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Doctors receive $130k for Exposing Illegal Medicare Kickback Scheme

Doctors receive $130k for Exposing Illegal Medicare Kickback Scheme On August 14, 2012, the Department of Justice reported that it had recovered $650,000 and settled claims against Dr. Jack L. Baker, a prominent Houston radiologist, for allegations that he violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Act and the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act. The...

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Whistleblower Rewarded $9.2M for Exposing Fraud Scheme

Whistleblower Paid $9,243,251 For Exposing False Claims Scheme On June 7, 2012, the Department of Justice reported that it had recovered $34,234,263 from Orthofix Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of medical devices, to settle allegations under the civil False Claims Act relating to the company’s sale of bone growth stimulator devices. The Justice Department awarded whistleblower Jeffrey Bierman $9,243,251...

For Profit Colleges Encouraged Fraud

For Profit Colleges Encouraged Fraud On August 4, 2010, The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on For Profit Colleges entitled “FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES –Undercover Testing Finds Colleges Encouraged Fraud and Engaged in Deceptive and Questionable Marketing Practices.”The GAO conducted an investigation and had GAO investigators pose as prospective students and apply for...

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Recent Qui Tam Cases Part 1: Medicare and Medicaid

Recent Qui Tam Cases Part 1: Medicare and Medicaid A good way to understand what may qualify as a qui tam case is to consider some recent examples. Qui tam encompasses many, many areas (think about how many things the government pays individuals and companies to “git ‘r done”). We’ll try to focus on the hot areas...

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Doctors receive $130k for Exposing Illegal Medicare Kickback Scheme

Whistleblower Rewarded $9.2M for Exposing Fraud Scheme

For Profit Colleges Encouraged Fraud

Recent Qui Tam Cases Part 1: Medicare and Medicaid

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