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Miami Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty for Role in $23 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

December 07, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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WASHINGTON – A co-owner and operator of three Miami discount pharmacies pleaded guilty today in connection with a $23 million health care fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in […]

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Powerful Senator Calls for Audit of Job Placement Numbers at For-Profit College EDMC

December 07, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Senator Dick Durbin U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Assistant Majority Leader of the Senate, is calling for an audit of what he termed “baseless” job placement numbers reported by Education Management Corporation (EDMC).  Senator Durbin made that request and issued a press release, after reviewing data exposed by whistleblower Jason Sobek, a James Hoyer […]

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Kentucky-Based Defense Contractors, Owners Agree to Pay $6.25 Million to Resolve Allegations That They Submitted False Statements to Obtain Army Contracts Intended for Small Businesses

December 06, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Kentucky-based Lusk Mechanical Contractors and Commonwealth Technologies, and their owners, Harry Lusk and Wendell Goodman, have agreed to pay $6.25 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false statements to the Small Business Administration and false claims to the Army, the Justice Department announced today.  Congress established the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program in […]

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James Hoyer Associate Provides Insight about Antics in Lottery Murder Trial

December 03, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Drama has been a part of the proceedings in the trial of Florida Lotto murder suspect DeeDee Moore.  She is accused of killing lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare in February 2010. During her trial, Moore has repeatedly made faces and gestures, which have led to several admonishments by the judge. Sean P. Keefe – James Hoyer […]

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Gallup accused of bilking government

November 29, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The Justice Department accused the Gallup Organization on Wednesday of bilking federal agencies out of millions of dollars by routinely inflating prices for contracts. The 57-page civil complaint says that Gallup, the world’s best-known polling organization, inflated estimates for the number of hours that it would take to perform its polling services for the Treasury […]

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For-profit College Whistleblower Interviewed on ABC World News

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

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Whistleblower Jason Sobek The whistleblower case against for-profit college giant Education Management Corporation (EDMC) was profiled in an investigative report on ABC World News.  James Hoyer Client Jason Sobek was interviewed and explained why he came forward to expose practices he believes are hurting, not only students, but also taxpayers. Reporter Mark Greenblatt shared internal […]

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Baylor University Medical to Pay More Than $900,000 for False Medicare Claims for Radiation Oncology Services

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

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Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Health Care System and HealthTexas Provider Network (collectively, Baylor) have agreed to pay the United States $907,355 to settle allegations that Baylor submitted false claims to Medicare, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (TRICARE) and the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) for various radiation oncology services, including […]

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Days after dropping suit, U.S. sues KBR over Iraq trailer costs

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

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Nov 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said Monday that it had sued KBR Inc, accusing the company and a Kuwaiti subcontractor of improperly charging the federal government for the costs of delivering and installing trailers for troops in Iraq. The filing of the lawsuit came days after the Justice Department dropped a similar […]

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James Hoyer Investigator Discusses Transition from Journalism

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

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John Allman – Investigator Many of the investigators at the James Hoyer Law Firm have strong backgrounds as investigative journalists.  That’s because every case has facts that need to be uncovered and a story that must be told, and investigative journalists have a unique ability to do both in a powerful way.  James Hoyer investigator […]

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Two Patient Recruiters Sentenced in Miami for Roles in $50 Million Medicare Fraud

November 19, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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WASHINGTON—Two former patient recruiters for Miami-based mental health clinic Biscayne Milieu Health Care Inc. were sentenced today for their participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving the submission of more than $50 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. […]

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Congress approves stronger whistleblower protections

November 14, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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With a Senate vote Tuesday, Congress gave final approval to legislation strengthening protections for federal whistleblowers. The measure, which advocates have been pushing for more than a decade, now goes to President Obama for his signature. The legislation is designed to protect employees who expose government wrongdoing from retaliation by supervisors. The Office of Special […]

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Medicare paid $1.5 billion in improper therapy claims in 2009

November 14, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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By Chad TerhuneNovember 13, 2012, 10:48 a.m.  Medicare paid $1.5 billion in improper claims for skilled nursing care in 2009, federal investigators found. The inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that 25% of all Medicare claims submitted by skilled nursing facilities had errors and the majority of those bills were “upcoded” for […]

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