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Two Alabama Dentists Charged with Dental Medicaid Fraud

July 2, 2014 July 2, 2014 — An Alabama dentist has been arrested on charges of Medicaid fraud after his partner pleaded guilty to similar charges the preceding week. Dr. William Britt Morris and Dr. Jimmy C. White have offices in the southwestern Alabama towns of Grove Hill and Butler. Medicaid is funded in part with federal tax dollars, so dental Medicaid fraud committed in Alabama actually injures...

Sentencing In $3 Million Texas Medicare Fraud Scheme

June 30, 2014 June 30, 2014 — Participants in a Houston home health care Medicare fraudoperation have been sentenced in federal court. Under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, tipsters who notify the government by bringing a lawsuit are eligible for a significant share of the government’s recovery. Houston Participants In Medicare Fraud Operation Ordered To Pay Restitution According to...

Anatomy of the Asbestos Defense Campaign Uncovered

June 30, 2014

How the asbestos industry bought a clean bill of health for chrysotile and expanded global exports

It is widely known that asbestos in all forms, including chrysotile, causes cancer. However, proponents of this cheap, versatile and deadly mineral insist on its safety. Rory O’Neill’s exposé in Hazards Magazine reveals the four point plan devised by...

Connecticut Dentist Charged With Dental Medicaid Fraud

June 26, 2014 June 26, 2014 — Georgy Betser has been charged by the Connecticut State Division of Criminal Justice with insurance fraud and defrauding a public community. Medicaid is funded in part with federal tax dollars, so dental Medicaid fraud injures American taxpayers in every state, regardless of where it occurs. The federal False Claims Act encourages inside employees to notify the government of...

Two Whistleblowers Who Provided Valuable Information Receive $875,000 Reward

June 25, 2014 June 25, 2014 — To help protect investors from fraud in the securities industry, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 instituted a whistleblower program. The Act rewards tipsters who provide original, high-quality information that leads to an enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that results in sanctions that top $1 million....

Waters Kraus & Paul Partner, Paul Lawrence, Speaks Out On Attorney-Client Privilege

June 24, 2014 Paul Lawrence Explains Fifth Circuit Decision Concerning Mistakenly Disclosed Memo Written By Exxon Mobil In-House Lawyer June 24, 2014 — When Trial News (membership required) recently sought the opinion of experienced legal counsel to explain a ruling by the Fifth Circuit on the attorney-client privilege, the publication turned to Paul Lawrence, a Waters &...

Goldman Sachs Subject of FCPA Probe

June 23, 2014 June 23, 2014 — The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is the best tool we have to prevent multinational businesses from seeking to boost revenue abroad with gifts and kickbacks to foreign government officials and their family members. When corporations illegally hire the children of government officials at exorbitant salaries in an effort to win contracts overseas, they foster an uneven...

Washington Seeks $72 Million for Alleged Dental Medicaid False Claims

June 20, 2014 June 20, 2014 — Washington State’s attorney general has alleged that Sea Mar Community Health Centers has filed improper claims for reimbursement to the state’s Medicaid program. Sea Mar, which runs 13 dental clinics in the Puget Sound area, has been told to pay $72 million. Because Medicaid is in part federally funded, dental Medicaid fraud harms American taxpayers in every state, no...

Government Intervenes in False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Software Contractor

June 19, 2014 June 19, 2014 — The U.S. government has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that CA Inc. (CA), a federal contractor, violated provisions of the False Claims Act in relation to a contract with the General Services Administration (GSA). CA, headquartered in Islandia, New York, is the manufacturer of information technology products. The government has also filed its own lawsuit against...

Medtronic Inc. Agrees to $9.9 Million Settlement in Whistleblower Lawsuit

June 18, 2014 June 18, 2014 — Medtronic Inc., the Minnesota manufacturer of pacemakers and defibrillators, has resolved Medicare fraud charges alleged against it in a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a former employee. The False Claims Act lawsuit alleged that Medtronic paid kickbacks to encourage doctors to use the manufacturer’s medical devices when performing heart surgery. Under the qui tam...
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