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Massachusetts Attorney General Files Charges Against Nursing Home Owner for Medicaid Fraud

The Attorney General of Massachusetts has filed charges against another nursing home operator for Medicaid fraud. Carolyn Wetterberg is accused of fraudulently billing Medicaid over $600,000 for services that were never provided. Carolyn Wetterberg, was co-owner and manager of Wetterberg Nursing Homes, which operated the Pond View Nursing Facility. Located […]

Novartis Hit with Two Illegal Kickback Lawsuits in Just Four Days

April was a rough month for the pharmaceutical giant Novartis. In a span of just four days, the United States government filed two civil fraud lawsuits against the corporation. Novartis Pharmaceuticals is now charged with orchestrating a multi-million dollar illegal kickback scheme, securing the company tens of millions in fraudulent […]

Adventist Health System Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit for $14.1 Million

A federal False Claims Act lawsuit was recently settled with Adventist Health System and its affiliated hospital, White Memorial Medical Center. The qui tam suit, which contains allegations that Adventist Health paid illegal kickbacks, was originally filed by two Los Angeles physicians. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Adventist […]

Owner of Drug Treatment Centers Charged with Medicaid Fraud and Illegal Kickbacks

Within an industry created specifically to help those suffering from opiate addiction, the owner of multiple Massachusetts-based drug treatment clinics has been charged with six counts of Medicaid fraud and an illegal kickback scheme involving eight sober houses. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced that Dr. Punyamurtula Kishore allegedly defrauded […]

Task Force Files Mortgage Fraud Lawsuit Against JP Morgan Chase

This case is about fraud committed against the United States government. It is not a personal mortgage fraud claim. Please only contact Berger Montague if you know of a company committing mortgage fraud against the U.S. government. The Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group officially filed its first mortgage fraud lawsuit, […]