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DOJ recovers $2.6B in 2019 health care fraud judgments
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says it recovered $3 billion in fraud settlements and judgments in 2019 and $2.6 billion of that amount involved health care fraud cases. The lawsuits involved drug manufacturers, hospitals, pharmacies, physicians, laboratories and...
Anti-kickback efforts can wrongly accuse health care pros
A General Accounting Office report claims about $52 billion in Medicare payments, or about 10%, went to fraudulent claims in 2017. If this estimate is at all accurate, there is good reason for strong enforcement against Medicare fraud. However, a sweep wide enough to...
What leads to a peaceful surrender for white-collar defendants?
Embezzlement. Fraud. Ponzi schemes. Extortion. All of these white-collar crimes carry hefty penalties. Even so, if you were charged with a white-collar crime, would you be afforded the option to surrender peacefully? Well, It depends. Are you wealthy? Are you...
Did the justice system fail Jeffrey Epstein?
Millionaire mogul Jeffrey Epstein was famously locked up in jail for sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. However, he never stood trial for his crimes because he committed suicide August 10 by hanging himself in the cell of a Manhattan federal jail. Despite a...
New figures reveal feds’ biggest focus in health care fraud
The federal government has made it known they are laser focused on Medicare and Medicaid fraud. That means even an innocent misstep on the part of an individual may draw the attention of authorities, including the Medicare Fraud Strike Force. The most recent 2019...
What To Do First If Federal Agents Come to Your Home With a Search Warrant
Having a search warrant executed at your home is horrible. It is an invasion of your most private space. When Agents enter your home, they have authority from the court to search for certain items that constitute evidence or proceeds of criminal activity. There are...
What to do if Federal Agents Come to Your Company with a Search Warrant
Federal agents routinely utilize search warrants in corporate criminal investigations. Businesses are accordingly advised to prepare in advance for the possibility that it will be the recipient of a warrant. Adequate preparation for such an event is simple. The...
What To Do First If You’re Involved in a Federal Investigation
If you are approached by an FBI agent, a U.S. Postal Inspector, an agent from the IRS Criminal Investigations Division, or any other agent of the government, what should you do, or not do? First, do not talk to other people, other than a lawyer, about the fact that...
Supreme Court Alert: Insider Trading
Salman v. United States (8-0 Opinion by Justice Alito on December 6, 2016.) Petitioner Salman was indicted for federal securities-fraud crimes for trading on inside information he received from a friend and relative-by-marriage, Michael Kara, who, in turn,...
Tama Beth Kudman Quoted in ‘The Washington Post’
The following post originally appeared in The Washington Post The Coast Guard spent days searching for a man who faked his death. Now he must pay $1 million By Sarah Larimer December 1 at 7:01 AM On March, 31, 2015, an abandoned boat was discovered in South Florida...
