By Steve Kardell | Published March 29, 2021 | Posted in Fraud, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: DME, False Claims Act, Florida, healthcare fraud, illegal DME claims, Indian Rocks Beach, Kelly Wolfe, Regency Inc, whistleblower |
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
Read MoreOn 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
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreA former safety manager sued MultiCare and The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, alleging MultiCare retaliated against him illegally after he blew the whistles on unsafe and unsanitary conditions at many locations of the health system. Case background The safety manager in question is Christopher LaDue. During his employment at MultiCare, Mr. Read More
Read MoreThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced an award of more than $6 million to be shared by a pair of whistleblowers who provided the agency with information that led to a successful enforcement action, and related actions by other government agencies. According to the SEC, the substantial assistance provided by the whistleblowers Read More
Read MoreA new rule interpretation announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission has created concern among whistleblowers, who believe it could weaken incentives for whistleblowers to come forward with information about corporate fraud. The clarification officially went into effect on Monday, December 7. It says any tip from a whistleblower must provide insight “beyond what would Read More
Read MoreTrisa Crutcher, an employee of a Fort Worth Police Crime Laboratory, recently filed a whistleblower complaint alleging a variety of violations at the lab that could result in negative impacts on hundreds of criminal cases, including investigations surrounding death penalty cases. Crutcher’s 174-page report details massive lags in testing of child sexual abuse cases, various Read More
Read MoreThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a pair of new whistleblower awards at the start of November, both going to individuals who assisted the commission with their investigations into ongoing fraudulent schemes. The first whistleblower received $3.6 million for their assistance. The SEC said this whistleblower alerted the agency to overseas misconduct and Read More
Read MoreWheeling Hospital in West Virginia recently agreed to pay $50 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower case alleging improper kickbacks and payments to doctors that were directed by hospital management. The settlement concluded a case that dates back to 2017, filed by former hospital executive vice president Louis Longo. Longo will receive Read More
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