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May 7, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
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 […]
May 6, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
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 […]
May 3, 2013
Mortgage Fraud
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, […]
May 1, 2013
Mortgage Fraud
False Claims Act Lawsuit Filed Against Bank of America for Mortgage Fraud
The United States government has filed a lawsuit against Bank of America, charging the institution with costing taxpayers over $1 billion by selling thousands of bogus mortgage loans to “government-sponsored enterprises” (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Fannie and Freddie provide home mortgages, which they purchase from lenders who originated […]
April 30, 2013
Military Contractor Fraud
Former BAE Manager Files False Claims Act Lawsuit, Claims Workplace Retaliation
One of the world’s largest aerospace and defense contractors is being accused of violating the False Claims Act after allegedly firing the manager of its Eastern Afghanistan Counter-Intelligence team for reporting fraud within the company. After being terminated, Cornelius Hosch consulted with a False Claims Act attorney and filed suit […]
April 29, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
Illegal Kickback Results in a List of Charges Against Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services
U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of New Jersey announced that the government is filing charges against four defendants in a Medicare fraud and illegal kickback scheme in North New Jersey. Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services (“BLS”) and four defendants are accused of bribing doctors with millions of dollars for laboratory referrals and […]
April 25, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
Michigan Doctor Charged in Illegal Kickback Scheme
A Michigan doctor has pleaded no contest to two counts of Medicaid fraud in relation to receiving illegal kickback payments for referrals. Dr. Kevin S. Witt was officially charged in court with the violations, which fall under the False Claims Act. Each charge carries up to four years in prison and […]
April 24, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
Orange Community MRI at Center of Illegal Kickback Scheme in New Jersey
The Department of Justice recently made 14 arrests related to an extremely lucrative illegal healthcare kickback scheme operated out of New Jersey. During a short two-month undercover investigation, authorities recorded at least 32 illegal kickbacks being paid out to various medical professionals. The payments ranged from $200 to $5,820 and […]
April 23, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
Florida-Based Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Illegal Kickbacks and Medicare Fraud
A Miami-based pharmacy owner was sentenced to 168 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud and illegal kickback scheme. Jose Carlos Morales, the co-owner of Pharmovisa, Inc. and PharmovisaMD, plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and one count of conspiracy to pay […]
April 22, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
Florida Dermatologist Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit for $26.1 Million
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced one of the largest False Claims Act settlements with an individual, resolving allegations that a Florida dermatologist was performing medically unnecessary surgeries on Medicare patients and participating in an illegal kickback scheme. Dr. Steven J. Wasserman, whose practice is in Venice, Florida, agreed […]
April 19, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
Cardiologists Sue Citizens Medical Center Over Illegal Kickback Scheme
Citizens Medical Center, a Texas-based hospital, has been sued by three physicians who claim that the medical center paid illegal kickbacks to multiple staff physicians. Their allegations are now being investigated by the federal Office of Inspector General. The lawsuit was filed by Victoria cardiologists Drs. Dakshesh “Kumar” Parikh, Harish Chandna and […]
April 18, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks and Medicare Fraud at Sacred Heart Hospital
Federal authorities raided Sacred Heart Hospital this week, arresting four doctors and two executives at the West Side hospital in what is being called a “far-reaching” Medicare and Medicaid kickback scheme. Almost $2 million in Medicare reimbursement payments were immediately seized from various bank accounts that are related to the […]
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