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Whistleblower News From The Inside – April 1, 2015

Posted  April 1, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

NY Doctors accused of using homeless people to defraud Medicaid – After a lengthy investigation, nine NY doctors have been accused of defrauding Medicaid in connection with a scheme in which homeless people with valid Medicaid cards were recruited to medical clinics around the city for hours of unnecessary tests and fake diagnoses in exchange for free sneakers.  NY Times

Ohio-based health system pays $10M to settle FCA allegations — Robinson Health System Inc. has agreed to pay $10 million to settle claims that it engaged in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, including entering into management agreements in which physicians allegedly failed to provide sufficient bona fide management services to have justified the payments that they received.  DOJ

Former SEC Chairwoman praises whistleblower program – Speaking before attendees at a conference of the Council of Institutional Investors in Washington, Mary Schapiro said one of the biggest gains Dodd-Frank gave the SEC was the ability to give rewards to whistleblowers, noting that rewards have “really helped fuel the SEC enforcement program in a meaningful way.” Pensions and Investments

Parts supplier to auto industry pleads guilty to price fixing and bid rigging — Robert Bosch GmbH, the world’s largest independent parts supplier to the automotive industry, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $57 million fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for spark plugs, oxygen sensors and starter motors sold to automobile manufacturers in the US. DOJ

Sen. Robert Menendez to face corruption charges —  Federal prosecutors are expected to charge Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez today with using his Senate office to push the business interests of a friend and donor in exchange for gifts.  CNN

Linebacker Dwight Freeney sues BofA for $20M in fraud – The lawsuit alleges Freeney was taken advantage of after trusting the bank’s wealth management division with his assets and that it swindled him out of more than $20 million, forcing him to close an emerging Hollywood restaurant business.  USA Today