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The Anti-Kickback Statute and Health Care Fraud

December 7, 2022January 5, 2023palmbeachfederaldefense

The Anti-Kickback Statute The Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b), is a federal criminal law that prohibits the knowing and willful payment of any form of compensation (called “remuneration”) to induce or reward patient referrals or the generation of business involving any item
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15 Charged in Prescription Drug Fraud Scheme

June 18, 2022December 26, 2022palmbeachfederaldefense

Federal prosecutors in South Florida have filed a third superseding indictment in a widespread prescription drug fraud scheme, bringing the total number of defendants charged in this case to 15.  The indicted scheme allegedly involved the distribution of adulterated and misbranded cancer,
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Bond Revoked in Miami Health Care Fraud Case

June 16, 2022December 20, 2022palmbeachfederaldefense

A South Florida man awaiting trial for allegedly submitting more than $4 million in fraudulent health-care claims was detained on a jet ski as he tried to escape to Cuba, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. U.S. Coast
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DOJ Announces Charges Against 21 People for Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud

April 26, 2022December 20, 2022palmbeachfederaldefense

Federal prosecutors have charged 21 people in the past couple of weeks with allegedly engaging in various health care fraud schemes related to the Covid-19 pandemic that amounted to about $150 million in illegal government claims.  The  cases have been filed in
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138 People Charged in $1.4B Health Care Fraud

September 17, 2021December 26, 2022palmbeachfederaldefense

The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 138 people, including 42 medical professionals, for health care fraud that involved about $1.4 billion. The charged schemes include telemedicine fraud, Covid-19 fraud, sober homes cases, opioid distribution fraud, and other “traditional” health care fraud such as fraudulent billing.

Three Boca Men Charged in $46 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

May 11, 2021December 30, 2022palmbeachfederaldefense

Three telemarking company owners were charged for their alleged participation in a $46 million health care fraud, kickback, and money laundering scheme involving the referral of medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests to labs in exchange for kickbacks.  According to the indictment, the
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South Florida is leader in federal health care fraud indictments

October 3, 2019September 7, 2021palmbeachfederaldefense

South Florida is said to be the leader in federal health care fraud indictments and seizures, and is teaching other districts how to prosecute health care fraud cases.  In just the past two weeks, there have been two major health care fraud take downs
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30 Charged in $86 Million Health Care Fraud Takedown

September 27, 2019December 26, 2022palmbeachfederaldefense

A total of 30 defendants have been charged with offenses relating to their alleged participation in various schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance. Those charged include physicians as well as other medical and business professionals. The charges announced involve schemes
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Sentencing in $1 Billion Medicare Fraud Case

September 16, 2019December 26, 2022palmbeachfederaldefense

A wealthy Miami Beach health care executive, who owned and operated a network of more than 30 nursing homes and assisted living facilities in South Florida, was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison for orchestrating what prosecutors described a massive
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Relying on Attorney’s Advice is no Defense for Patient Brokering

August 8, 2019September 7, 2021palmbeachfederaldefense

The 4th District Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday August 7, 2019 that defendants won’t be able to beat criminal charges of patient brokering related to the opioid epidemic in Palm Beach County by claiming they got bad advice from their attorneys.
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