Medical Clinic P.C., Diagnostic Physicians Group P.C. and Infirmary Medical Clinics P.C., the Department of Justice announced today. The lawsuit alleges that IMC-Diagnostic and Medical Clinic, in Mobile, Ala., billed Medicare for services referred […]

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Media Coverage of James Hoyer’s Defense Contractor Whistleblower Settlement

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

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Media outlets across the country reported the news of James Hoyer’s nearly $6 million settlement against defense contractor Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). James Hoyer Partner Elaine Stromgren is pictured here being interviewed by Tampa CBS affiliate WTSP. This is a rare case of an active duty military officer blowing the whistle on an improper […]

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James Hoyer Firm Announces $5.75 Million Settlement in Military Whistleblower Case

July 03, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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First Lady Laura Bush & Lt Col Timothy Ferner Major defense contractor Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC ) agreed to pay the U.S. government nearly $6 million to settle allegations that it circumvented the bidding process and induced the Air Force to award the company lucrative contracts.  The settlement is the result of a rare […]

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United Technologies Corporation Liable for Over $473 Million for Inflating Prices on Aircraft Engines Sold to Air Force

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

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio found United Technologies Corporation liable for over $473 million in damages and penalties arising out of a contract to provide the Air Force with fighter aircraft engines for F-15 and F-16 aircraft between 1985 and 1990, the Justice Department announced today. United Technologies, which is […]

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Kenny Msiakii, Owner of Joy Supply and General Services, a Louisiana-based Health Care Company Sentenced to 97 Months in Connection with $6.7 Million Medicare Fraud

June 18, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The owner and operator of a Louisiana-based durable medical equipment (DME) company was sentenced today to serve 97 months in prison for his role in a $6.7 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas; and […]

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Chicago Hospital Accused of Cutting Throats for $160,000

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

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A surgeon at Chicago’s Sacred Heart Hospital cut a hole in Earl Nattee’s throat on Jan. 3, the day before he died. It’s not clear why. The medical file contained no explanation of the need for the procedure, called a tracheotomy, according to a state and federal inspection report that quotes Sacred Heart’s chief nursing […]

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Orlando TV Investigates Halifax Hospital

June 13, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The ABC TV station in Orlando reported on allegations that Halifax Hospital put patient’s safety at risk, through unnecessary surgeries and inappropriate admissions, in order to get more money from Medicare and Medicaid. The allegations are part of a whistleblower lawsuit, in which the James Hoyer Law Firm is co-counsel.  The suit was filed by […]

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60 Minutes Investigates Medical Fraud

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

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Over-billing, unnecessary surgeries and procedures, improper admissions — these are serious issues of concern driving up the cost of medical care for all of us.  They are also the key issues in a growing number of whistle-blower lawsuits being filed by medical workers and hospital employees who witness this type of fraud. It costs taxpayers […]

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Former Wellcare Executives Found Guilty of Fraud Charges

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

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Four WellCare Executives were found guilty on several criminal counts in a case that started, in part, with a whistleblower suit filed by James Hoyer Law Firm client Clark Bolton.  Qui tam cases filed by Bolton and three other whistleblowers led to a civil settlement of $137.5 million between the Department of Justice and WellCare.  […]

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Lawrence Non-Profit Settles to Resolve Allegations of Federal Grant Fraud

June 04, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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BOSTON – A Lawrence-based non-profit agency, funded largely by federal government grants, has entered into a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that several of its employees, including its former executive director, were paid for work on federal grants that was never done. Specifically, the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council (GLCAC) applied for, and received, grants […]

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Dr. Eugene Goldman Convicted in Kickback Scheme Involving a Philadelphia Hospice

June 04, 2013 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A federal jury sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania convicted Eugene Goldman, M.D., 55, of Philadelphia, of one count of conspiring to violate the anti-kickback statute and four counts of violating the anti-kickback statute in relation to his role in a kickback scheme arising from his employment as the Medical Director at Home Care […]

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