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Tag: Health Care Fraud

South Florida is the leader in federal health care fraud indictments

October 3, 2019 annfitzlaw

South Florida is said to be the leader in federal health care fraud indictments and seizures, and is teaching other…

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Filed under: Drug Treatment/Sober Home Fraud, Federal Criminal Defense, Federal Criminal Defense Attorney, Health Care Fraud, Sober Homes, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime, White Collar Crime Defense

30 Charged in $86 Million Health Care Fraud Takedown in Southern District of Florida

September 27, 2019 annfitzlaw

A total of 30 defendants have been charged with offenses relating to their alleged participation in various schemes to defraud…

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Filed under: Conspiracy, Drug Treatment/Sober Home Fraud, Federal Crime, Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Insurance Fraud, Mail Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Pharmaceutical Fraud, Southern District of Florida, Wire Fraud

Sentencing in $1 Billion Medicare Fraud Case Shines Spotlight on Health Care Fraud in South Florida

September 16, 2019 annfitzlaw

A wealthy Miami Beach health care executive, who owned and operated a network of more than 30 nursing homes and…

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Filed under: Conspiracy, Criminal Intent, Federal Crime, Federal Trial, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Medicare Fraud Strike Force, Money Laundering, Southern District of Florida

Why Intent is so Important in White Collar Crime Cases

August 22, 2019 annfitzlaw

Criminal Intent is Hard to Prove There are two essential elements that prosecutors in every criminal case must prove beyond…

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Filed under: Conspiracy, Criminal Intent, Federal Crime, Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Mail Fraud, Mens Rea, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime, Wire Fraud

Relying on Attorney’s Advice is no Defense in Patient Brokering Cases

August 8, 2019 annfitzlaw

The 4th District Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday August 7, 2019 that defendants won’t be able to beat criminal…

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Filed under: Health Care Fraud, Opioid Crisis, Palm Beach County, Patient Brokering, Sober Homes, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime

Miami Man, Woman Plead Guilty to $8.6M Medicare Fraud Scheme

December 6, 2018 annfitz

Alexander Ros Lazo, 54, of Homestead, an owner and operator of T.L.C. Health Services Inc., a home health agency, pleaded…

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Filed under: Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Fraud, Guilty Plea, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime

Wellington Pharmacist Found Guilty of Health Care Fraud

September 20, 2018 olivia.mcgann@thomsonreuters.com

As previously blogged on this site, on June 28, 2018 the Department of Justice announced what was called “the largest…

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Filed under: Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Federal Trial, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Opioid Crisis, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime

DOJ Mishandled Privileged Documents in $1B Fraud Investigation

olivia.mcgann@thomsonreuters.com

In what Justice Department officials — along with South Florida’s U.S. attorney, the FBI, and Health and Human Services agents…

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Filed under: Attorney-Client Privilege, Federal Crime, Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Obstruction of Justice, Opioid Crisis, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Sober Homes, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime

Bill Seeks to Eliminate Kickbacks that Exploit Recovering Addicts

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Sen. Marco Rubio announced last week that he is preparing to introduce a bill to Congress that would prohibit middleman…

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Filed under: Health Care Fraud, Opioid Crisis, Sober Homes, Southern District of Florida

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Charges 124 in South Florida

olivia.mcgann@thomsonreuters.com

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex M. Azar III, announced today the…

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Filed under: Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Money Laundering, Opioid Crisis, Sober Homes, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime, Wire Fraud

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