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April 11, 2013 General

Doctor Convicted in $77 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

After just an eight-week jury trial in New York, a Staten Island doctor was convicted in relation to one of the most elaborate and sophisticated Medicare fraud schemes the country has ever seen. Dr. Gustave Drivas, a medical doctor licensed in New York, worked for a clinic in Brooklyn that […]
April 10, 2013 General

Shocking Medicare Fraud Trial Comes to an End as Participants are Sentenced

The owners and operators of a Miami-based mental health clinic and the facility itself were recently convicted for participating in a wide-reaching Medicare fraud scheme. The mental health facility, Biscayne Milieu, submitted more than $50 million in fraudulent invoices to Medicare. The defendants were convicted of conspiracy to commit healthcare […]
April 9, 2013 General

Defendant Pleads Guilty in Elaborate Medicare Fraud Operation

Another Medicare fraud lawsuit has come to an end with the owner of a now-closed group of mental health centers pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
April 8, 2013 General

Allegations That Military Contractors Violated False Claims Act During Bed Down Mission

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a False Claims Act suit against defense contractors Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. (KBR) and First Kuwaiti Trading Company in relation to fraud in Iraq. KBR is based in Houston, Texas and First Kuwaiti, a KBR subcontractor, is located in Kuwait. […]
April 5, 2013 General

Government Settles Whistleblower Suit with Texas-Based Corporation for $1.1 Million

The Department of Justice recently announced the settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit against the Texas-based Fluor Corporation and its parent company, Fluor Hanford Inc., for $1.1 million. The whistleblower lawsuit alleges that Fluor violated the False Claims Act by improperly using federal funds for the purpose of lobbying. Fluor provides services […]