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May 9, 2013
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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 […]
May 8, 2013
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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 […]
May 7, 2013
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]featured investigations
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