Dallas, Texas civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused for violating the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks by causing claims to be submitted to Medicare and Medicaid.

Essilor manufactures, markets and distributes optical lenses and equipment used to produce optical lenses. The United States alleged that between Jan. 1, 2011, and Dec. 31, 2016, Essilor knowingly and willfu... More...   $0 (08-23-2022 - TX)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally dispensing controlled drugs.

Philadelphia-based Spivack, Inc., previously operating under the name Verree Pharmacy, and owner-pharmacist Mitchell Spivack, to resolve allegations that they engaged in a years-long practice of illegally dispensing opioids and other controlled substances, and systemati... More...   $0 (08-14-2022 - PA)

Salt Lake City, Utah civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant seeking reimbursement for health care.

Like many diabetics, Linda Smith uses a prescribed continuous glucose
monitor (CGM) to track and regulate her glucose levels. When Smith purchased
her CGM and its necessary supplies between 2016 and 2018, she sought
reimbursement for her expenses throug... More...   $0 (08-12-2022 - UT)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil litigation lawyers represented party accused of illegally dispensing opioids.

Philadelphia-based Spivack, Inc., previously operating under the name Verree Pharmacy, and owner-pharmacist Mitchell Spivack, agreed to pay over $4 million to resolve allegations that they engaged in a years-long practice of illegally dispensing opioids and other controlled subst... More...   $4000000 (08-11-2022 - PA)

Nashville, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with Medicare and Medicaid fraud conspiracy.

Fadel Alshalabi, 54, of Waxhaw, North Carolina, was originally charged in July 2021, with conspiracy and violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute for his role in orchestrating a fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid billing scheme related to genetic testing. Alshalabi is the owne... More...   $0 (08-05-2022 - TN)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with being a "silent partner" in a scheme to bill Medicaid thousands of dollars for services she did not perform.

Nicole M. Steiner, age 32, of Edison, New Jersey was charged with committing health care fraud.... More...   $0 (08-02-2022 - CT)

Charlotte, North Carolina criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with medicare fraud.

Glenn Pair, 36, of Stonecrest, Georgia was accused of participating in a scheme that defrauded the Medicaid programs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia of more than $5 million, participating in a scheme that defrauded the Medicaid programs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Geor... More...   $0 (07-27-2022 - NC)

Cape Girardeau, Missouri qui tam lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on a False Claims Act violation theory.

There are several ways to prove that a claim is “false or fraudulent” under the
False Claims Act. 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1). One of them is to show that it “includes
items or services resulting from a violation” of the anti-kickback statute. 42 U.S.C.More...   $0 (07-26-2022 - MO)

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in a conspiracy to use the personal identifying information (PII) of Virginia prison inmates in order to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment benefits.

According to court documents, Veldreka L. Crockett, 31, of Hopewell, pleaded guilty today, the last of the three defendants ... More...   $0 (07-21-2022 - VA)

Roanoke, Virginia civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Virginia Treatment Center, LLC, doing business as Roanoke Comprehensive Treatment Center (RCTC) in Roanoke, has agreed to pay $348,934 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicaid for addiction treatment services that was not provided by the requi... More...   $348934 (07-19-2022 - VA)

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by causing the submission of false and fraudulent claims for surgical procedures that were not performed.

Harold Bendelstein, 71, of Queens, billed Medicare and Medicaid for an incision procedure of the external ear for hundreds of patients, when in fact all he actually performe... More...   $0 (07-08-2022 - NY)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma civil rights lawyers represented Plaitniff, who sued Defendants seeking a declaratory judgment under 42 U.S.C. 1983, that he is eligible for Medicaid benefits.


William H. Morgan III (Morgan) is an 88-year-old resident of the Community Health Center located in Wakita, Oklahoma. He was admitted to the nursing facility in February of 2015.[2] Several months prior... More...   $0 (07-05-2022 - OK)

Sherman, Texas civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Fifteen additional Texas doctors have agreed to pay a total of $2.83 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving illegal kickbacks in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, and to cooperate with the Department of Justice’s investigations of and litigatio... More...   $0 (06-28-2022 - TX)

Boston, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Steward Health Care System LLC (Steward) and several related corporate entities have agreed to pay approximately $4.735 million to resolve allegations that its relationships with several physicians and physician practice groups violated federal law, including the False Claims Ac... More...   $4700000 (06-12-2022 - MA)

Buffalo, New York civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by frudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for procedures that were not medically necessary or that he did not perform.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David M. Coriell, who handled the case, stated that from at least January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2019, Dr. Sakr, an ear, nose, and thro... More...   $602551 (06-10-2022 - NY)

Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with health care fraud.

Soaries Maxine Peterson, M.D., 68, billed Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross Blue Shield for services that she did not perform. Dr. Peterson admitted that she billed for office visits for patients who came to her office, often to obtain monthly prescriptions for controlled substances, whe... More...   $0 (06-08-2022 - MI)

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Between 2017 and 2019, Rodney L. Yentzer, of Cumblerland County, through a group of pain clinics he controlled known as Pain Medicine of York (PMY), caused the submission of false claims for payment to Medicare. Those claims were for presumptive and definitive Urine Drug Tes... More...   $0 (06-03-2022 - PA)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to solicit and receive kickbacks involving health care programs and to offer and pay kickbacks involving health care programs.

Jae Lee, 51, of Bellevue, Washington, served as the CEO of Northwest Physicians Laboratory (NWPL). Between 2013 and 2015, Lee conspired with others to get kickbacks from me... More...   $0 (05-27-2022 - WA)

Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with false representation of a medcaid matter in violation of 42 U.S.C. 1320.

Rakesh Reddy Kothuru, 49, pled guilty in January 2022 to one count of knowingly and willfully making false representations of material facts for payments under federal health care programs. The conviction means Kothuru is subject to mandat... More...   $0 (05-23-2022 - VA)