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As we’ve noted before on this blog, federal authorities are keen to investigate and prosecute health care fraud because of the significant amount of public dollars routinely lost to fraud schemes. An equally important reason for the investigative and...
In our last post, we began speaking about federal mail and wire fraud charges, particularly the general elements courts are looking for in these cases. As we noted, federal and mail fraud statutes are very adaptable in application, such that prosecutors have the...
Florida readers have all heard about the ongoing legal issues surrounding faulty ignition switches in some General Motors vehicles, a problem which has cause over 100 deaths. Much of the litigation the company has faced in connection with the defect has involved...
In a recent post, we mentioned the Anti-Kickback Statute as being one of the federal statutes under which physicians and other health care providers can face penalties for fraudulently billing. As we mentioned, the Anti-Kickback Statute is one of the federal statutes...
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...
