Whistleblower News From The Inside -- March 6, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Consulate Health Care Clobbered With $347M Fraud Judgment – Judge Steven D. Merryday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida entered judgment against nursing home chain Consulate Healthcare for various upcoding violations against Medicare and Medicaid. The verdict was reached in February and the final judgment requires Consulate to pay $331 million of the $347 million total verdict. Bloomberg BNA

Moody’s Whistleblower Loses Lawsuit, Cannot Share in $864 Million Settlement –  A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit by a former Moody’s Investors Service managing director and said he deserves none of the $863.8 million that Moody’s agreed to pay to settle claims it inflated mortgage ratings prior to the 2008 financial crisis. Reuters

Medicare Fraud Trial Starting for West Palm Doctor Tied to Menendez Probe – The trial of Dr. Salomon Melgen begins Monday on charges of stealing up to $190 million from Medicare between 2004 and 2013. Dr. Melgen is also involved in the probe of Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey for giving bribes to the Senator in exchange for political favors. Sun Sentinel