Whistleblower News From The Inside -- July 11, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Whistleblower Lawsuit Unsealed Against Meridian Senior Living Alleges Fraudulent Medicaid Billing — A whistleblower lawsuit unsealed last Friday alleges Meridian Senior Living Group defrauded the United States and the State of North Carolina out of more than sixty million dollars by intentionally submitting false claims for services provided to residents with specials needs diseases or conditions. PR Newswire

As Priorities Shift at DOJ, Health Care Corporate Fraud Strike Force Gutted — According to two high-level sources, the DOJ has cut the staff of its Health Care Corporate Fraud Strike Force from five full-time lawyers to two attorneys who are splitting their time on the strike force with other duties. The strike force was created in the fall of 2015 and worked on about a dozen of the most complex corporate fraud cases in the health care space. LAW.com

Brooklyn Pharmacy Owner/Operator Charged With Defrauding Medicare And Medicaid Programs Of Approximately $9 Million — The government unsealed its complaint against a Brooklyn Pharmacy owner alleging she submitted $9 million in fraudulent claims by “inducing people to surrender their own prescriptions and forego their medications in exchange for kickbacks.” DOJ (SDNY)