March 05, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
A former Pfizer oncology director has been given a green light by a federal judge to pursue a whistleblower lawsuit against the drugmaker over claims that allegedly ‘dirty data’ was being hidden from the FDA. And the judge struck down a Pfizer argument that the former employee, who claimed she lost her job over the […]
Learn MoreMarch 05, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against the Florida-based Technological Research and Development Authority (TRDA), the Justice Department announced today. The suit was filed in the Southern District of Mississippi. The lawsuit alleges that TRDA made false statements to obtain federal grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration […]
Learn MoreFebruary 28, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
DALLAS DOCTOR ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED ROLE IN NEARLY $375 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME Office Manager for Doctor and Five Owners of Dallas-Area Home Health Agencies Also Arrested WASHINGTON – A physician and the office manager of his medical practice, along with five owners of home health agencies, were arrested today on charges related to […]
Learn MoreFebruary 28, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
WASHINGTON – A former Los Angeles church pastor, who owned and operated several fraudulent durable medical equipment (DME) supply companies with her husband, was sentenced today to serve 36 months in prison for her role in a $14.2 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) […]
Learn MoreFebruary 27, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
WASHINGTON – A patient recruiter for a Houston durable medical equipment (DME) company was convicted today by a federal jury in Houston of health care fraud related to an “arthritis kit” fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. After a four-day trial, Michelle Turner, 44, of […]
Learn MoreFebruary 23, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The settlement resolves various allegations under the U.S. False Claims Act including that Total entities reported processed gas as unprocessed to reduce the royalty payments and made improper deductions. Companies that lease federal and Indian lands to produce natural gas are required to pay royalties on what is extracted. The settlement follows a whistleblower lawsuit. […]
Learn MoreFebruary 22, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
WASHINGTON – The manager and operator of a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-area halfway house was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud kickback scheme that funneled patients to a fraudulent mental health provider, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), announced the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Health and Human […]
Learn MoreFebruary 20, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Weighing the constitutionality of civil penalties under the False Claims Act, a federal judge in Alexandria has refused to impose a minimum $50.2 million fine against an international moving and shipping company for its fraudulent conduct. The judge, Anthony Trenga of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, called the statutorily required fine […]
Learn MoreFebruary 15, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
WASHINGTON – Two Houston-area nurses and two of their co-conspirators have been sentenced in Houston for their participation in a $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS). Mary Ellis, 56, a registered nurse, was sentenced today to 63 months in prison […]
Learn MoreFebruary 14, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report showing that the government’s health care fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recovered nearly $4.1 billion in taxpayer dollars in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. This is the highest annual amount ever recovered from individuals and […]
Learn MoreFebruary 13, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Capmark Finance LLC in Horsham, Pa., has agreed to pay the United States $3.9 million, to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit, the Justice Department announced today. The lawsuit, filed in the Central District of California, alleges that Capmark made false statements in connection with two nursing home mortgage loans insured by the U.S. […]
Learn MoreFebruary 09, 2012 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The Air Force has just suspended from federal contracting a unit of global consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton and recommended it for debarment. The notice was posted in the Excluded Parties List System on Monday. The EPLS record cites the action as a proposed debarment pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) section 9.406-2, which outlines the […]
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