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Florida Woman Faces Significant Consequences for Role in Healthcare Fraud Scheme

A woman from Indian Rocks Beach in Florida owes more than $20.3 million in restitution and could face up to 13 years in federal prison for her role in perpetrating a healthcare fraud scheme. Kelly Wolfe pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and filing false tax returns. She will be sentenced later this Read More

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The Department of Justice Recovered $1.8 Billion in Healthcare Fraud Settlements and Judgments Last Year

A recent report from the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicates the department recovered $1.8 billion from healthcare fraud and false claims cases in the 2020 fiscal year. The cases that led to these recoveries involved many sectors of the healthcare industry, including medical devices, drug manufacturers, hospitals, pharmacies, managed care providers, physicians, hospice organizations and Read More

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Early January SEC Whistleblower Awards Total More than $1.1 Million

On Thursday, January 7, The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced three whistleblower awards to five recipients that totaled more than $1.1 million. According to a statement released by the agency, each of the whistleblowers provided high-quality, unique information that led to multiple enforcement actions. The first award totaled approximately $500,000 and went to Read More

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Alliance Healthcare Sued for Whistleblower Retaliation and Unequal Pay

A former account executive at Alliance Healthcare Services in Irvine, California claims she was fired as retaliation for requesting reduced hours to accommodate the demands of her breast cancer treatment, and for raising concerns that she was not being paid fairly in comparison to male counterparts. That account executive, Kristen Paltz, filed a federal discrimination Read More

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New Legislation Requires Shell Companies to Disclose Their Owners

A new law passed in Congress in December that will, for the very first time, require shell companies to provide the names of owners, or face jail time and/or stiff financial penalties. This information will be stored in confidential databases for federal law enforcement officials, and will be shared with banks to prevent them from Read More

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Workers Claim Mass Layoffs by BIC Graphic Violated Federal Employment Laws

Former employees of Bic Graphic recently filed a federal class action lawsuit against the company and its parent company, Scribe Opco Inc., for allegedly violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. According to the lawsuit, Bic Graphic employees spent a significant amount of 2020 on furlough, and were led to believe employees would eventually Read More

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Former Alaris Health Marketing Director Claims Wrongful Termination After a COVID-19 Infection

A former marketing director who worked for Alaris Health, a health system based in New Jersey, recently filed a lawsuit against the company alleging he was the victim of wrongful termination after attempting to return to work following infection with the COVID-19 virus. The plaintiff, Shakespeare Domenech, was given a new job description at the Read More

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Apria Healthcare Group Agrees to Settle Billing Fraud Case for $40.5 Million

Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. (Apria), a durable medical equipment provider that operates throughout the United States, recently agreed to settle a multistate billing fraud claim to the tune of $40.5 million. The lawsuit prompting the settlement alleged Apria routinely submitted false claims to federal health programs like Medicare and Medicaid to obtain reimbursement for non-invasive Read More

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Austin Court of Appeals Upholds Ruling in Favor of Patient Abuse Whistleblower

The Third Court of Appeals of Texas recently upheld a lower court’s decision in favor of a whistleblower, Ethan Vestal, against the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), ordering the case to go back to trial court for additional proceedings, including a jury trial on merits. Mr. Vestal filed the suit with allegations that he Read More

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