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We’ve been discussing the issue of fraud in our last several posts, particularly the issue of intent in health care fraud cases. We left off discussing the Anti-Kickback Statute, and noted that when prosecutors are not able to provide sufficient evidence to...
In our last post, we spoke a bit about proving fraudulent intent in criminal cases and the importance of working with an experienced criminal defense attorney to make sure that prosecutors are doing their job when it comes meeting their burden of proof. This, of...
In our last post, we wrote about a Florida ambulance company’s refusal to participate in a settlement involving fraud charges on the grounds that the company denied fraudulent intent in submitting inappropriate claims to Medicare. While the settlement involved...
Health care fraud, as Florida readers are aware, is a big business across the United States and here in Florida. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, tens of billions of public tax dollars are lost to health care fraud every year, and that number is...
Back in April, we wrote about the indictment of Senator Robert Menendez on corruption charges stemming from his friendship with Florida eye surgeon Salomon Melgen. As we noted, Menendez is accused of giving the eye surgeon gifts in exchange for political favors....
In our last post, we began speaking about the DUI case of Kenneth Williams, particularly the reasons behind the dismissal of his case. As we noted, prosecution’s decision to not pursue the case was somewhat controversial, and this raises the question of how...
Tampa readers may have heard that Kenneth Williams, former cornerback for Florida State University, was arrested by university police officers last month in Tallahassee on suspicion of drunk driving. According to legal documents in Williams’ case, officers...
In our last post, we briefly touched on the topic of downward departures, which are deviations from the federal sentencing guidelines favoring an individual convicted of a crime. Downward departures, when appropriate, reduce an offender’s sentence, thus...
In our last post, we began discussing the factors that go into assigning a sentencing range for federal embezzlement convictions and convictions for other theft offenses. We’ve already talked a bit about how an experienced criminal defense attorney may be able...
Tampa readers may have seen in the news that a Florida man who formerly worked at Florida State University as a Finance Professor has been charged by a federal grand jury with embezzlement. According to the indictment, the man stole over $650,000 from funds held by...
