July 11, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
MIAMI — Firms that are paid tens of millions of dollars to root out Medicare fraud are bidding on contracts to investigate companies they are doing business with — sometimes their own parent companies, according to a government report released Tuesday. Two-thirds of the companies that bid on contracts during a nearly year-and-a-half time period […]
Learn MoreJuly 10, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Essentially, the Army designed a universal uniform that universally failed in every environment,” said an Army specialist who served two tours in Iraq, wearing UCP in Baghdad and the deserts outside Basra. “The only time I have ever seen it work well was in a gravel pit.” The specialist asked that his name be withheld […]
Learn MoreJuly 09, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Talk about a federal stimulus plan. The Securities and Exchange Commission has amassed a $452 million pot of cash to be paid out to fraud busters across the country, according to a recent report. The cash is part of the regulator’s whistleblower program, which marked its first anniversary this week. The pot of gold represents […]
Learn MoreJuly 03, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
WASHINGTON – An Asheville, N.C., resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for her role in a health care fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $63 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid in Miami and Hendersonville, N.C., announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the […]
Learn MoreJune 27, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Ward Diesel Filter Systems Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $628,000 to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to federal agencies under a contract to provide diesel exhaust filtering systems for fire engines through the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule program, the Justice Department announcedtoday. Ward Diesel, which is […]
Learn MoreJune 21, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The Internal Revenue Service will review its tax whistle-blower program to improve its backlog and working practices, after the program came under fire from politicians and lawyers. The IRS will work with “internal and external stakeholders” on a “comprehensive review” of the agency’s guidelines and procedures for handling whistle-blower complaints, Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement Steven […]
Learn MoreJune 20, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
You might remember Dr. Jacques Roy. Back in February, the feds fingered him as the leader of one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history, alleging that he bilked the federal government of nearly $375 million. To recap: Between 2005 and 2011, Roy referred more than 11,000 individual patients for home health services, which was […]
Learn MoreJune 18, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
WASHINGTON – A Brooklyn board-certified colorectal surgeon, who owned and operated a New York medical clinic, was convicted for his role in a fraud scheme that billed Medicare and numerous private insurance companies for surgeries and other complex medical procedures that were never performed, the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Health and Human […]
Learn MoreJune 14, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced two settlements on Friday worth $320,000 to his state with Walgreen Co. resolving allegations of ineligible Medicaid claims and other reimbursement matters. The settlements with Walgreen Co. resolve lawsuits filed by private whistleblowers under state or federal False Claims Acts on behalf of the government. […]
Learn MoreJune 12, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
WASHINGTON – A Miami-area resident who helped pay illegal kickbacks and transported ineligible patients to a fraudulent mental health company was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for her role in a scheme to falsely bill Medicare, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Leyanes […]
Learn MoreJune 07, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Orthofix Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of medical devices, has agreed to pay the United States $34,234,263 to settle allegations under the civil False Claims Act relating to the company’s sale of bone growth stimulator devices, the Justice Department announced today. The company has also agreed to plead guilty to a felony of obstruction of a […]
Learn MoreJune 05, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
LOS ANGELES—A physician assistant who worked at fraudulent medical clinics where he used the stolen identities of doctors to write prescriptions for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME) and diagnostic tests has been convicted of conspiracy, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft charges in connection with a $18.9 million Medicare fraud scheme. After a […]
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