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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 […]
April 19, 2013
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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
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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 […]
April 17, 2013
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Amgen to Pay United States $24.9 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
A California-based biotechnology company recently agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit for $24.9 million. Amgen Incorporated is accused of paying illegal kickbacks to multiple long-term care facility pharmacy providers in return for switching their Medicare and Medicaid patients over to Amgen’s anti-anemia drug Aranesp. According to the Department […]
April 16, 2013
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Mortgage Fraud Lawsuit Filed Against Golden First Mortgage Corporation
A civil mortgage fraud lawsuit filed in Manhattan this week accuses Golden First Mortgage Corporation and its owner, David Movtady, of participating in a fraudulent loan certification scheme that resulted in at least $12 million of losses through participation in the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Direct Endorsement Lender Program. Golden […]featured investigations
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