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...
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New York Considers More Incentives for Whistleblowers
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...
Mississippi Woman Charged in Medicare Fraud Bought 20 Cars
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...
Valery Bogomolny, Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Company Indicted in $4 M. Medicare Fraud Scheme
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...
JPMorgan Chase Agrees to Pay $200 Million and Admits Wrongdoing to Settle SEC Charges
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...
Gustave Drivas, the “No Show” Doctor, Sentenced to 151 Months in Prison in Connection with $77 Million Medicare Fraud
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...
Middleman Settles in Defense Contractor Whistleblower Case
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...
Gregory Konoplya, a Brooklyn Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with $13 M Kickback and Health Care Fraud Scheme
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...
Roberto Marrero and Sandra Viera, Owners of Home Health Companies and Enrique Rodriquez,Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in Miami for Role in $20 M Health Care Fraud Scheme
The owners and operators of several Miami home health care agencies and a patient recruiter pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Trust Care Health Services Inc. (Trust Care). Acting Assistant...
Hawaii Hospital Pays to Settle Improper Billing Claims
REPORT FROM THE US ATTORNEY’S OFFICE – HONOLULU – B Wahiawa General Hospital (“WGH”) of Honolulu, Hawaii, will pay $451,428.00 to settle two lawsuits alleging that WGH improperly billed the Medicare program, the State of Hawaii Medicaid program, and TRICARE, the...


