Former NFL Players Charged with Healthcare Fraud Scheme Posted by Audrey Schechter | Dec 12, 2019 | 0 Comments CNN reported that 10 former NFL Players have been charged with committing healthcare fraud by submitting almost $4M in insurance claims for "expensive...
Representation
Year: 2019
Attended Extremely Productive Meeting with S.D. of New York U.S. Attorney’s Office
Earlier this week, I had the privilege of participating in an interactive meeting between the Civil Fraud Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the Southern District of New York's U.S. Attorney's Office, and members of the Relators' (whistleblowers') Bar. In attendance were...
Severance Agreements And Releases and Whistleblowers
More often than not, a fraudster employer will fire a whistleblower when the whistleblower reports the fraud to his or her employer. At the time of termination, the employer may present the employee with a severance agreement and release. An employee who is...
Whistleblowers Have Statutory Protections
Timely to current events is the issue of protection for whistleblowers. Often, it takes a great deal of courage to blow the whistle. Those on whom you blow the whistle have probably been engaging in their wrongful behavior unchecked for a long time. They have...
Tips for Starting a New Business
There are numerous resources available online to guide you on your path to starting a new business. As one who operates my own business, I know the daunting nature of such an endeavor. Absorbing as much information as possible from small business owners who operate...
9/11 – We Must Never Forget
Please pause today and remember those lives lost and the heroes of that horrific day. Please remember how blessed we all are to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Senator Grassley Champions The False Claims Act
In a letter to the United States Attorney, William Barr, Senator Chuck Grassley raised numerous concerns involving implementation of the Granston Memorandum which purported to provide guidance to Department of Justice attorneys to seek dismissal of non-intervened...
Taking Advantage of Medicare Advantage
Last month, Medicare Advantage provider and physician, Beaver Medical Group, LP and Dr. Sherif Khalil, agreed to pay over $5M to settle a qui tam action brought by a former physician at Beaver Medical Group. The whistleblower alleged that Dr. Khalil and the...
The Wild West Of Compound Pain Medications
Over the last several years, fraudsters have created a way to bilk TRICARE and other health insurers out of hundreds of millions of dollars. These fraudsters have set up all inclusive fraud schemes in the area of compound pain creams, where they operate all levels of...
Serving as Moderator of Qui Tam CLE Panel Very Productive
I had the pleasure of serving as the moderator at the qui tam litigation group's continuing legal education session at the American Association for Justice's Annual conference this past week. This CLE always gathers those attorneys who immerse themselves in the...