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First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Health Care Fraud Conviction Stands Despite Vague Standards of Care

A failure to meet medical standards, by itself, would not sustain a health care fraud conviction.The government, however, typically offers additional evidence sufficient to establish knowledge that treatment rendered was neither reasonable nor medically ... [Published JD Supra - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Health Care Fraud, Stent, Conviction, Mens Rea

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

JPSO investigating possible murder/suicide in River Ridge

Read more http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/05/jpso_investigating_possible_mu.htmlMore in this category: « Wild Bill Searches for NOLA’s Stolen Pig New Orleans health care fraud prosecution nets prison time for California man »© 2013 bayou ... [Published Bayou Buzz - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Suicide, Homicide, Investigation

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 reports

New Orleans health care fraud prosecution nets prison time for California man

Jerayr Rostamian, 50, was accused of using a company he owned, Med-Tech, to launder money for the health care fraud scheme. The company also was convicted of money laundering and ordered to pay more than $3.7 million in restitution to the two government ... [Published NOLA Live - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Health Care Fraud, New Orleans, Jack Voight, prison, Medicaid

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

Pharmacist And Former Owner Of St. George Pharmacy Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Health Care Fraud

Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that Samuel Wahba (45, Palm Harbor) pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, lying to a federal agency, making false claims to a federal health care program, ... [Published United States Department of Justice - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Health Care Fraud, Conspiracy, Pharmacist, Health Care

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Central Chamber Lunch Discusses Healthcare Reform

Healthcare reform was the topic at the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce luncheon Monday at the Wycliffe Golf & Country Club.A panel of doctors and other healthcare providers gave their take on what effect the Patient Protection & Affordable ... [Published Town-Crier Online - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Health Care, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Eric Goldman

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Priest targeted in probe sues over frozen assets

TroyA priest who is the focus of an investigation into the alleged mishandling of $429,000 in church funds is suing the city, claiming his personal assets have been frozen in violation of his constitutional rights. The Rev. Edward Belczak, 67, was removed ... [Published Detroit News - May 24 2013]

Entities: Planet Dog, Detroit (Michigan, United States), Cocaine, Bribery

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Ambulance officials plead guilty to fraud

Two former long-time ambulance service administrators in Medina County pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of committing hundreds of thousands of dollars in health care fraud. and Sherry June Trouten admitted they used their positions at Medina ... [Published MySanAntonio - May 23 2013]

Entities: Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Medicaid, Hondo (United States), Medicare

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing

Chairman McHenry, Ranking Member Green, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting the Department to appear before you today about the Department of Justice's enforcement efforts to combat financial crime. I am pleased to be ... [Published TradingCharts.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Criminal, Felony, Financial Fraud, Securities Fraud

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Five arrested for selling drugs, guns out of neighborhood pharmacy

Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes on Wednesday announced the arrests of five people on charges of selling heroin, cocaine and guns out of a neighborhood pharmacy.Three of those arrested worked at Malik Pharmacy at 2981 Fulton St. Two of ... [Published Brooklyn Daily Eagle - May 23 2013]

Entities: Cocaine, Heroin (Diacetylmorphine), Drugs, Medicaid, Health Care Fraud

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Twenty-Four South Florida Residents Charged as Part of Nationwide Coordinated Takedown by Medicare

- MIAMI -- Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; Christopher B. Dennis, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department ... [Published Prlog - May 23 2013]

Entities: Medicare, Health Care Fraud, Fraud, Special Agent, FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Barend van Lieshout: Healthcare fraud and spin

Barend van Lieshout thinks insurers and the SP are using the hype surrounding the healthcare fraud for their own ends. ... [Published DutchNews - May 23 2013]

Entities: Health Care Fraud

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

TRI CITIES PHARMACIST PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT

WTFM-FM, WRZK-FM, WVEK-FM, WMEV-FM, WKPT RADIOFORMER SHERIFF FILES MOTION HAWKINS COUNTY HELICOPTER REASSIGNEDLocal News Add commentsA Tri Cities Pharmacist Has Admitted In Federal Court To Distributing Misbranded Chinese-Made Drugs That Was Given To ... [Published WTFM - May 23 2013]

Entities: Pharmacist, Federal Court, Dialysis, Patient, Drugs

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"This aggressive multi-agency effort has dismantled a significant health care fraud operation," said state AttorneyAttorney General Buddy Caldwell, "and sends a clear message to those who rob taxpayer dollars and exploit vulnerable residents that depend on Medicaid and Medicare for care."

New Orleans health care fraud prosecution nets prison time for California man [Published NOLA Live - 8 hours ago]

...ended when we did, it probably could have been a lot worse," said the juror, who asked to remain anonymous and said she was in favor of guilt. "I believe that [the defendants] were good people, but that wasn't what we were there to decide. I was doing my best to base everything on the evidence and the facts of the case."

Prosecutors opt against retrying former Bell City Council member [Published Los Angeles Times - May 22 2013]

...Nick DiGiulio, Special Agent in Charge, Office of Inspector General, U S Department of Health and Human Services for the region including Maryland. "We will continue to work with the Department of Justice to ensure health professionals get reimbursed only for services they actually provide"

U.S. Renal Care to Pay $7.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations [Published Individual.com - May 22 2013]

"I'm not surprised given the politics of it all," Friedman said about the decision for a retrial. "It's an admission by the D A 's office that, largely, it was a favorable outcome for the defendants."

District attorney will retry Bell officials accused of corruption [Published Los Angeles Times - May 22 2013]

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Client Wins From May 23 [Published CBS Detroit - May 23 2013]
House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversi... [Published TradingCharts.com - May 23 2013]
Five arrested for selling drugs, guns out of ne... [Published Brooklyn Daily Eagle - May 23 2013]
Barend van Lieshout: Healthcare fraud and spin [Published DutchNews - May 23 2013]
Guest View: In defense of student privacy [Published South Coast Today - May 23 2013]
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2013 Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Bootcamp Webina... [Published Ober Kaler - May 22 2013]
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U.S. Renal Care to Pay $7.3 Million to Resolve ... [Published Individual.com - May 22 2013]
PROTECT YOUR DATA [Published Florida Weekly - May 22 2013]

Blogs

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US Deficit Shrinking Faster Than Expected: CBO [Published Economy Watch - May 15 2013] About The AuthorLatest news about the state of the world economy.EconomyWatch, News Desk TeamThe U.S. budget deficit will fall to $642 billion this year from $1.1 trillion in 2012 as higher tax revenues and spending cuts take effect, said the nonpartisan ...
US To Spend $7 Billion On Logistics For Afghani... [Published Economy Watch - May 14 2013] About The AuthorLatest news about the state of the world economy.EconomyWatch, News Desk TeamThe U.S. military will spend close to $7 billion on logistical issues when it finally pulls out its troops and equipment from Afghanistan by the end of next year, ...
Medina chiropractor sentenced to federal prison... [Published Real-Time News: Latest Northeast Ohio News - cl ... - May 10 2013] Dr. John Heary, a Medina chiropractor, will spend 2-1/2 years in prison for overbilling Medicare and insurance companies more than $1.8 million for unnecessary medical equipment and treatment. ...
Senior Advocates: Sarasota Nursing Home A Poste... [Published The Home Equity Theft Reporter Cases & Articles - May 04 2013] In Sarasota, Florida, the Sarasota Herald Tribune reports:Two men imprisoned for health care fraud in the late 1970s slipped by a state agency's screening when they opened a Sarasota nursing home.The Harmony Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center later ...
12 Programs Congress Refuses To Save From Autom... [Published Think Progress - Apr 26 2013] After thousands of flight delays across the country this week, the United States Senate voted Thursday night to give the Federal Aviation Administration the flexibility to keep the nation’s airports running smoothly. The delays were caused by the ...

Press Releases

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